The UNL Student Athlete Advisory Committee is collecting new and used shoes from faculty, staff, students and the public for Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity that distributes shoes to people in need. The committee has set a goal of 20,000 shoes collected by April. Continue reading…
Jeff Chambers, project director for UNL's Center on Children, Families and the Law, received the 2011 Community Partner Award from the Lincoln Homeless Coalition. The award was presented in November. Continue reading…
UNL's "Emeriti Event: Oral History" series continues Dec. 8 with Herb Howe, faculty emeritus and former chief of the chancellor's staff. The interview, led by Jack Goebel, is 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., in the Wick Alumni Center. The presentation is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
The 2012 Winter Interim Teaching and Learning Workshop is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 6 in the East Union. The workshop focuses on continuing the integration of systems thinking into curriculum. Registration, due by Dec. 12, is free. The session is open to faculty, postdocs and graduate students. Continue reading…
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Brent Smith, a leading expert in terrorism and social movements, will discuss "Patterns of American Terrorism and the Federal Response," 5:30 to 7 p.m., Dec. 8 in the Nebraska Union. The free lecture is the final presentation in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice fall lecture series. Continue reading…
The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center has extended hours to offer a study lounge open 24 hours a day, through Dec. 7 and Dec. 11-14. The space offers a safe and secure environment to study in without distractions.
To manage credit cards efficiently, it goes without saying that it's important to have a firm understanding of finance. But a national study, led by UNL's Sam Allgood and William Walstad, shows that what you think you know about finance is equally important to good credit-card practices. Continue reading…
The internationally renowned Celtic Tenors, the most successful classical crossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland, will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 8. The performance will feature Celtic classics and holiday favorites.
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This popular class fills quickly even though it doesn't begin until the new year. Two sessions of Marathon and Half Marathon Training are being offered by Campus Recreation starting Jan. 17 and 19 to help prepare individuals for the annual Lincoln Marathon or Half Marathon on May 6, 2012. Continue reading…