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Campus Recreation is hosting several bicycling events this fall.

Friday, August 31, 2018 Campus Rec offers free, low-cost biking events

Thursday, August 30, 2018 Student-led project aims for record-setting Nebraska ‘N’

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 University Health Center student open house is Aug. 29

University of Nebraska–Lincoln student Thomas Lilly (right) smiles as he and his roommate, Luke Haberman, carry a futon into Schramm Hall in August 2017. Students at Nebraska will move in from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the week of Aug. 13. | University Communication

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Student move-ins will affect traffic; classes start Aug. 20

The Mandela Fellows celebrated America's Independence Day by making popular foods from their home countries for a potluck picnic at St. Mark's On-The-Campus.

Friday, July 20, 2018 Mandela fellows forge global partnerships at Nebraska

Greek Getaway recruitment event at Alpha Gamma Sigma

Monday, June 25, 2018 'Greek Getaway’ brings 120 potential fraternity members to campus

Greek Getaway provides a single weekend for incoming students interested in fraternities to visit the campus and attend multiple fraternity recruitment events. In total, fraternities hosted around 75 events during the weekend this year.

Participants in the 2018 Lavender Graduation

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 17 grads honored at Lavender Graduation, Chancellor's Awards honor contributions to GLBT Community

Eleven undergraduates, two graduate students and four doctoral student participated in the Tenth Annual Lavender Graduation hosted by the LGBTQA+ Resource Center on Thursday, April 19. The ceremony honored graduates as well as individuals whose outstanding contributions have positively impacted the LGBTQA+ community.

Donde Plowman, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, presented certificates to recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to the GLBT Community. The following individuals were recognized:

Friday, April 27, 2018 30 students named to ‘Franco’s List,’ 10 students honored for civic engagement

Franco's List recipients (left to right), Front Row: Alexis Grossnicklaus, Hannah DePriest, Cassidy Taladay, Brittany Hamor, Mickey Tran, Alexis Gass, Hallie Hohbein; Middle Row: Karl Shaffer, Lauren Taylor, Courtney Philips, Emma Himes, Zainab Saleh, JeongAh Kim, Xinyue Wang, Eric Bohnenkamp, Steven Kirchner; Back Row: Lindsey Jarema, Ivy Williams, Kelsey Rodis, Lauren Brown-Hulme, Addison Pauley, Matt McMullin, Nickolaus St. Onge; Not Pictured: Cannon Ahrens, Victoria Burbridge, Tori Oestmann, Rachel Beeney, Yves Bemba, Hailey Fischer, Bo Kitrell

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Grasz, Maciejewski earn outstanding student leader honors

Jackson Grasz and Lauren Maciejewski, both of Elkhorn, received the 2018 Outstanding Student Leadership Awards at a reception held April 13. As part of the award, Grasz and Maciejewski will each receive a full-tuition scholarship for the fall semester.

View all finalists and semi-finalists>>

The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center will be open until midnight April 29 through May 3.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 End the semester on a healthy and positive note

To help students better manage demands of end-of-the-semester assignments, projects and tests, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is expanding study space hours and offering a series of stress-reducing events.

Kate Suelter, recipient of the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association post-professional scholarship.

Monday, April 2, 2018 Student employee earns post-professional scholarship

Kate Suelter, a senior from Omaha, working at Campus Recreation in Injury Prevention and Care is a recipient of the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association post-professional scholarship.

Suelter has worked for Campus Recreation for nearly three years where she serves as a first responder while also leading peers as a teaching assistant and student organization officer. She credits her time as a student employee with developing confidence in her abilities.

2017-2018 recipients of the Student Impact awards at Nebraska

Friday, March 30, 2018 11 honors presented for student-led work

Student Involvement recognized the outstanding work of students and registered student organizations at the annual Student Impact Awards on Thursday, March 29. View recipients>>

Professor Josephine Potuto presents 'Freedom of Expression & the Law' to student affairs professionals at Nebraska.

Monday, March 26, 2018 5 takeaways from ‘Freedom of Expression & the Law’

On Friday, March 16, nearly 40 Student Affairs employees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln attended a presentation on Freedom of Expression and the Law. Dr. Josephine Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law at the Nebraska College of Law, provided an overview of the First Amendment and its applications in the campus environment.

While freedom of expression is a complex construct, here are five basic takeaways from Potuto’s presentation:

Members of EMERALD collect feminine hygiene items to donate to Native American reservations.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Nebraska Greek community welcomes a new Latina sorority interest group

Members of EMERALD collected feminine hygiene products to donate to the UNITE fundraiser. UNITE will donate the goods to Native American reservations where sanitary feminine products are often unaffordable and unattainable, affecting their school attendance.

CAPS website (https://health.unl.edu/counseling-and-psychological-services-caps)

Monday, February 26, 2018 CAPS website redesign offers new resources

Counseling and Psychological Services redesigned its website this semester to better provide information about services and mental health to the campus community.

Assistant Chief of Police Hassan Ramzah and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jake Johnson meet with fraternity and sorority leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Monday, January 29, 2018 Greek leaders meet with administrators at ‘Friday Afternoon Collaboration’

Fraternity and sorority presidents at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln kicked off the semester’s ‘Friday Afternoon Collaborations’ program by meeting with Assistant Chief of Police Hassan Ramzah and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jake Johnson on January 26.

A result of the Greek Vitality movement, the session was an opportunity to increase communication and strengthen the relationship between the Greek organizations and the university.

Jessica Lanctot, graduate assistant in the Huskers Helping Huskers Pantry+ adds donated pasta sauce to the pantry shelf.

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Huskers Helping Husker Pantry+ celebrates one year of serving Nebraska students

One year ago the Huskers Helping Huskers Pantry+ at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln opened on the third floor of the Nebraska Union. In its first year, the pantry has served 311 students with a total of 1,470 visits.

(Top) 'Diablos' co-rec team members; (Lower) 'Huskers' women's team members.

Monday, December 4, 2017 Intramural flag football teams head to national competition

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s intramural co-rec team ‘Diablos’ and women’s team ‘Huskers’ won their divisions in the NIRSA’s Regional Flag Football Tournament hosted November 11-12, 2017 at Cook Pavilion. Both teams receive automatic bids to compete at the NIRSA National Tournament on January 5-7, 2018 at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Thirty-three teams from 16 states competed in the regional tournament with divisions for men’s, women’s, co-rec, and Special Olympic teams.

Give Back. Big. winners, fall 2017: Camp Kesem and Resilient Women

Thursday, November 30, 2017 Resilient Women and Camp Kesem win ‘Give Back. Big.’ grants

Two Recognized Student Organizations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln received $1,000 each toward their proposed projects through the Center for Civic Engagement’s ‘Give Back. Big.’ program.

2,247 items were donated to the Huskers Helping Huskers Pantry+ during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 11-17, 2017.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Pantry raises awareness of hunger on campus

The Huskers Helping Huskers Pantry+ at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln celebrated Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 11-17, 2017.