Math Department Events
Corrine Yap, Rutgers University
AMS Graduate Student Chapter Colloquium, hosted by UNL’s AMS Graduate Student Chapter
Friday, February 21 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm
115 Avery Hall
Kuei-Nuan Lin, Penn State Greater Allegheny
It starts by defining blow-up algebras. Then by seeing all kinds of applications of blow-up algebras including chemical reaction networks, geometric modeling, and permutation statistics. Then finding that this topic has many wide-open questions. Hosted by Alexandra Seceleanu.
Friday, March 6 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm
115 Avery Hall
Pavlo Pylyavskyy, University of Minnesota
Hosted by Tri Lai.
Friday, March 13 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm
115 Avery Hall
Campus-Wide Events
Creating a Research Poster
In this session, you’ll see examples of posters from different disciplines and learn how to present your data and information in a way that is clear, informative, and accessible. This session is especially recommended for students who are preparing their first poster for the Nebraska Spring Research Fair or a disciplinary conference. Register at: https://research.unl.edu/events/event.php?eventID=4207
Monday, February 10 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union Auditorium
Avoiding Plagiarism
A CAST International Student Success Workshop
Monday, February 10 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
Chaired by two UNL alumni who are long-time members of the 12-step program, meetings are open to the university community. For many young people in recovery, a college social environment defined by alcohol and/or drug use can pose significant challenges. Sometimes, people find themselves giving up on college education in order to remain sober.
Monday, February 10 at 8:00 pm
Husker Hall Room: Common area right inside front door
Dish It Up
Join a lively weekly discussion about current and hot topics affecting students’ lives, the campus, and society in the United States and globally. Dish It Up is a safe space for students, staff and faculty to share their personal views, engage in civil discussion and learn from others. Bring a lunch; water and sodas are provided.
Tuesday, February 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center OASIS Lounge
Spring University Career Fair – Day 1
Employers are invited to attend this fair event to discuss employment opportunities with students in attendance. Students of all majors are invited to attend. Opportunities within: Business, Social & Human Services, Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Government & Nonprofit.
Tuesday, February 11 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union
Write This Down
A CAST Success Workshop
Note Taking Strategies: Learn to take better notes in class and get more out of your assigned readings.
Tuesday, February 11 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, February 12 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Black History Month Movie Series – Decade of Fire
In the 1970s, fires raged through the South Bronx. Abandoned by landlords and city officials, nearly a half million residents were displaced from their beloved neighborhood. With the help of fellow survivors, filmmaker and Bronx native Vivian Vázquez Irizarry tells the story of the residents who banded together amidst the rubble and built a better future for their community. After-movie discussion led by Dr. Jake Kirkland.
Tuesday, February 11 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm
E-103 Beadle Center
Spring University Career Fair – Day 2
Employers are invited to attend this fair event to discuss employment opportunities with students in attendance. Students of all majors are invited to attend. Opportunities within: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Wednesday, February 12 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union
Healthy Snacks
The Nutrition and Health Promotion Association will be partnering with Big Red Resilience & Well-being to offer healthy snacks Around the Kitchen Table at the University Health Center every Thursday during the spring semester. Stop by for a taste!
Thursday, February 13 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
University Health Center Around The Kitchen Table (1st floor)
GLOW BIG RED & Hot Cocoa Bar!
It’s time for the second-annual Glow Big Red—24 Hours of Husker Giving. This is one day to light our porches red, fly our Husker flags, wear our favorite Husker gear and make a gift in support of student scholarships and the N-Fund—all to show our love for Nebraska. We are also hosting a Hot Cocoa Bar in the Link.
Thursday, February 13 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm
Architecture Hall Link
How to Give Presentations
A CAST International Student Success Workshop
Thursday, February 13 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
We are Nebraska Performance
Enjoy dynamic performances, music and improv with real stories exploring diversity and inclusion from students at Nebraska. Followed by Q&A and refreshments. RSVP at https://go.unl.edu/nebraskashow.
Friday, February 14 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm
Howard L. Hawks Hall Atrium
Group Work
A CAST International Student Success Workshop
Monday, February 17 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
Chaired by two UNL alumni who are long-time members of the 12-step program, meetings are open to the university community. For many young people in recovery, a college social environment defined by alcohol and/or drug use can pose significant challenges. Sometimes, people find themselves giving up on college education in order to remain sober.
Monday, February 17 at 8:00 pm
Husker Hall Room: Common area right inside front door
Dish It Up
Join a lively weekly discussion about current and hot topics affecting students’ lives, the campus, and society in the United States and globally. Dish It Up is a safe space for students, staff and faculty to share their personal views, engage in civil discussion and learn from others. Bring a lunch; water and sodas are provided.
Tuesday, February 18 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center OASIS Lounge
Welcome to the NO CRAM ZONE
A CAST Success Workshop
Test Preparation: Learn to study effectively and prepare for exams while keeping up in other classes.
