As college faculty, staff and student leaders, we are continually seeking or creating professional development and networking opportunities to expand our and your horizons, giving you the best education we can during your tenure here. Please make sure to take advantage of these opportunities when they present themselves. We have a host of events planned this year including lunch and learns, workshops, lectures, etc. Since COVID, there has been a noted drop in participation at these events as many have become accustomed to attending these sessions via Zoom. While Zoom is a nice option when you can’t be there in person, there is no substitute for the benefits you get from making those personal connections with your peers and with professionals by physically attending these events. After all some of the connections you make at these events may well lead to internship and job offers. Your college years are filled with opportunities, make the most of them. 

-Sharon Kuska

Spring 2023 Class Registration

Spring advising season is here! All students are able to view both the 2023 January Pre Session and Regular Spring Semester Class Schedule in MYRED. This means you can put classes in your shopping cart, but please note that priority registration does not begin until October 24. Ultimately, please make an advising appointment to meet with your assigned academic advisor BEFORE October 24! 

Academic Advising Appointments Reminder

Please remember that if you are unable to attend a scheduled appointment with your advisor to either cancel the appointment in MyPlan or to email your advisor to let them know, so that other students may take advantage of that appointment time slot. This is especially important as we are advising for priority registration right now and advising appointment time slots are being taken up quickly.

Pass / No Pass

The last day to change a full-length Regular Academic Session course registration to or from “Pass/No Pass” is Friday, October 14. 

A few things you should know about Pass/No Pass include:

·NEVER change a class to Pass/No Pass without checking with your advisor first.

·DSGN/ARCH/IDES/LARC courses are all REQUIRED to have a letter grade. Taking these subjects as Pass/No Pass is NOT an option. And all of these courses must be completed with a C or better.

·Required electives are all REQUIRED to have a letter grade. These include courses like MATH, ENGL, COMM, HORT and Natural Science electives. Taking these subjects as Pass/No Pass is NOT an option. Additionally, these courses must be completed with a C or better.

·Some (ACE) electives (6, 8 and 9) may be taken as Pass/No Pass, but please consult with your advisor first.

-Stephanie Kuenning

RECRUITMENT CORNER

Know a high school student interested in design? Encourage them to explore where a career in design & planning will take them. Send them this link for more information.

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Our newest Community and Regional Planning faculty member, Abigail Cochran, leads a new project to address food security planning for the Southeast Nebraska region. This project aims to develop a food security planning conceptual report for the Southeast Nebraska region. Students in the Community and Regional Planning Program participated in the strategic food system financing plan stakeholder forum on September 28-29, 2022. The project will provide scientific data, regional economic analysis and professional recommendations for businesses, community stakeholders, elected officials and/or local units of government to strengthen local or regional food security. The collaborative project involves the regional and national partners - Council of Development Finance Agencies, New Venture Advisors, and Southeast Nebraska Development District.

-Zhenghong Tang

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

We are now officially mid semester! I have seen great progress being made, lots of good works finished, and I can’t wait to see the outcome in a few weeks’ time! Meanwhile, I am excited to update you regarding some of the research work going on from my side.

Recently, we have started a project that will investigate the quantifiable economic performance as well as other metrics of an urban wetland park in a dense urban setting in China. This project is in partnership with Turenscape, a renowned, award-winning landscape architecture office which specializes in planning and design sponge-city parks. Over the next year, survey, data collection as well as data analysis will be performed to analyze and understand how certain components of the park are creating values for the city and its users. More-

ARCHITECTURE

I am excited to share that Michael Harpster and Matt Miller were hired as assistant professors of practice in the Architecture Program this semester. Both have taught previously in the program at various levels and worked professionally for several years. Harpster is teaching Arch210 and DSGN410 this semester, and Miller is teaching Arch210 and Arch5/610. Please join me in welcoming them as full-time faculty in our program.

“The first few weeks of the fall semester have included a flurry of activities, including initial partner meetings and a site visit to Indian Cave State Park for DSGN 410 and a collective P1 project review in ARCH 211,” said Harpster. “The engagement, curiosity and excitement students have shown during this time has served to reignite my own passion for architectural design and instruction.” 

