Effective May 12, the on-campus Husker Pantry reopened its doors to University of Nebraska-Lincoln students for in-person visits to receive food, personal hygiene items, school supplies and cleaning products.
More details at: https://studentaffairs.unl.edu/news/husker-pantry-resumes-person-visits
If you're staying in Lincoln over the summer, you may want to use the Campus Recreation facilities to stay active during the break. Here's how you can keep using the rec centers throughout summer, depending on whether you're taking in-person summer classes or not.
More details at: https://studentaffairs.unl.edu/news/how-you-can-keep-using-rec-centers-over-summer
Academic accommodations will be more restricted this fall for students who do not have an approved plan with Services for Students with Disabilities. While some additional accommodations may be offered, filling out the request is not a guarantee that you will receive an accommodation. Continue reading…
Here are a few ways you can focus on your mental well-being and check on friends and family.
More details at: https://studentaffairs.unl.edu/news/may-mental-health-awareness-month-read-advice-caps
Full-time students with at least 75 hours completed and a 3.0 cumulative GPA are eligible to apply. There are three (3) separate application tracks: Academics, Athletics, and Involvement. The online application site provides tips for successful application. Homecoming Week is Sept. 26–Oct. 2, 2021.
More details at: https://asun.unl.edu/homecoming-royalty
Despite new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that anyone fully vaccinated can now resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, the University Health Center encourages students to continue to use caution. Here are 6 questions to consider. Continue reading…
Even if you’ve already had COVID-19, you should get the COVID-19 vaccine. The University Health Center's infectious diseases partners at Nebraska Medicine explain why. Continue reading…
Both Lincoln and Nebraska are #1 in their categories for the National Bike Month Challenge (https://www.lovetoride.net/). To celebrate Bike-to-Work Week, a FREE Bike Safety Clinic is happening from 12 to 1:30 p.m. May 18 at the Outdoor Adventures Center. Registration and details at the link below.
More details at: https://events.unl.edu/2021/05/18/156902/
A new ACE 9 course offered for the first time this fall will engage students with a diverse set of foodways right in the local community. The course will examine how food behaviors are shaped by culture and is funded by Global Experiences– all associated costs will be covered.
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More details at: https://myworld.unl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12994
The program helps to temporarily lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/financial-help-available-for-students-needing-broadband-access/
Three commissions – Status of Women, Status of People of Color, and Status of Gender and Sexual Identities – collectively encourage the campus community to create an environment where each person feels a sense of belonging. Learn more at the link. Priority is given to apps received by June 15.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/chancellor-s-diversity-commissions-seeking-new-members/
Get your awesome idea for a new Recognized Student Organization (RSO) off the ground this summer with our quick tips. The summer is a great time to begin a new club, and there are concrete steps you can take before the fall semester comes around.
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More details at: https://involved.unl.edu/organizations/start
A record 3,594 degrees to 3,512 graduates. The first commencement in Memorial Stadium. The 2021 grads — who collected diplomas at ceremonies on May 7-8 — hail from 58 countries, 43 states and the District of Columbia, and more than 250 Nebraska communities. See the photos from the entire weekend.
More details at: https://unlincoln.exposure.co/go-big-grad-1
As thousands of Huskers streamed from Memorial Stadium, celebrating graduates with photos and hugs after the first of two historic commencement ceremonies on May 8, a wayward sandwich bag holding a short stack of 20-dollar bills floated away on the wind.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/husker-spirit-shines-as-grads-lost-cash-is-found-returned/
The university’s first recipients of the Nebraska Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact awards were celebrated on April 20. The awards recognize individuals and groups that actively advance diversity, equity and inclusion in transformative and sustainable ways at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/inaugural-winners-of-diversity-equity-inclusion-awards-announced/
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln recently celebrated six Huskers whose work and dedication have elevated the LGBTQ community on campus and beyond.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/university-celebrates-lgbtqa-award-winners/
The print collection of 25,000 books has returned to the lower level of the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons. In addition, Dunkin Donuts has been selected as the café vendor to provide beverages and snacks in the new learning commons.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/collections-return-and-caf-plans-for-dinsdale-family-learning-commons/
The iconic pillars, which have stood by Memorial Stadium for 86 years, will be on the move this summer as construction begins on the Huskers’ new athletics facility.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/kissing-columns-on-the-move-after-commencement/
The University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall is opening to the public on Tuesdays for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning May 18, Morrill Hall will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/morrill-hall-to-extend-operating-hours/