Tuesday, March 31 @ 12pm: Prevent Suicide Training
PREVENT SUICIDE is a free 60-minute in-person training for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, faculty and staff. Anyone can help. Know the risk factors and warning signs. Learn how to intervene. During the in-person session, you will:
* Increase Your Knowledge: learn the warning signs associated with suicide.
* Name the Concerns and Ask: increase your confidence about communicating openly about suicide.
* Provide Support and Resources: expand awareness about resources.
* Connect To Help: learn how to take action when supporting others.
Preregistration is required: https://go.unl.edu/caps_ps
Tuesday, March 31 @ 6:30pm: EN Thompson Forum: “America’s Upswing,” with Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Shaylyn Romney Garrett is a celebrated author, speaker, and social entrepreneur whose work offers a fresh take on political polarization, social isolation, economic inequality, and culture change. Her award-winning book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again, coauthored with Robert Putnam, offers an energizing and deeply researched message of hope during a dark time in America’s history. Her commentary has appeared in various outlets including NPR, PBS Newshour, the BBC, Deseret Magazine, TIME Magazine and the New York Times. Romney Garrett holds a degree in Government from Harvard University and has served in the Peace Corps. She spent six years in Jordan working to catalyze youth social innovation there. Upon returning to the U.S., she helped found “Weave: The Social Fabric Project” at the Aspen Institute with David Brooks. She is a member of the Braver Angels Scholars Council, Citizen University’s Civic Collaboratory, and the Faith Matters Initiative Advisory Board. Based on her award-winning book co-written with Robert Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett’s presentation offers an evidence-based roadmap for how to reweave our tattered social fabric. Through stories and data drawn from over a century of history, Garrett speaks passionately about how everyday Americans once changed the course of our nation by building a culture of “we”—and can do it again. (Lied Center)
Wednesday, April 1 @ 9am: Great Plains Talk: Ness Sándoval: “Demography as an Analytic Lens: Latino Population Growth & the Demographic Transformation of the Midwest”
A keynote address for the Great Plains Future Conference, this free talk explores how Latino population growth is reshaping the social, economic, and political landscape of the Midwest. By examining historical settlement patterns, contemporary demographic shifts, and projected trends, it highlights how Latindad has become an essential force driving regional transformation. Using demography as an analytic lens, the presentation connects statistical evidence with lived experience to reveal the far-reaching economic and political consequences of demographic change showing how Latino are redefining the future of Midwestern identity, governance, and opportunity. Dr. Sándoval focuses his research on integrating demography with spatial data science. His work primarily explores the use of big data to analyze socio-economic and demographic trends in American cities. As a founding member of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, Sándoval plays a key role in advancing research in this field. He also writes a newspaper column, Rediscovering America Through Demography, where he writes about the demographic changes shaping the U.S. and their potential long-term impacts. Through his research and public outreach, Sándoval seeks to connect data and statistics with policy, helping communities better understand and adapt to the demographic shifts that affect their lives. (Nebraska Innovation Campus)
Wednesday, April 1 @ 5pm: Reading by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera from Algaraba
Roque Raquel Salas Rivera reads from his new book, Algaraba: The Song of Cenex, Natural Son of the Isle Alarabyya, an epic poem that follows the journey of Cenex, a trans being who retrospectively narrates his life while navigating the stories told on his behalf. An inhabitant of Algaraba, a colony of Earth in a parallel universe, Cenex struggles to find a name, a body, and a stable home. The song of Cenex weaves and clashes texts by cis writers on trans figures with fragments from historical, legal, and other nonliterary texts. Cenex leads us through his childhood hospitalization, his years as an experimental subject, a brief stay in suburbia, twisted meanderings, and not-so-far-off lands accompanied by a merry band of chosen queers. Referencing everything from pop culture to Taino cosmology and philosophy (at times in a single line), this book laughs at its own survival with sharp, unserious rage. The edition is composed of two original texts-one written in the Puerto Rican dialect of Spanish, the other in a reconsideration of English. “Algaraba” inscribes an origin narrative for trans people in the face of their erasure from both colonial and anti-colonial literary canons. (117 Andrews Hall)
Wednesday, April 1 @ 5:30pm: Oto-Missouria History, Activism, & Representation: A Panel Discussion
Otoe-Missouria tribal members discuss their history in southeast Nebraska, their current experiences, activism and representation, and the concept of “landcestry.” Panelists include Christina Goodson, Veronica Pipestem, Lena’ Black, Cory DeRoin, and Johnnie Jae. This panel discussion is free and open to everyone. Registration is encouraged. (Sheldon Museum of Art)
Wednesday, April 1 @ 6pm: Late Night Dish It Up: Understanding Unconscious Bias
How do unconscious biases shape the way we see and interact with others? In celebration of APIDA Heritage Month, join this special late-night edition of Dish It Up for an open conversation focused on recognizing and challenging unconscious bias in our daily lives. Engage in meaningful dialogue, reflect on personal perspectives and strengthen your awareness in a supportive environment. The discussion will be followed by food and trivia. Come curious. Leave more informed. (Gaughan Center, Oasis Lounge)
Thursday, April 2 @ 9am: Great Plains Talk: Neil Lindscheid: “Community Usability: Designing Communities for People (and Not the Other Way Around)”
A keynote of the Great Plains Future Conference, this talk tackles what makes a community truly work for the people who live there. Across the Midwest and beyond, communities are moving past simply collecting data about newcomers, residents, and entrepreneurs. They’re using that information to fundamentally redesign how their towns and cities function. This talk examines what’s working, what’s not, and what we can learn from communities that are getting it right. We’ll look at communities that have reimagined how newcomers access essential services, how entrepreneurs navigate local systems, and how long-time residents connect with changing resources. We’ll also examine what happens when communities stop designing for an idealized resident and start designing for the real, diverse people already there. Linscheid is an Extension Professor and Extension State Specialist in Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota, where he works with communities to strengthen local economies by supporting entrepreneurs and building vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems. He leads programs that equip communities with data-driven insights, collaborative frameworks, and strategies to create environments where entrepreneurs can flourish. His Extension work has spanned diverse areas including tourism development, internet adoption, entrepreneurship support, economic impact assessment, market analysis, regional economics, and community economic development initiatives. He holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. (Nebraska Innovation Campus)
Thursday, April 2 @ 12pm: Lunch & Learn: Nebraska Appleseed
Curious how real policy change happens in Nebraska - and how you can be part of it? Join us for a Lunch & Learn featuring Nebraska Appleseed, a nonprofit organization dedicated to justice, opportunity and the dignity of all Nebraskans. This interactive session will explore how students can engage in advocacy, community organizing, service and systems-level change. You will:
- Learn how everyday actions can contribute to meaningful social impact.
