I must say, I am beyond proud of all our faculty and students for the amazing response to our Hyde and Kunzendorf lectures this season. This year was especially challenging for the committee to find excellent lecturers whose schedules matched ours. We know sometimes we need to be flexible to get the top internationally renowned presenters our students need and deserve. Occasionally that leaves us with a very tight lecturer schedule like this year’s with three presentations in 10 days. I fully suspected that attendance at these lectures would be impacted because of the timing, but to my delight, the college community came out to each scheduled lecture in great number, attending presentations within and outside their discipline. That shows not only what support we have for each other but also our collective desire for cross-disciplinary knowledge and growth. Your engagement with each speaker with your thought provoking questions and attentiveness could not have made me prouder to be your dean. I’m delighted to say I believe our college culture is rebounding stronger than ever. In fact, our last lecture at Richards Hall was bursting at the seams with standing room only left! Last Monday wrapped up our sponsored lecture season for the semester, let’s strive to keep this momentum going!

Warm regards,

-Sharon Kuska 

Study Abroad Meeting TODAY

The College of Architecture will be holding our Education Abroad informational meeting TODAY - MONDAY, November 14 - from Noon-1 pm in the Architecture Hall Gallery. If you are interested in participating in one of our education abroad opportunities in summer 2023, fall 2023 or spring 2024, please be certain to attend. 

Student Success Office Closed Wednesday, November 23

The Student Success Office will be closed on Wednesday, November 23. University Offices will be closed Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, for the holiday break.  

-Stephanie Kuenning

MEDIA CENTER & SHOP CORNER

The College of Architecture Media Center and Shop will be closed Tuesday, November 22, beginning at 5 pm and will remain closed until Monday, November 28, at 8am.

All equipment in the Media Center will be inoperable during this time, including the 24-hour print and laser cutter area - room 21.

-Matt Bukrey

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Eight students in the Master of Community and Regional Planning program presented their draft plan and research findings to approximately 50 participants in the Wellington Greens community meeting on November 6, 2022. The student team facilitated the Vision 2033 Focus Groups discussion, conducted interviews for homeowner association leaders, made practical recommendations for community sustainable development. The students learned more practical experiences through the community planning process. The service helped make better connections with our communities through serving the critical needs of the neighborhood. 



-Zhenghong Tang

ARCHITECTURE

On Friday, November 4, the Architecture Program was well represented at the 2022 AIA Nebraska + Central States Excellence in Design Gala. AIA-NE Honors and Awards were given to Kevin Baitey (M.Arch 2018) who received the AIA-NE Associates Award; Matthew Gulsvig (M.Arch 2011) received the AIA-NE Young Architect Award, UNL EVC and former College of Architecture Dean Katherine Ankerson received the AIA-NE Architectural Design | Education Award, and Patricia J. Birch (M.Arch 1983) received the AIA-NE Harry F. Cunningham Gold Medal.

Additionally, the FACT Design Build Studio Bemis LOW END project led by Professor Jeffrey L. Day won an AIA Central States Region Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

The FACT team honored for this award include: Justin DeFields, Maren Elnes, Craig Findlay, Robert Grebl, Seth Hadenfeldt, Qingyuan Han, Andrew Hicks, Monica Hughes, Audrey Lanik, Jiaji Li, Saray Martinez, Rachel Richter, Morgan Ronspies, Andrew Rose and Kristina Schneider.

Day was also awarded an Honor Award for his DVLP Basketball project for Unbuilt Architecture. He was given another award for his firm's furniture line "MOD," which won an Honor Award for Architectural Detail.

Please join me in congratulating our program's faculty, students and alumni!

Have a great week. -David Karle

FACULTY NEWS

Improving the quality of teaching through research and creative activity, the following 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. Please help us congratulate Jeffrey L. Day and Abigail Cochran for their recent accomplishments. More-

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Education Abroad Information Meeting

Date: Nov. 14

Time: 12-1pm

Place: Gallery



Career Conversation with Richard Griffin 

Date: Nov. 18

Time: 12-1pm

Place: Gallery



Build-Up Week

Date: Nov. 29-Dec. 2

Finals Reviews

Date: Dec. 5-9

Stage Mini Conference

Date: Dec. 9

Time: 2-4pm

Place: East Campus Union

Final Exams

Dec. 12-16

UNL Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Date: Dec. 16

UNL Undergraduate Ceremony

Date: Dec. 17

MENTOR CALENDAR

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