March 30, 2007

Welcome Back Alumni — Join the Fun

Students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members can enjoy the fun and excitement of several big events as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources celebrates CASNR Week April 15-21.

CASNR Week Schedule All events are at the Nebraska East Union on UNL's East Campus unless otherwise noted.   April 15 — 5-6 p.m., CASNR Week Reception, hosted by Student Involvement; 5-9 p.m., CASNR Week Awards Banquet. April 16 — Noon-1 p.m., Club Adviser Luncheon. April 17 — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch on the Lawn, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. International Study Tour Poster Session; 5-7 p.m. Community Night. April 18 — Noon-1 p.m., Undergraduate TA Luncheon; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., International Study Tour Poster Session; 5-7 p.m. Love Memorial Hall Chili Feed, Love Hall. April 19 — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Blood Drive for the Community Blood Bank of Lancaster County; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., International Study Tour Poster Session; 5-8 p.m. Alpha Gamma Rho Barbecue, AGR fraternity, 1430 Idylwild, cost $5; 7-10 p.m., Burr Hall Bowl-A-Thon. April 20 — 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Earth Day Celebration, Nebraska Union on UNL's City Campus; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dairy Store 90th Anniversary Celebration and unveiling of the East Campus Visitors Center, UNL Dairy Store; 7 p.m. UNL Rodeo, Lancaster Event Center, tickets available at the door; following rodeo, UNL Rodeo Dance with Jim Rice and the Final Round Band, Lancaster Event Center. April 21 — 8:30 a.m., Little Ak-Sar-Ben, Animal Science Complex; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Backyard Barbecue, barbecue cook-off hosted by the Culinology Club with samples and prizes; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Burr Hall Bull Fry, East Campus Mall; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Burr Hall Car Show, East Campus Mall; 1 p.m. UNL Rodeo, Lancaster Event Center, tickets available at the door; 7 p.m. UNL Rodeo, Tough Enough to Wear Pink, Lancaster Event Center, tickets available at the door. April 22 — 2 p.m. UNL Rodeo, Lancaster Event Center, tickets available at the door.

"007 — License to Succeed" will be the theme for the 2007 week-long celebration on UNL's East Campus that will culminate with the UNL Rodeo Club's annual rodeo and the annual Burr Hall Bull Fry.

"CASNR Week is a great opportunity for the university community to come together and celebrate the endeavors of the college," said Adam Eickhoff, a junior diversified agricultural sciences major from Falls City, and publicity chair for CASNR Week. "This year it also will be more convenient for everyone, especially returning alumni, since we are combining it with the Rodeo Club activities, Little Ak-Sar-Ben and the Burr Hall Bull Fry. With more events in one day people can do all of the activities without having to come different days."

The week will kick off recognizing the college's accomplishments during the annual recognition banquet for students, parents and faculty from 5-9 p.m. April 15. The banquet will feature motivational speaker Dustin Clark of Texas.

The student-organized week also will feature Lunch on the Lawn April 17 with a community night from 5-7 later that day. Students and parents from Hartley, Huntington and Clinton elementary schools and the Ruth Staples Child Development Lab are welcome to attend community night, along with elementary age students of CASNR students, staff and faculty.

From 5-7 p.m. April 18 Love Memorial Hall will host a chili feed and from 5-8 p.m. April 19 Alpha Gamma Rho will host a barbecue.

An Earth Day celebration April 20 will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Nebraska Union on UNL's City Campus, while from 11-2 p.m. the UNL Dairy Store on East Campus will celebrate its 90th anniversary and the opening of the East Campus Visitors Center.

On April 21, Little Ak-Sar-Ben will be from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Animal Science Complex and the Burr Hall Bull Fry will be from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on the East Campus Mall. CASNR Week will conclude with UNL Rodeos April 20-22.

The April 21 evening rodeo performance will be dedicated to breast cancer awareness and is designated as "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" night. Contestants will be dressed in pink attire and the audience is encouraged to do the same. Pink wrist bands also will be for sale at the Nebraska East Union the week before the rodeo. In addition, $2 from every ticket sale and other donations made that night will be donated to breast cancer research.

Rodeo tickets for all shows are $10 for adults, $8 for college students with ID, $5 for children 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and under. Tickets are available at the door.

For more information about CASNR Week, contact Sue Voss, CASNR student development and events coordinator, at (402) 472-0609.

Sandi Alswager Karstens
IANR News Service