Fall 2025 Graduate Student Welcome Events
Fall 2025 Graduate Student Welcome on City Campus
Date: August. 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Seaton Hall Courtyard
For more information click here.
Fall 2025 Graduate Student Welcome on East Campus
Date: September 4, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Nebraska East Union: Great Plains Room
For more information click here.
Red Talks
Red Talks are virtual webinars hosted by the Office of Graduate Studies to help graduate students learn about campus resources and support services.
Red Talks: Navigating Housing with UBT
Date: June 4, 2025
Time: 9am – 10am CST
Location: Zoom
Register Here!
Red Talks: New Graduate Student Q&A
Date: June 24, 2025
Time: 10am – 11am CST
Location: Zoom
Register Here!
Red Talks: New Graduate Student Q&A
Date: July 31, 2025
Time: 2pm – 3pm CST
Location: Zoom
Register Here!
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 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Louise Pound Hall
Pre-Arrival Webinars
June 11, 2025: Transcript Requirement, Course Registration, Funding, Visa/Immigration, Arrival, New Student Health Requirement, Health Insurance; Q&A With Students
July 9, 2025: transcript requirement, course registration, funding, visa/immigration, arrival, banking; Q&A with students
University Wide Events
Chancellor's BBQ
Date: August. 22, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
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Husker Mania
Date: August 22, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Mabel Lee Fields
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Well-being Fest
Date: August 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union: Meier Commons
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Farmers Market
(Fun for the whole family!)
Date: May 3, 2025 – October 11, 2025 (Saturdays)
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (rain or shine)
Location: Haymarket (7th and P Street)
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Party at the Union
Date: August 23, 2025
Time: 9:00 pm – 11:55 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
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Big Red Welcome Street Festival
Date: August 24, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Memorial Stadium (Loop, 14th & Vine Streets)
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Nvolvement Fair on City Campus
Date: August 27, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union: Meier Commons
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Nvolvement Fair on East Campus
Date: August 28, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Nebraska East Union: Great Plains Room
For more information click here.
Important Dates
Fall 2025
August 21: Graduate Student Welcome
August 25: Fall Semester Begins
September 1: Labor Day (Student & Staff Holiday – UNL Offices Closed)
September 2: Last Day to Drop a Class
October 1: Last Day to Submit Transcripts to Office of Graduate Studies
October 20-21: Fall Semester Break
November 26: Student Holiday
November 27-20: Thanksgiving Vacation
December 12: Last Day of Classes
December 25-January 4: Holiday Closedown
