On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the Bob Devaney Sports Center, incoming first-year students participated in Husker Dialogues, a diversity and inclusion event facilitated by more than 370 faculty, staff, and student conversation guides.
Husker Dialogues is designed to introduce first-year students to tools they can use to engage in meaningful conversations to help create an inclusive Husker community.
After participation in the event:
- 90% of participating students agreed the student stories increased their awareness of diversity in the campus community.
- 90.9% of participating students agreed that learning about diversity and inclusion is important in their university experience.
- 85.7% of participating students felt more confident in discussing diversity and inclusion issues.
Husker Dialogues Event Surveys, 2017
I thought I was an open-minded person, but Husker Dialogues made me realize that I need to open my mind ever wider about my actions and thoughts towards others’ cultures and races. I, along with many students I spoke with, want to make UNL a safe environment… and it all starts by acting and making the first move.
I came away from that night with a want to contribute more to speaking up for the issues I believe in. I tend to look at a problem, be angry with it, and then hope that when I notice it again someone would have fixed it by then. I need to stop overlooking these things, in hopes someone else will have the courage to do it.
I just opened up about a lot of things that I’ve never really talked about out loud. It showed me how fun and liberating it can be to talk about diversity and embrace each others’ differences.comments from university of Nebraska-Lincoln Students
Husker Dialogues Cards
Husker Dialogues card decks are available to faculty, staff and students. The questions and prompts on each card are intended to stimulate dialogue that provides an opportunity that makes discussing these issues increasingly less difficult.
Sample guides with activities to help facilitate conversations in a group setting are available. If you are interested in obtaining additional decks of the Husker Dialogues cards, please email studentaffairs@unl.edu.
| Event Date & Time | Event Name | Department/Organization Sponsoring | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 2 p.m. | JGMC Open House | UPC & Cultural Ambassadors | Nebraska Union Greenspace |
| Thursday, Aug. 24 at 5:30 p.m. | LGBTQA+ Welcome Back Picnic | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Nebraska Union, Regency Suite |
| Saturday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. | International Festival | UPC & Cultural Ambassadors | Nebraska Union Greenspace |
| Sunday, Aug. 27 from 3-5 p.m. | OASIS Kickoff | OASIS | Nebraska Union Plaza |
| Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 5:30 p.m. | Christianity & Queerness | LGBTQA+ Resource Center, The Lutheran Center | JGMC, Unity Room |
| Thursday, Sept. 7 at 4:30 p.m. | Faculty/Staff Mixer with Diverse Students | OASIS | Nebraska Union, Heritage Room |
| Thursday, Sept. 7 from 12-2 p.m. | OASIS Male Initiative | OASIS | Nebraska Union, Georgian Suite |
| Friday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. | LGBTQA+ Graduate and Non Traditional Student Social | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | LGBTQA+ Resource Center |
| Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. | Multicultural Greek Stroll Off | OASIS | Nebraska Union, Centennial Room |
| Thursday, Sept. 14 from 5-9 p.m. | Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: Fiesta on the Green | OASIS | Nebraska Union Plaza |
| Thursday, Sept. 14 from 3-6 p.m. | LGBTQA+ Resource Center and Women's Center Open House | LGBTQA+ Resource Center & Women's Center | Nebraska Union 340 & 346 |
| Monday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. | Robyn Ochs: Embracing Complex Identities | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Willa Cather Dining Complex, Red Cloud Room |
| Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. | Dish It Up! Late Night: Gender, Race and Sexuality with APU and ASA | OASIS, LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Nebraska Union, Colonial Room |
| Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Inclusive Spaces Workshop | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Nebraska Union, Green Room (Inside Student Involvement) |
| Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. | Alumni Reading: Nick White & Devin Murphy | English Department | Great Plains Art Museum |
| Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 12 p.m. | Reading & Discussion with Morgan Jerkins | English Department | Andrews Hall, Bailey Library |
| Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. | Dance-Walking Huskers | Ethnic Studies & English Departments | Nebraska Union Plaza |
| Thursday, Oct. 12 at 3:30 p.m. | SJ Sindu, Author of A Marriage of a Thousand Lies | LGBTQA+ Resource Center, English Department | Andrews Hall, Bailey Library |
| Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. | Carlotta Walls - Member of the Little Rock Nine | UPC | Nebraska Union, Auditorium |
| Friday, Oct. 13 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. | SJ Sindu Greet & Meet | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | LGBTQA+ Resource Center |
| Friday, Oct. 13 at 12 p.m. | Ethics Brown Bag Panel on Addressing Anti-Trans Violence | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Nebraska Union, Colonial Room |
| Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. | Late Night Dish It Up | OASIS | Nebraska Union, Colonial Room |
| Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. | SJ Sindu Reading & Book Signing | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Indigo Bridge Books (701 P St.) |
| Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. | SJ Sindu Reading & Book Signing | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Indigo Bridge Books (701 P St.) |
| Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. | Poet Twyla Hansen | English Department | Andrews Hall, Bailey Library |
| Thursday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. | 15th Annual LGBTQA+ History Month Dinner | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | The Cornhusker Marriott Grand Ballroom |
| Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 1:30-2:15 p.m. | UnBoxing: Beyond Labels, We Have a Lot in Common | Ethnic Studies & English Departments | Nebraska Union, Ballroom |
| Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. | Poetry Slam featuring Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib | English Department | Nebraska Union, Auditorium |
| Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. | Night of the Living Drag Show! | LGBTQA+ Resource Center | Nebraska Union, Centennial Room |
| Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Raising Race Questions in School: Toward Wholeness of Self and Community | College of Education and Human Sciences | Henzlik Auditorium |
| Monday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. | Nasty Women Poets: A Reading by Contributors to the Anthology | English Department | Andrews Hall, Bailey Library |
| Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 12 p.m. | Native American Leadership Symposium | OASIS | JGMC, OASIS Lounge |
| Thursday, Nov. 2 at TBA | Kevin Hines – Suicide Survivor & Activist | UPC | Nebraska Union, Auditorium |
| Thursday, Nov. 2 at TBA | Dia de los Muertos | OASIS | TBA |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 at TBA | Native American Heritage Month: Dream Catcher Workshop | OASIS | JGMC, Unity Room |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 12 p.m. | Latino Leadership Symposium | OASIS | JGMC, OASIS Student Lounge |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 at TBA | Native American Heritage Month: Cherokee Basket Weaving Workshop | OASIS | JGMC, Unity Room |
| Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 12 p.m. | Black Leadership Symposium | OASIS | JGMC, OASIS Lounge |
| Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 12 p.m. | Asian American Leadership Symposium | OASIS | JGMC, OASIS Student Lounge |
| Monday, Dec. 4 at 3-5 p.m. | Jazz Cafe | OASIS | JGMC, Unity Room |
| Every Tuesday at Noon | Dish It Up | OASIS/JGMC | JGMC, OASIS Student Lounge |
| first friday of every month at noon | Lunch & Learn | OASIS/JGMC | JGMC, OASIS Student Lounge |
| Mondays 2:30-3:30 p.m. & Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Coffee Talks: Conversations Between International & Domestic Students | Student Involvement | Nebraska Union, Raised Area Across from Subway |