September 10, 2013

Perlman to deliver State of University Sept. 17


Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver the 2013 State of the University address on Sept. 17. Perlman, pictured in the 2012 address, has delivered 13 of the annual speeches.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his 14th annual State of the University address at 11 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The speech traditionally outlines university priorities for the coming year while addressing major accomplishments during the previous academic year.

All UNL faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the address. Watch Perlman’s invitation at http://youtu.be/bQ1_maPpgYs.

Faculty and staff being honored for service milestones will be recognized during the annual employee service award recognition program beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Lied Center, and a picnic, moved into the Van Brunt Visitors Center due to inclement weather, will follow the address. See a list of honored faculty and staff by clicking here (PDF format).

Campus Recreation will provide free, 10-minute chair massages from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Lied Center.

The speech will be streamed live and televised on NebSat 105, Lincoln Cable Channel 80 and KRNU Radio (90.3 FM). Shuttles (Bus 24) from East Campus to the Lied Center will run from Burr-Fedde, Ag Hall, Animal Science and the College of Law, returning from the Temple Building.

All 13 of Chancellor Perlman’s previous State of the University addresses are available online at http://go.unl.edu/stateoftheu.

From 4 to 6 p.m., faculty and staff are invited to participate in self-guided tours of the new East Memorial Stadium expansion. For more information on the tours, click here.