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Charter Week 2019

A Nebraska Extension educator discusses how engine ignition systems work to a group of men in this undated photo.

Extension makes statewide impacts

February 14, 2019

Agriculture & Environment

Herbie Husker waves the "N" flag before Nebraska's player introductions.

Huskers' halftime hoopla celebrates Charter Week

February 13, 2019

With an image of Architecture Hall — the university's first library — in the background, Kay Logan-Peters, professor of libraries, delivers an N150 Nebraska Lecture at the Champion’s Club on Feb. 12. Nearly 300 attended the event, which featured a historic tour of campus architecture, spanning the university’s first building to the roots of the modern-day campus.

Logan-Peters takes 300 on historic tour

February 13, 2019

Some 7,000 fans packed the Coliseum to watch a 1936 basketball battle between the Huskers and visiting Kansas Jayhawks. The game, played in the Coliseum, was a battle for the Big Six Conference championship.

Huskers, KU battled for Big Six crown

February 13, 2019

Military cadets line up outside University Hall, the first building on campus, in this undated photo. The history of the first buildings on campus is the focus of the Feb. 12 Nebraska Lecture.

Charter Week continues with historic architecture tour

February 12, 2019

Students, faculty and staff listen to the panel discussion with Sen. Ben Sasse during a Charter Week event Feb. 11 at the Coliseum.

Nearly 600 attend conversation with Sen. Sasse

February 12, 2019

Governor's proclamation celebrates Charter Week

February 12, 2019

This aerial photo (circa-1926) shows the University of Nebraska as growth carried it outside of the original core of four city blocks.

Nebraska U in the Roaring '20s

February 12, 2019

A collaboration between Nebraska faculty and NET artists is creating a virtual reality version of University Hall, the first building on campus. The project has started with an exterior walk around and, in the future, will include a look at the building's interior.

Virtual reality project draws University Hall back to campus

February 11, 2019

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Justina Clark, director of undergraduate research, at jclark17@unl.edu.

Huskers, Sasse kick off Charter Week celebration

February 11, 2019

From the founding of the institution, Willa Cather's time on campus (pictured), and more recent moments, a new online timeline is offering an interactive tour through the history of the University of Nebraska.

Timeline curates Nebraska U's historic moments

February 11, 2019

Society & Culture

The Nebraska Lectures will expand to a year-long series in celebration of the university's 150th anniversary in 2019. The first lecture, on Jan. 23, will examine the history of the Nebraska Unicameral. Pictured is the charter that officially created the university on Feb. 15, 1869.

Charter? What charter?

February 11, 2019