Tuesday, February 18 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, February 19 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Black History Month Movie Series – The First Rainbow Coalition
In 1969, the Chicago Black Panther Party began to form a multi-ethnic coalition with the Young Lords Organization and the Young Patriots. Banding together in one of the most segregated cities in post-war America, the Rainbow Coalition changed the face of 1960s Chicago politics and created an organizing model for future activists and politicians.
Tuesday, February 18 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
E-103 Beadle Center
Fulbright Information Session
Fulbrights are for graduate study, research abroad, or teaching English abroad. Grants are awarded to graduating seniors, alums, and graduate students in all academic fields and in the creative and performing arts. One-year English teaching assistantships are also available. Applicants must hold a B.A. degree or the equivalent before the beginning date of the grant. Fulbrights provide round-trip airfare, language or orientation courses (where appropriate), tuition (in some cases), book and research allowances, maintenance for the academic year, supplemental health and accident insurance, and, in some cases, funds for spousal support.
Wednesday, February 19 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union Platte River Room South
Get to Know the LSAT
An Explore Center Pre-Law Event
Pre-Law students of all grade levels are encouraged to attend this presentation on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Topics covered will include an overview of the exam and its sections, how to best prepare for the exam during your undergraduate education, practice LSAT opportunities, and timing of the test with law school admissions cycles.
Wednesday, February 19 from 4 to 5 pm
221 Love Library South
Elements in the Harry Potter World with Rebecca Lai
Join Dr. Lai, associate professor of chemistry at UNL, to discover elements in our world that are also in Harry Potter’s world, including gold (AU), silver (AG), mercury (Hg), aluminum (AL), and silicon (Si). The focus will be on the use of these elements in the wizarding world when compared to our world. Dr. Lai’s research focuses on developing biosensors for real world applications, and she is known for creating a “Harry Potter x Science” education and outreach program.
Wednesday, February 19 starting at 7:00 pm
221 Love Library South
Healthy Snacks
The Nutrition and Health Promotion Association will be partnering with Big Red Resilience & Well-being to offer healthy snacks Around the Kitchen Table at the University Health Center every Thursday during the spring semester. Stop by for a taste!
Thursday, February 20 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
University Health Center Around The Kitchen Table (1st floor)
REACH Session for Students
90 minutes that may be the most important discussion you’ll ever have. All UNL students are invited to attend the REACH Suicide Prevention Training. Participants who attend REACH will gain confidence to help others.
– Recognize warning signs
– Engage with empathy
– Ask directly about suicide
– Communicate hope
– Help suicidal individuals access care and treatment
To preregister go to: https://go.unl.edu/reach0220.
Thursday, February 20 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union Platte River Room North
How to Give Presentations
A CAST International Student Success Workshop
Thursday, February 20 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Study at Sheldon
For this after-hours event, Sheldon’s Great Hall is transformed into a great study hall. Fuel up with snacks and find inspiration throughout the galleries.
Thursday, February 20 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Sheldon Museum of Art
Gilman Writing Workshop
Come with your laptop and finish up your Gilman application. Three writing mentors will be there to help you brainstorm about content, using the correct grammar, and finalizing your essays. Come when you like; leave when you like.
Sunday, February 23 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union Platte River North
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
Chaired by two UNL alumni who are long-time members of the 12-step program, meetings are open to the university community. For many young people in recovery, a college social environment defined by alcohol and/or drug use can pose significant challenges. Sometimes, people find themselves giving up on college education in order to remain sober.
Monday, February 24 at 8:00 pm
Husker Hall Room: Common area right inside front door
Dish It Up
Join a lively weekly discussion about current and hot topics affecting students’ lives, the campus, and society in the United States and globally. Dish It Up is a safe space for students, staff and faculty to share their personal views, engage in civil discussion and learn from others. Bring a lunch; water and sodas are provided.
Tuesday, February 25 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center OASIS Lounge
Subterranean Homework Blues
A CAST Success Workshop
Critical Thinking: Dig into concepts and learn to make connections between classes & life experiences.
Tuesday, February 25 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, February 26 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Black History Month Movie Series – Soul Food
“Soul Food” tells the story of a big African-American family from Chicago with warm-hearted good cheer; in the way it cuts between stories of romance and trouble, it’s like “Waiting to Exhale,” but more down to earth and believable—and funnier. It knows how black families stay in constant communication down three or four generations and out to third cousins—how when a matriarch like the movie’s Big Mama hosts a holiday dinner, there are going to be a lot of people in the house, and a lot of stories to catch up on.
Tuesday, February 25 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center OASIS Lounge
UK Awards: Rhodes, Marshall, Gates Cambridge
There are a number of extremely prestigious national overseas awards that are due next fall (most around early October), but which have a campus deadline of April 15. All are for graduate study in the United Kingdom. All require a very high GPA and a focused career goal with an undergraduate experience that has included extensive extracurriculars, research, study abroad experiences, relevant internships, etc. All also require an interview—so you have to be personable as well! They are: the Rhodes Scholarship–for study at Oxford for two years; the Marshall Scholarship–for study at any UK institution for up to two years (if you are proposing a research degree, you will need a letter of support from the UK institution); and the Gates Cambridge Scholarship–for one year of study at Cambridge (any field).
