Donations sought for international ‘household goods’ sale.
Donations are being sought from the UNMC community for an international student “household goods” sale to be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Sept. 5 at the warehouse at 3851 Leavenworth St., across from the Center for Successful Aging. The sale is designed to help new international students inexpensively set up their new apartments or houses as they begin their UNMC career. Organizers are looking for furniture, lamps, dishes, glasses and other household items. Donations can be dropped off at the rear entrance of the warehouse between 7 and 8 a.m. Sept. 2, 3 and 4, or between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2 and 3. The sale is part of a series of orientation events for international students, and proceeds from the sale will go to the Graduate Student Association. An earlier sale in August raised $400 for the GSA and helped 12 new international students furnish their new residences.
Transdisciplinary event set for Sept. 15 at University of Nebraska at Kearney
The University of Nebraska’s Rural Futures Institute and Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute are teaming up to host the next “Transdisciplinary Conversations” event. This event will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Alumni House (2222 9th Ave.) on the UNK campus. It is free and open to the public. Light food and drinks will be served. Please register here by Sept. 11 to reserve a spot. University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D., will deliver opening remarks. These transdisciplinary discussions bring together scientists, students, extension educators, business leaders, policymakers, farmers and others, allowing them to gather informally and make cross-disciplinary connections they might not otherwise make.
Blackstone District welcomes UNMC community
UNMC employees, students and their families are invited to two upcoming Blackstone District events.
- The first is an outdoor food truck brunch on Labor Day weekend, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6. Trucks will be parked along Farnam Street, giving customers an urban brunch experience. For more information click here.
- The second is the Blackstone Farnam Festival, which returns on Saturday, Sept. 12, headlined by Digital Leather and M34N STR33T. The free festival also features indie rock band Oquoa, surf rock band Huge Effing Waves and producer/DJ Kethro. The festival, held on 40th Street between Farnam and Dodge Streets, will include beer, wine and food vendors, and booths run by neighborhood businesses. The event is sponsored in part by UNMC. For more information click here.
Volunteer Services hosts book sale next week
Volunteer Services is hosting its semiannual book sale from Sept. 2-4 in the west atrium on the first floor of Durham Outpatient Center (DOC). The sale will run from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Proceeds from the book sale are used to support ongoing special projects for patients, including red nose clowns supplies, hospitality cart supplies, DVDs and other special requests.