OUS Calendar 2006-2007
August 2006
Monday, August 21 - First Semester Classes Begin
Wednesday, August 30, 5:00-6:00 p.m. - UCARE Fall Kick-Off, City Campus Union (Contact Laura Damuth)
September 2006
Monday, September 4 - Labor Day (Offices Closed)
Wednesday, September 6 - Campus Deadline for Churchill, Marshall, Rhodes, Mitchell (Contact Laura Damuth)
Wednesday, September 6, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: Broken Promise, The United Nations at 60, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Thursday, September 7, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Time is Money, Presenter: Dr. Colleen Jones, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Friday, September 8 - Campus Deadline for Fulbright; Should have spoken with Dr. Stoddard and Dr. Damuth. Should also have registered on the Fulbright website. (Contact Laura Damuth)
Friday, September 8, 3:30 p.m. - EN Thompson Forum: Ambassador John Bolton, Lied Center (Contact http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/enthompson/)
Sunday, September 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. - Lincoln Honors Reception, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery (Contact Honors Program/Admissions)
Wednesday, September 13, 7:00-9:00 p.m. - Omaha Honors Reception, Joslyn Art Museum (Contact Honors Program/Admissions)
Wednesday, September 13 - UNL Transfer Day at Southeast Community College, Lincoln campus (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Thursday, September 14, 6:00-9:00 p.m. - Fiesta on the Green, Nebraska Union Plaza (Contact OASIS)
Tuesday, September 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Informational meeting on National Scholarships and Awards (specific targets: Goldwater, Truman, and Udall), Nebraska Union (Contact Laura Damuth)
Tuesday, September 19, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: Googoosh: Iran's Daughter, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Wednesday, September 20, 7:30 p.m. - EN Thompson Forum: Azar Nafisi, Lied Center (Contact http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/enthompson/)
Thursday, September 21, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Money Management, Presenter: Latrell Wrightsell, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Monday-Thursday, September 25-28, 7:00-8:30 p.m. each night - Mid-Semester Checkpoint, City Campus Union (Contact Office of Undergraduate Studies/Pat McBride)
Wednesday, September 27, 6:30 p.m. - Coffee House: Stories of Home, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
October 2006
Monday, October 2 - National Deadline for Rhodes (Contact Laura Damuth)
Wednesday, October 4, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: Fish Can't Fly, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Wednesday, October 4 - National Deadline for Marshall (Contact Laura Damuth)
Thursday, October 5, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Become a Straight "A" Student, Presenter: Keith Zimmer, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Tuesday, October 10 - How to Transfer Day (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 p.m. - Coffee House: Hip Hop, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17 - Fall Semester Break (Offices Open)
Wednesday, October 18, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: Gatekeeper, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Thursday, October 19, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Cracking the Myth of Chronic Test Anxiety, Presenter Dr. Marty Ramirez, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Friday, October 20 - National Deadline for Fulbright (Contact Laura Damuth)
Friday, October 20 - Transfer New Student Enrollment, for Spring 2007 semester (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Monday, October 23 - First Class of 5-week mini-course on "Introduction to Scholarships" (Contact Laura Damuth)
Thursday, October 26 - World Herald Day (Contact Honors Program)
Thursday, October 26 - Distinguished Scholars Day (Contact Admissions)
November 2006
Wednesday, November 1, 6:30 p.m. - Coffee House: Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Thursday, November 2, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - UCARE: Enhance Your Research Greatness, Presenter Dr. Laura Damuth, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Wednesday, November 8, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Thursday, November 9, 7:00 p.m. - EN Thompson Forum: George McGovern, Lied Center (Contact http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/enthompson/)
Wednesday, November 15 - Campus Deadline for Goldwater, Truman, and Udall Scholarships (Contact Laura Damuth)