Wednesday, February 26 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Nebraska City Campus Union Platte River North
Applying to Health Schools 101
An Explore Center Pre-Health Event
Learn about the steps to applying to a professional health school and how to submit your best application. This workshop will not cover information about applying to nursing school, radiography programs, or dental hygiene programs.
Wednesday, February 26 from 4 to 5 pm
221 Love Library South
Healthy Snacks
The Nutrition and Health Promotion Association will be partnering with Big Red Resilience & Well-being to offer healthy snacks Around the Kitchen Table at the University Health Center every Thursday during the spring semester. Stop by for a taste!
Thursday, February 27 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
University Health Center Around The Kitchen Table (1st floor)
Essays for Health Schools
An Explore Center Pre-Health Event
What are professional school admissions committees looking for in your application essay? Learn how to write a great application essay for the health profession school you are applying to.
Thursday, February 27 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Federal Career Panel
Join the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice as we host a federal career panel with representatives from the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, DEA, and Department of Homeland Security. Network with federal agents while learning more about the agencies and employment opportunities.
Thursday, February 27 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm
511 East Nebraska Hall
Using Advising to Your Advantage
An Explore Center Major Exploration Week Event
In this workshop, students will build an understanding of academic advising and how to use it to their advantage as they explore majors and careers. Learn how to set goals through required advising (your individualized COMPASS plan) and utilize your campus resources to move forward in choosing a major/career.
Tuesday, March 3 from 3 to 4 pm
221 Love Library South
Procrastinators Unite ... Tomorrow
A CAST Success Workshop
Creating Motivation: Kick procrastination to the curb and develop strategies to finish the semester strong!
Tuesday, March 3 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, March 4 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
How to Choose a Major
An Explore Center Major Exploration Week Event
Start narrowing down your list of potential majors at this workshop. Learn about important details to consider when choosing a major and how to take advantage of available resources to explore your options.
Wednesday, March 4 from 4 to 5 pm
221 Love Library South
Using Media & Technology in Major Exploration
An Explore Center Major Exploration Week Event
Using the sites, apps and streaming services you use every day, this interactive workshop will help you think of ways to use YouTube, Netflix, Instagram, podcasts, etc. to explore majors and careers. We will discuss techniques, pros/cons, and questions to think about while scrolling, searching, and browsing.
Thursday, March 5 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
221 Love Library South
It’s the End of the Semester as We Know It
A CAST Success Workshop
Study Skills: Want to finish the semester strong? Start now! Learn to maximize your final weeks.
Tuesday, March 10 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, March 11 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Time Management Triage
A CAST Success Workshop
Time Management: Learn to customize a schedule and make the most of the time you have left in the semester.
Tuesday, March 17 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, March 18 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Welcome to the NO CRAM ZONE
A CAST Success Workshop
Test Preparation: Learn to study effectively and prepare for exams while keeping up in other classes.
Tuesday, March 31 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, April 1 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Cicero on the Go
A CAST Success Workshop
Class Presentations I: Learn to create and deliver presentations as impactful as the great orators’!
Tuesday, April 7 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, April 8 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Hello Out There
A CAST Success Workshop
Class Presentations II: Strengthen your presentations through audience awareness and finding common ground.
Tuesday, April 14 from 4 to 5 pm
Wednesday, April 15 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Essays for Health Schools
An Explore Center Pre-Health Event
What are professional school admissions committees looking for in your application essay? Learn how to write a great application essay for the health profession school you are applying to.
Thursday, April 16 from 4 to 5 pm
221 Love Library South
Applying to Health Schools 101
An Explore Center Pre-Health Event
Learn about the steps to applying to a professional health school and how to submit your best application. This workshop will not cover information about applying to nursing school, radiography programs, or dental hygiene programs.
Tuesday, April 21 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
Applying to Law Schools 101
An Explore Center Pre-Law Event
Learn about the application process for law school and how to prepare to submit your best application. We will cover topics like the timeline for applying, researching law schools, the components of the application (LSAT, personal statement, etc.), and more.
Wednesday, April 22 from 4 to 5 pm
221 Love Library South
Law School Essay Workshop
An Explore Center Pre-Law Event
This workshop will cover what law schools are looking for in personal statements and provide you with writing exercises to begin the process of developing your individual story in a strong and compelling manner. Co-presented with the UNL Writing Center.
Tuesday, April 28 from 5 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South
AMCAS Application Info Session
An Explore Center Pre-Health Event
If you will be applying to medical school this summer or fall, this workshop will cover all of the aspects of your AMCAS application. We will have plenty of time for your questions so that you can hit the ground running when the application opens in May.
Thursday, April 30 from 4 to 6 pm
221 Love Library South