Welcome Events
Fall 2026 Graduate Student Welcome Events
New Graduate and Professional Student Q&A's
OGS is hosting short Q&A sessions for new graduate and professional students to ask questions and get prepared before arriving on campus.
Date: June 4, 2026
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom (Registration Required)
RSVP: https://go.unl.edu/newgrad_6-4-2026
Date: June 30, 2026
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom (Registration Required)
RSVP: https://go.unl.edu/newgrad_6-30-2026
Date: July 27, 2026
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom (Registration Required)
RSVP: https://go.unl.edu/newgrad_7-27-2026
International Graduate Student Events
Individual links will be sent for RSVPs. If you have further questions, please email isso@unl.edu or visit https://global.unl.edu/isso/.
International Graduate Student Orientation
Date: August 14, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Louise Pound Hall
Pre-Arrival Webinars
Link to RSVP will be emailed to admitted students one week prior to each webinar.
June 10, 2026, 8:00 – 10:00 AM: Transcript Requirement, Course Registration, Funding, Visa/Immigration, Arrival, New Student Health Requirement, Health Insurance, and Q&A With Students
July 8, 2026, 8:00 – 10:00 AM: Transcript Requirement, Course Registration, Funding, Visa/Immigration, Arrival, Banking; Q&A with Students, and Housing
University Wide Events
University Wide Events
Farmers Market (Fun for the Whole Family!)
Date: May 2, 2026 – October 10, 2026 (Saturdays)
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Rain or Shine)
Location: Haymarket (7th and P Street)
For more information click here.
Party at the Union
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
For more information click here.
Big Red Welcome Street Festival
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
For more information click here.
Important Dates
Fall 2026
- August 24: Fall Semester Begins
- August 31: Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
- September 4: Last Day to Drop a Class
- September 7: Labor Day (Student & Staff Holiday – UNL Offices Closed)
- October 1: Last Day to Submit Transcripts to Office of Graduate Studies
- October 19–20: Fall Semester Break
- November 25: Student Holiday
- November 26-29: Thanksgiving Vacation
- December 12: Last Day of Classes
- December 24–January 3: Holiday Closedown
Spring 2027
- January 4: Spring Semester Begins
- January 18: Martin Luther King Day (Student & Staff Holiday – UNL Offices Closed)
- January 19: Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
- January 22: Last Day to Drop a Class
- February 1: Last Day to Submit Transcripts to Office of Graduate Studies
- March 14–21: Spring Vacation (UNL Offices Open)
- May 1: Last day of Classes
