Join us in celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, taking place from April 6-10, 2025. This special week provides an opportunity for us to express gratitude and recognition to the diverse community of over 4,000 graduate and professional students who enrich the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in countless ways.
GRADitude
Submissions due by April 1st
Our graduate and professional students significantly enrich the fabric of the university, state, and global community with their exceptional research, dedicated service, invaluable mentorship and inspiring leadership. We invite members of the UNL community to express their gratitude and recognition for these contributions by submitting a thank-you message. Let’s celebrate and appreciate the remarkable impact of our graduate and professional students within the Husker community.
Co-sponsored by ISSO and GSA
Headshot Happy Hour
Monday, April 6th, 2:30-5:00 pm
Location: Louise Pound Hall, Atrium
Registration: https://go.unl.edu/headshothappyhour
Enjoy mocktails and network with other graduate and professional students as you wait to have your headshot taken.
If you need some professional clothes, head to the Career Closet in the College of Business (HLH 102) or the Lavender Closet in the Nebraska Union, Room 346. The Career Closet provides clean, gently used professional dress items for ALL University of Nebraska–Lincoln students for FREE to allow them to put their best foot forward. The Lavender Closet provides UNL students with free and discreet access to identity affirming clothing and accessories.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Research and Innovation and the Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Student Research Days
Tuesday, April 7th, 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Centennial Room, Nebraska Union
No registration is required to attend.
Attend the annual Student Research Days Poster Sessions and Creative Exhibitions. This is a great opportunity to view the graduate and professional student research or creative work that’s happening at UNL. April 7 displays will feature engineering and physical science presentations.
Grad and Professional Student Day at Husker Baseball
Tuesday, April 7th, 6:00 pm
Location: Hawks Field at Haymarket Stadium
Tickets are free but registration is required.
Celebrate graduate and professional student night at a local Huskers baseball game. Entry is free, but registration is required.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Research and Innovation and the Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Student Research Days
Wednesday, April 8th, 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Centennial Room, Nebraska Union
No registration is required to attend.
Attend the annual Student Research Days Poster Sessions and Creative Exhibitions. This is a great opportunity to view the graduate and professional student research or creative work that’s happening at UNL. April 8 displays will feature arts and humanities, education, business, social sciences, and life sciences presentations.
Ice Cream with the Dean
Thursday, April 9th, 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Dairy Store, East campus
No registration required.
Graduate and Professional students are invited for complimentary ice cream and a chance to visit with Dean Debra A. Hope.
Student Research Slam
Thursday, April 9th, 11:30-1:00 pm
Location: Wick Alumni Center
Tickets are free but registration is required.
The Student Research Days Slam is a campus-wide contest in which graduate, undergraduate students and post-docs from ALL DISCIPLINES are challenged to communicate their work in short, dynamic, engaging presentations, with a winner to be decided by the audience. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the Slam competition will follow noon–1 p.m. in the Wick Alumni Center. Reserve a seat in the audience. Cheer on the Slammers, and then it’s up to you to decide who gave the most compelling presentation and deserves to be crowned Supreme Slammer. There is no registration fee, but space is limited!
Graduate and Professional Student Lunch
Friday, April 10th, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Location: Cather Dining Center/East Campus Dining Center
Registration is required:
https://go.unl.edu/gradprofstudentlunch
Graduate and professional students are invited to enjoy a complimentary meal at Cather Dining Hall or East Campus Dining Hall anytime between 11:00 am-1:00 pm. Students that wish to invite their faculty mentor can include their information on the registration form.