Wednesday, November 15, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: White Clay/Skins, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Wednesday-Sunday, November 15-19 - National Collegiate Honors Conference, Philadelphia (Contact National Collegiate Honors Council/Honors Program)
Thursday, November 16, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - "Sweeping" the Library to Research Greatness, Presenter: Charlene Maxey Harris, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Friday, November 17 - Transfer New Student Enrollment, for Spring 2007 semester (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Monday, November 20 - University Honors Program Early Notification Application Deadline (Contact Honors Program)
Monday, November 20, 6:30 p.m. - Movie Night: Invisible Children, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Wednesday-Sunday, November 22-26 - Thanksgiving Vacation (Offices Closed Thursday-Sunday)
Thursday, November 30, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - INROADS, Presenter: Ashira Jones, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
December 2006
Tuesday, December 5, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Helpful Hints for Final Exams, Presenter: TBD, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Thursday, December 7, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Self Hatred Study, Presenter: Dr. B. Orey, Culture Center (Contact OASIS)
Friday, December 8 - Transfer New Student Enrollment, for Spring 2007 semester (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Monday-Friday, December 11-15 - First Semester Final Exams
Saturday, December 16 - First Semester Commencement
December 16-January 7 - Winter Break for Students
December 23-January 1 - Winter Break Closedown for Faculty/Staff (Offices Closed)
January 2007
Wednesday, January 3 - How to Transfer Day (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Monday, January 8 - Second Semester Classes Begin
Monday, January 15 - Martin Luther King Day (Offices Closed)
Thursday, January 18 - Transfer New Student Welcome, 5:00-6:30 p.m. (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
February 2007
Thursday, February 1 - National Deadline for Goldwater Scholarship (Contact Laura Damuth)
Monday, February 5 - National Deadline for Truman Scholarship (Contact Laura Damuth)
Wednesday, February 7 - UNL Transfer Day at Southeast Community College, Lincoln campus (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Thursday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. - EN Thompson Forum: Clyde Prestowitz, Lied Center (Contact http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/enthompson/)
Thursday-Friday, February 8-9 - Honors Overnight (Contact Honors Program)
Friday, February 9 - Application Deadline for 2007-08 UCARE Applications; Continuing UCARE students must also submit an application (Contact Laura Damuth)
Friday, February 23 - How to Transfer Day (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
March 2007
Early March - National Deadline for Udall Scholarship (Contact Laura Damuth)
Thursday, March 1 - University Honors Program Final Application Deadline (Contact Honors Program)
Sunday, March 4 - Big Red Road Show, Omaha (Contact Admissions)
Friday, March 9 - Registration Deadline for Undergraduate Research Conference (Contact Laura Damuth)
March 11-18 - Spring Vacation (Offices Open Monday-Friday)
Thursday, March 22, 7:00 p.m. - EN Thompson Forum: Sherwin Nuland, M.D., Lied Center (Contact http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/enthompson/)
Friday, March 23 - Transfer New Student Enrollment, for Fall 2007 semester (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Saturday, March 31 - Big Red Road Show, South Sioux (Contact Admissions)
April 2007
Early April - Announcements of 2007-08 UCARE Awards (Contact Laura Damuth)
Thursday, April 12 - Undergraduate Research Conference (Contact Laura Damuth)
Friday, April 13 - Transfer New Student Enrollment, for Fall 2007 semester (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Sunday, April 15, 3:00 p.m. - Tau Sigma Induction, City Union (Contact JoAnn Moseman)
Monday, April 16 - 2007-08 UCARE awards must be formally accepted by this date (Contact Laura Damuth)
Sunday, April 22 - Honors Convocation (Contact Honors Program)
Monday-Friday, April 30-May 4 - Second Semester Final Exams
May 2007
Tuesday, May 1 - Deadline for Admitted Students to Commit to the Honors Program (Contact Honors Program)
Saturday, May 5 - Second Semester Commencement
Friday, May 25 - Transfer New Student Enrollment, for Fall 2007 semester (Contact JoAnn Moseman/Admissions)
Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day (Offices Closed)
June 2007
Friday-Saturday, June 15-16 - Honors Colloquium (Contact Honors Program)
July 2007
Wednesday, July 4 - Independence Day (Offices Closed)
