Sensory room reopens next week
McGoogan Health Sciences Library’s sensory room will reopen next week, Nov. 14-18. Developed in response to a Student Senate proposal, the sensory room is a place for library users to explore all five senses.
Located in WH classroom 6032, the room is open to students and the campus community.
Visitors can engage the senses through art supplies, floor pillows, a variety of soothing lights, online visual experiences, kinetic sand, scratch-and-sniff stickers and various snacks. Sensory room users are encouraged to adjust lights and white noise machines to their comfort levels.
Graduate Student Association joins clean water challenge
In an initiative to strengthen ties to the community and increase UNMC graduate student involvement in environmental stewardship, the UNMC Graduate Student Association participated in the Keep Omaha Beautiful clean water challenge. As part of the Only Rain Down the Storm Drain program, the challenge cared for storm drain inlets around UNMC and neighboring communities.
Volunteers set a goal to mark 1,000 storm drains with “No Dumping” decals and distribute 2,000 educational door hangers to the Omaha community. They surpassed that goal, with a total of 1,338 marked storm drains and 2,082 door hangers distributed in September and October.
The association won the water challenge for the most storm drains marked for groups of 10 people or less with 143 total storm drains.
The GSA outreach chair Wafaa Aldhafiri, who coordinated the initiative, said, “We are very happy that we got to play a vital role in empowering Omaha neighbors to help prevent stormwater pollution. The 2022 Clean Waters Challenge was a complete success, and we aim continue to participate in volunteering initiative for our community.”
Free UNO basketball tickets
UNMC faculty and staff can receive up to six complimentary tickets to the University of Nebraska at Omaha men’s basketball game versus Idaho on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2:05 p.m.
Use a printed copy of the above graphic to claim the tickets at the Baxter Arena box office or online at omavs.com/tix using promo code “STAFF22”. Fans are urged to claim the offer at the box office prior to game day.
Discount offered for ‘Harry Potter’ at Omaha Symphony
The Omaha Symphony is offering a discount to members of the UNMC community for ”Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 27.
The story marks Year Five at Hogwarts, when Harry Potter must discover the secret of his terrible nightmares. The fifth film in the Harry Potter film series will be shown in high definition on the Holland Center big screen, while the film’s score is performed live-to-picture.
The promotional code “UNMC23” offers a 20% discount to the show. The discount is valid for available seats in price levels 2-4. After a preferred show date is selected, the option “Get Tickets” will appear. Apply the promo code in the upper right-hand portion of the performance page. Prices automatically will adjust to reflect the discount. When viewing seats in a chosen section, click the “Legend” button on the right-hand side to view the seats for which the code applies (only valid on price levels 2-4).
UNMC is a sponsor of the current season of the Movie Music series.
For a complete listing of symphony shows, go to the symphony’s website. To order tickets, go to Ticket Omaha, stop by in person or call 402-345-0606.