“I am thrilled to join the UNL faculty and staff this year as an assistant professor. I am enjoying continuing my role teaching second-year studio, as well as a graduate studio. I look forward to another great semester and seeing all the work coming out of the college!” said Miller.

Have a great week! -David Karle

STUDENT/FACULTY NEWS

The College of Architecture is hosting the SAY IT LOUD traveling exhibition from October 11-15 on the UNL Campus near the Willa Cather Dining Complex.

RDG designers, in partnership with McCarthy, transformed a 20-foot shipping container into a “Diverse Designers Library” exhibit that showcases the work, quotes and video interviews of 45 designers. 

Students Olena Yarmolyuk and Morgan Davis and 24 UNL alumni are among the featured. 

The UNL campus exhibit will be open the following dates and times:

Tuesday, October, 11 8-10 am, 12 pm-4 pm

Wednesday, October 12, 8 am-12 pm

Thursday, October 13,  10 am-4 pm

Friday, October 14,  8 am-12 pm, 2 pm-4 pm

Saturday, October 15,   8 am-12 pm

For more information visit this link. 

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!

Gensler Student Design Exchange 

Date: Oct. 3-31

Free Registration

SAY IT LOUD Exhibition

Date: Oct. 11-15 

Time: Varies

Place: Willa Cather Dining Complex

AIAS Lunch & Learn

Alumnus Davielle Philips presents "The Business of Architecture"

Date: Oct. 12

Time: Noon

Place: East Gallery

USGBC Nebraska Women in Green

Date: Oct. 13  

Time: 5 pm

Place: Saro Cider

Register here

Fall Break

Date: Oct. 17-18

Navigate leadership Workshop in STEM

Date: Oct. 21-23 

Time: 9am

Place: Willa Cather Dining Complex

Register here

Hyde Lecture - Christopher Martin- a Kunzendorf co-sponsored lecture

Date: Oct. 28

Time: 4 pm

Place: Swanson Auditorium- Union

Hyde Lecture -Matthew Kreilich & Matt Wallace an AIA -co-sponsored lecture

Date: Nov. 4

Time: 4 pm

Richards Hall, Rm 15

Hyde Lecture - Jan Knikker

MVRDV

Date: Nov. 7

Time: 4 pm

Richards Hall, Rm 15

Rick Griffin Lunch & Learn

Date: Nov. 18

Time: 12-1pm

Place:

TBA



Build-Up Week

Date: Nov. 29-Dec. 2

Finals Reviews

Date: Dec. 5-9

Final Exams

Dec. 12-16

UNL Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Date: Dec. 16

UNL Undergraduate Ceremony

Date: Dec. 17

MENTOR CALENDAR

Bowling with Eli and Sean

Date: Oct. 21

Time: 6 pm

Place:

Nebraska East Union

Coffee In the Haymarket with Abby, Kayla and Dana

Date: Nov. 3

Time: 5 pm

Place:

The Coffee Mill and Tea

Snack and Study Night with Sarah and Josh

Date: Dec. 1

Time: 6:30 pm

Place:

Architecture Hall

Hyde Lecture - Martha Schwartz

Date: Jan. 23

Time: 4 pm

Place: Swanson Auditorium or Lied Center TBD

Omaha By Design Project 2022 Symposium Panel

Date: Feb. 9

Time: 6-8 pm

Place: Omaha By Design

Hyde Lecture - Nisha Botchwey

Date: March 3

Time: 4 pm

Place: Richards Hall, Room 15 - Tentative

Hyde Lecture -Rana Abudayyeh

Date: Apr. 7

Time: 4pm

Place: Richards Hall, Room 15 -Tentative

Build-Up Week

Date: May 1-5

Finals Reviews

Date: May 8-12

Final Exams

Date: May 15–19

UNL Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Date: May 19

College of Architecture Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Date: May 19

Time: 6 pm

Place:

Kimball Recital Hall

(Tentative)

UNL Undergraduate Ceremony

Date: May 20