- Explore internship and volunteer opportunities.
- Gain insight into careers in law, public policy and nonprofit leadership.
- Understand how advocacy works at the local and state levels.
Come ready to listen, learn, ask questions and connect. Free lunch will be provided. Sign-up required: https://forms.office.com/r/ByV8pC2EG2 (Gaughan Center, Oasis Lounge)
Thursday, April 2 @ 2pm: Just In Time Fair
This fair provides students an opportunity to meet with employers for internships and jobs before the semester ends. Open to students of all majors and degree levels to connect with a variety of employers in a casual fair environment.
*Get career fair ready, visit go.unl.edu/careerfairprep for tips, resources, and advice to make the most of your fair experience! https://go.unl.edu/jitfair (Nebraska Union, Centennial Room)
Thursday, April 2 @ 5:30pm: Humanities on the Edge Presents: Roque Raquel Salas Rivera: “Anguila Translations and Slippery Gender Practices”
Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, assistant professor of comparative literature at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez presents the last of four Humanities on the Edge lectures. The talk is free and open to the public. Now in its 16th year, the lecture series was founded in 2010 and continues to promote cross-disciplinary conversation and theoretical research in the humanities. The lectures are organized by Katie Anania (art history), Luis Othoniel Rosa (modern languages and literatures and the Institute for Ethnic Studies), Marco Abel (English), and Erin Hanas (Sheldon Museum of Art). Sponsors include the departments of English and Modern Languages and Literatures; School of Art, Art History and Design; Institute for Ethnic Studies; Women’s and Gender Studies Program; Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts; University of Nebraska–Lincoln Faculty Senate and Research Council; and Sheldon Museum of Art. (Sheldon Museum of Art)
Thursday, April 2 @ 6pm: Prevent Suicide Training
PREVENT SUICIDE is a free 60-minute in-person training for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, faculty and staff. Anyone can help. Know the risk factors and warning signs. Learn how to intervene. During the in-person session, you will:
* Increase Your Knowledge: learn the warning signs associated with suicide.
* Name the Concerns and Ask: increase your confidence about communicating openly about suicide.
* Provide Support and Resources: expand awareness about resources.
* Connect To Help: learn how to take action when supporting others.
Preregistration is required: https://go.unl.edu/caps_ps (Nebraska Union, Regency B)
Friday, April 3 @ 12:30pm: IGNITE featuring Danielle Boyer, Anishinaabe Robotics Inventor & Educator
Danielle Boyer (Anishinaabe, Sault Tribe) is a youth robotics inventor who explores how culturally grounded technology can reshape education, empower communities, and revitalize languages. Growing up under the poverty line and witnessing firsthand the barriers to technical education, Boyer created the SkoBots, wearable, personal language-learning robots to teach Anishinaabemowin. Built with affordability, sustainability, and cultural relevance in mind, her robots cost less than $100 to produce and are distributed free to Indigenous youth. Boyer will share how she has reached over one million students globally, disbursed tens of thousands of robots, and built a movement rooted in community, grassroots innovation, and intergenerational knowledge. (Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts)
Monday, April 13 @ 4:30pm: Questions Translators Ask, with Allison Charette, Katie Marya, & Jordan Stump
Join three literary translators in a discussion about what they ask themselves as they work, and meet Jean-Luc Raharimanana, author from Madagascar, whose novel, Return, was translated by Allison Charette. (229 Andrews Hall, Bailey Library)
Tuesday, April 14 @ 4pm: UNMC Nursing Application Session
If you intend to apply to the UNMC Nursing program, we invite you to attend one of the Nursing application sessions this semester. There will be 3 opportunities to attend (select the one that works best for you). In this session, Leslie Gonzalez, a student success coordinator from UNMC Nursing Lincoln campus, will be presenting on the application components to help you prepare for the upcoming application season. This session is especially helpful if you intend to apply for the Spring 2027 term (available in Kearney, Lincoln, and Omaha), which opens on April 1st and due by July 15th, 2026 (priority deadline). (221 Love Library South)