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College of Architecture Student Organizations
The College of Architecture has several student organizations that you may want to get involved with. These organizations are a great way to meet new students, make friends and expand your major-related knowledge/experience beyond the classroom. You can find a complete list of College of Architecture student organizations here.
 
University-wide Student Organizations
UNL has hundreds of different student organizations that you can get involved with, beyond just the ones offered by the College of Architecture. Organizations range from student government to service to hobbies, such as juggling or chess. You can search for different university organizations to get involved with here:

Intramural Sports
If you like to play sports and be active, but aren’t on an official UNL team, you can get involved with intramural sports. UNL has several intramurals to get involved with from volleyball to broomball to softball. You can find information about the university’s intramurals and how to get involved here.
Husker Email
 
Students – a quick reminder that your @huskers.unl.edu is the way we will officially communicate with you. All communications from the college will go to your @huskers.unl.edu email account.
 
Using this email account will ensure that you never miss important College of Architecture communications and will be connected to your MyRED and Canvas accounts. Additionally, you’ll use it to access university library services and software — like Adobe Creative Cloud, Autodesk products, Office 365 and more.
 
Helpful resources for setting up your @huskers.unl.edu email on your devices are here OR reach out to your academic advisor, and we’ll help you get it set up!
Dropping a Class Reminder
 
The tuition refund schedule is listed below:
The last day to drop and received a 75% refund is Friday, September 3rd
The last day to drop and received a 50% refund is Friday, September 10th
The last day to drop and receive a 25% refund is Friday, September 17th
 
Keep in mind that dropping/adding courses can impact your graduation or full-time status. If you have a question about dropping/adding courses PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR!
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Emerging from the pandemic and entering the Anthropocene Age, it is a time of reconsideration for cities. Baren, car driven, segregated use is not the path to a sustainable city. Our relationship with nature is one of the aspects that needs to be at the heart of the new sustainable city. Reading my recent LAF August newsletter it cited LAF Board Member Kate Orff poignantly stating in her recent New Yorker profile "There’s no more natural nature. Now it’s a matter of design.” They went on to assert “This is perhaps the defining concept for landscape architects in the 21st century and the Anthropocene Age.” More-
COMMUNITY & REGIONAL PLANNING
I’m excited to share the College of Architecture and the Southeast Nebraska Development District (SENDD) are partnering with local community members on a downtown revitalization plan for David City. Last week, planning students began working on the downtown revitalization plan with a trip to David City for a community meeting and tour of the area. David City community members were asked to take a survey to help UNL students better understand the needs of the downtown area and community concerns. More-
FACULTY NEWS
Improving the quality of teaching through research and creative activity, these faculty members have sought to enrich the student experience and make a mark on the trajectory of the professions and our communities with their scholarly endeavors. Click here for the full list of faculty updates and news.  
STUDENT & FACULTY COMPETITIONS
Check out the new competition and scholarship opportunities on our website or here on Canvas.

Note: Due to the numerous opportunities available, we are listing all content on our website. See links listed above for more details.
INTERNSHIPS, JOBS & MORE
Check out the College of Architecture website for new internship and job opportunities. 

Plus, University of Nebraska Career Services encourages you to view a few of their new Full-Time job postings at Handshake. Check them out!
Date: Sept 9
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Swanson Auditorium

Date: Sept 14, 2021, Time:3:30-5pm
Location: Nebraska Union (Platte River Room)

Date: Sept 24
Time: 4 pm
Zoom Link
(Link active day of event.)

Homecoming & Multi-Cultural Homecoming
Date: Sept 27-Oct 2

Date: Oct. 22
Time: 4 pm
Zoom Link
(Link active day of event.)

Date: Oct 29
Time: 8 am–3:30 pm
Location: Architecture Hall

20XX ARCHITECTURE SYMPOSIUM - Architectural Education & COVID 19
Date: Nov 11
Time: 1 -4 pm
Architecture Hall Gallery & Zoom Link Option.

Date: Nov 12
Time: 4 pm
Location: Richards Hall, Room 15

Final Reviews
Dates: Dec 6-10

Finals
Dates: Dec 13-17

Graduate Commencement
Dec 17

Undergraduate Commencement
Dec 18

Date: M-F until end of year
Time: 10-4pm
Date: Jan. 28 
Time: 4 pm

Date: Feb. 18
Time: 4 pm
Zoom Link
(Link active day of event.)

Date: Apr. 1
Time: 4 pm
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