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Focus the Nation

April 16 - April 24, 2009

 

Thursday, April 16

4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Low Carbon Food with the Amazing Folks who Produced it; Cather-Pound-Neihardt dining

7:00 p.m.; Senator Dubas Speaks About Local Food: Important Issues Pertaining to School and Food Will be Discussed; Neihardt Hall

Saturday, April 18

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m; Booth Sponsored by the ERC and Recycling Enterprises Before the Spring Game; Cook Pavillion

3:15 p.m. - Wear Green and Stick Around After the Spring Game to Avoid Traffic and Recycle; Memorial Stadium

Sunday, April 19

1:00-5:00 p.m. - Lincoln Earth Day Festival (lincolnearthday.org); R Street near the Lied Center

Monday, April 20

1:30-3:00 p.m. - City Council Student Speak-In; Join other student voices on issues affecting climate change & YOU; City Council bldg; 10th & Centennial Mall

7:00- 9:00 p.m. - Energy Nebraska & Congressman Fortenberry; Renewable Energy Documentary Featuring Nebraska Politicians. Chat with students who MADE it and talk with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry about the issues; The Ross Student Theater

Tuesday, April 21

12:00-2:30 p.m. - Climate Change Speaker Series; Get the FACTS from scientists; Mabel Lee Hall 230

2:30 p.m. - LEED Certified Design Tour; Bikes provided for a ride to East Campus, followed by a tour of the Quilt Center; City Campus Nebraska Union

7:00 p.m. - King Corn; Documentary film about how we make corn & how it makes us; City Campus Nebraska Union

Wednesday, April 22

12: 00-2:30 p.m. - Climate Change Lecture Series; Get the FACTS from SCIENTISTS; Henzlik Hall 203

5:30 p.m. - Green Drinks; Socialize with other eco friends; Lazlo's (Haymarket)

7:00 p.m. - The 11th Hour; Leonardo DiCaprio's new documentary; The State Theater

Thursday, April 23

9:00 am -12:00 pm - Climate Change Lecture Series; Get the FACTS from SCIENTISTS; Beadle Center 172

10:30 a.m. - Recycled Fashion Show; "Project Runway" style competition, followed by catwalk (2:00); Downtown City Union

5:00-7:00 p.m. - Low Carbon Food with the amazing folks who produced it; East Campus Union dining hall

7:00 p.m. - An Inconvenient Truth; Al Gore's famous PowerPoint given by a professional; East Campus Union

Friday, April 24

ALL DAY - Earth Day Festival; Ecology Now's infamous celebration; City Campus Nebraska Union

1:30-3:00 p.m. - Finale; Panel Discussion on Sustainability; City Campus Nebraska Union

 

 

Full schedule at: http://events.unl.edu

Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Studies, ASUN and the E.N. Thompson Scholars.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Pepsi Endowment Fund.