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AUGUST 2011 | Vol. 2, No. 7

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AUG. 22-25: WELCOME WEEK — Welcoming back students for the 2011-12 school year.

SEPT. 12: UNO CHANCELLOR'S SCHOLARSHIP SWING — Our biggest fundaiser of the year.

OCT. 1: HOMECOMING — An 80-year tradition with a twist: hockey and free food for the first 400 fans!

See more in our Events Calendar.

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From This Day in UNO History

Aug. 12, 1966
TIME dubs '63 grad James Kasler top Vietnam ace — 4 days after he was shot down. He spent almost 7 years in captivity.

Aug. 18, 1978
Former OU baseball player Bruce Benedict makes major league debut with Atlanta Braves — on his 23rd birthday.

Aug. 24, 1999
Women's soccer debuts as varsity sport, lose 14-0 to Nebraska.

GradMed short-term medical insurance provides protection from major expenses associated with an accident or illness — an ideal product for new grads and alumni between jobs. UNO graduates are offered that and other insurance protection — See more.

Join us April 21-29, 2012, for "Tulip Time," a trip to Holland during the World Horticultural Expo. See more at Alumni Travel.

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Join us for Homecoming 2011 — Oct. 1

UNO Homecoming turns 80 this year, but it comes with a first-ever twist in 2011 — a hockey game.

The ever-popular annual event is set for Saturday, Oct. 1, and centers around UNO’s hockey game against the University of British Columbia at CenturyLink Center.

Get details today!

UNO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Swinging for scholarships

The UNO Alumni Association on Sept. 12 will host one of Omaha's best-run and most successful golf fundraisers — the UNO Chancellor's Scholarship Swing. Join us as a sponsor or foursome!

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UNIVERSITY NEWS

Freebies, fun planed for Welcome Week 2011

Free food, live music, outdoor activities, giveaways and tons of fun are on tap for Welcome Week 2011. About 12,000 students, faculty and staf are expected to participate in the week-long kick-off to the fall semester.
See more.

More University News
Theatre presenting 'All in the Mind' Aug. 18-20

Mavride continues with free bus passes

Freshman convocation planned for Aug. 26

Painting focus of Art Gallery's first exhibition

UNO ATHLETICS

Benefit game to feature
ex-Mav Ellis, NHLers and others

Former Mavs and NHL players Dan Ellis (left) and Scott Parse will join other professional hockey players competing in an Aug. 28 game benefiting the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Roster spots are open to the general public for $1,000. See more.

Other news

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Mavs earn 1-1 tie with Creighton

VOLLEYBALL: First D-I season starts at Bradley

MEN'S SOCCER: Inaugural game set for Aug. 26 at UMKC

UNO Athletics seeking compliance help

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MEN'S TENNIS | WOMEN'S TENNIS