The purpose of these workshops is to engage College of Arts and Sciences instructors (faculty, graduate students, etc.) in hands-on course development centered around equity and inclusivity, leading to better student outcomes.

In “Course and Section Coordination with Equity in Mind,” participants will have discussions around how course coordination can lead to more equitable student outcomes, which course elements could or should be coordinated, and how course coordinators can function as “choice architects.”

Details and registration available at the link.

https://cas.unl.edu/cas-inclusive-equitable-teaching-workshops

University Announcements and Events

Great Plains talk: “An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation”

Date: Nov. 17, 2023

Time: 4:00 pm–5:00 pm

Location: Center for Great Plains Studies

Legal experts Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) will speak at the Center for Great Plains Studies on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. about racism and reconciliation on Canada’s Great Plains.

The co-authors of “Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation” will discuss how two neighboring communities on either side of the Birdtail River in Manitoba became separate and unequal over the 150 years of their history. This story of an Indigenous reserve and a nearby settler town reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians. It also offers, in the end, a measure of hope for future reconciliation both in Canada and the United States. Join the authors for a Q&A-style discussion at the Center for Great Plains Studies.

Sniderman is a writer, lawyer, and Rhodes Scholar from Montreal who has written for the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, and Maclean’s. He has also argued before the Supreme Court of Canada, served as the human rights policy advisor to the Canadian minister of foreign affairs, and worked for a judge of South Africa’s Constitutional Court. Sanderson is the Prichard Wilson Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and has served as a senior policy advisor to Ontario’s attorney general and minister of Indigenous affairs. He is Swampy Cree, Beaver clan, of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation.

Sniderman and Sanderson’s “Valley of the Birdtail” (Harper Collins, 2022), is the winner of the 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize. During the lecture, guests can enter a raffle to win one of five copies of the book. The Stubbendieck Book Prize celebrates the most outstanding work about the Great Plains during the past year, chosen by an independent group of scholars. At the event, both authors will receive a prize medallion and the $10,000 award. The award is supported annually by former Center Director Jim Stubbendieck and his wife Cheryl.

This Paul A. Olson lecture is free and open to all. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

https://www.unl.edu/plains/bookprize/bookprize.shtml

“Righting the ‘Sideways’ Archive”

Date: Nov. 17, 2023

Time: 5:30 pm–7:00 pm

Location: Wick Alumni Center

Historian Tanisha Ford, the Institute for Ethnic Studies’ 2023 Visiting Distinguished Fellow, is a professor of history at The Graduate Center, CUNY. She has written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, Time, the Root, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and featured on NPR, among other places. Visit tanishacford.com to learn more about her.

Seasons of Change, An Art Exhibition

Date: Nov. 20, 2023

Time: 8:00 am–8:00 pm

Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2nd Floor Link

The “Seasons of Change” art exhibition by Emily Frenzen features photographed landscapes and scenes from Nebraska, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado in every season. This collection also showcases paintings inspired by the colors of winter, spring, summer, and fall. There is much to be learned from every changing season when we pause to experience them with all of our senses—seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling. What do we see in the clear reflection of Colorado water? How do the grand landscapes of a Montana winter speak to us? What do we experience when we go through change ourselves? This exhibition ultimately begs the question: How do the seasons speak to us about the stories of our lives?

Emily Frenzen is a small-town Nebraska native with a love for art, color, words, and people. To learn more about Emily and her photography business, please visit: https://stellaimaging.mypixieset.com/.

This exhibit is free and open to the public daily from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Dial — An AR Experience

Date: Oct. 27, 2023 – Dec. 1, 2023

Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Location: Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts

THE DIAL is an interactive narrative that combines Augmented Reality and Projection Mapping. The mysterious story of a formerly wealthy American family begins with a tragic late-night car crash. A middle-aged woman smashes through the stonewall in front of her family home. Told from shifting perspectives, including two young girls snooping from next door, the elderly mother, the police, and the omniscient house that sits at its center, the rich visual tale reveals the family’s emotional underbelly and unravels what happened that fateful night.

This installation is FREE and open to the public, but tickets are required.

Please note, the story occasionally contains strong language, which may be unsuitable for children.

Additional Public Info:
Shows run every 20 minutes. Please visit the ticket website for more info: nebraskarep.org/the-dial

Meal Prep 101 - Registration Deadline

Date: Nov. 23, 2023

Time: 11:55 pm

Location: Recreation and Wellness Center Room: Wellness Kitchen

Learn how to meal prep for dinner, cook one recipe, and take home four servings in this 1-hour, interactive cooking class.

This week’s recipe is Tofu Noodle Stir Fry with Chia Pudding topped with Lychee Puree.

Class date: November 27, 2023
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Class price: $30
Location: RWC, Wellness Kitchen

Learn more and sign up at:

https://crec.unl.edu/cookwell-meal-prep-class

CookWell Class: Taste of Japan - Registration Deadline

Date: Nov. 27, 2023

Time: 11:55 pm

Location: Recreation and Wellness Center Room: Wellness Kitchen

Join the Nutrition Education team for an interactive cooking class to cook and enjoy Tuna Onigiri (rice ball), Sunomono (cucumber salad), and simplified Taiyaki (red bean paste dessert).

Recipes include:
• Tuna Onigiri
• Sunomono
• Simplified Taiyaki

Class date: November 30, 2023
Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Location: RWC, Wellness Kitchen

Sign up at:

https://crec.unl.edu/cookwell-meal-prep-class

Holiday Sho-Ho-Ho-Down

Date: Dec. 1, 2023

Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Location: Nebraska Union Room: Regency Suite

It’s the yuletide campus contest you’ve been waiting for, especially if you enjoy holiday baking and decorating competitions. Many Huskers will try…yet ONLY ONE can triumph in this all-out holiday battle spectacular. Put on your game face and be ready to get crafty.

Student contestants compete through three rounds of competition, with a number of contestants being eliminated after each round, until a single contestant is declared the winner. All contest supplies are provided.

This event is free and open to UNL students with Event Pass.

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ROUND 1: Decorate HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS.
Paint, color, and craft your best version of holiday ornaments with a Nebraska theme. Time limit: 20 minutes. Designs will be scored by a panel of judges. Top 15 will advance to Round 2.

ROUND 2: Decorate HOLIDAY COOKIES.
Use a variety of colored icings, sprinkles and edible decor to create holiday masterpieces that are almost too-good-to-eat. Time limit: 20 minutes. Designs are scored by panel of judges. Top 5 will advance to Round 3.

ROUND 3: Construct and decorate a HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD HOUSE
The final five contestants will each start with a basic Gingerbread House Kit. Using icing, candy, sprinkles, and other supplies, they will transform their gingerbread into a holiday wonderland. Time limit: 30 minutes. Final designs are scored by panel of judges. Only one will be declared the overall winner of the Holiday SHO-HO-HO-DOWN.

PRIZES:
Round 1 winners will receive award ribbons.
Round 2 winners will receive Nebraska beanies.
Round 3 winner receives a Nebraska-themed prize pack and is named the campus’s Sho-Ho-Ho-Down Champion!