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<p>Construction on Agriculture Hall began in June of 1904, and was completed and accepted by Board of Regents, May 29 1905. The building dedication took place on Jan. 16, 1906.The Building Committee of the Board of Regents indicated that \...the large building for school purposes be located so that the south east corner thereof will be in line with the south side of the experiment station building.\"</p><p>Planned as a classroom building <p>Construction on Agriculture Hall began in June of 1904, and was completed and accepted by Board of Regents, May 29 1905. The building dedication took place on Jan. 16, 1906.The Building Committee of the Board of Regents indicated that "...the large building for school purposes be located so that the south east corner thereof will be in line with the south side of the experiment station building."</p>
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<p>Planned as a classroom building, the new Agriculture Hall also housed the library materials formerly housed in the Agriculture Experiment Station building. Library materials remained in Agriculture Hall until the construction of CY Thompson Library in the early 1960’s.</p><p>Agriculture Hall is constructed of Omaha grey pressed brick, limestone and terra cotta trimmings, with a slate roof. It was design by Ferdinand Fiske, an important early Lincoln architect. Fiske also designed the Women’s Building, later called Home Economics, situated immediately north of Ag Hall.</p><p>Agriculture Hall remains mostly unchanged since its construction 100 years ago. It is home to the administrative offices of the Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources.</p>
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<p>Recently-renovated Bessey Hall contains state-of-the-art laboratory, computer, and field research equipment available for student use. The Department of Geosciences occupies the top two floors of the building.</p><p>The lower level of Bessey hall houses the UNL Geology Library collection, which contains journals, books, maps, reports and reference materials relating to all aspects of Earth Sciences. The collection includes over 45,000 volumes and nearly 500 current journal subscriptions. The Geology Library is a repository for United States Geologic Survey maps and houses over 85,000 sheets.</p><p>Bessey Hall also contains a \wet flume\" room with a simulated stream for geology departments <p>Recently-renovated Bessey Hall contains state-of-the-art laboratory, computer, and field research equipment available for student use. The Department of Geosciences occupies the top two floors of the building.</p><p>The lower level of Bessey hall houses the UNL Geology Library collection, which contains journals, books, maps, reports and reference materials relating to all aspects of Earth Sciences. The collection includes over 45,000 volumes and nearly 500 current journal subscriptions. The Geology Library is a repository for United States Geologic Survey maps and houses over 85,000 sheets.</p>
\ No newline at end of file <p>Bessey Hall also contains a "wet flume" room with a simulated stream for geology departments, as well as a modern acoustical auditorium.</p>
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<p>University Housing is pleased to introduce \Apartment-Style Housing\" on campus. Located at 17th & Vine Street <p>University Housing is pleased to introduce "Apartment-Style Housing" on campus. Located at 17th &amp; Vine Street, The Courtyards houses 478 upperclass students.</p><p>The Courtyards/Village are designed for single, upperclass, graduate students or non-traditional freshman (a non-traditional freshman is defined as being 20 years of age or older with a freshman classification) ready for a more independent living environment. If you are an upperclass student, you may contact the Housing Contracts Office for a separate contract packet to The Courtyards or Village.</p>
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<p>Dedicated on June 10th, 1913, with the building presented by Charles E Chowins, Supt of Construction for the University and designer of the building. Chowins was paid $300, in addition to his regular salary, for his work designing this building.</p><p>Omaha grey pressed brick, stone trimmings, slate roof, reinforced concrete floor. Large rectangular structure with projecting center full height pediment supported by ionic columns. First level has arched windows, brick pillars supporting balcony. Columns rise from the balcony to support pediment. Hip roof. Situated on East Campus mall, north of Ag Experiment Station. \Plant Industry\" is inscribed in the masonry over the entry <p>Dedicated on June 10th, 1913, with the building presented by Charles E Chowins, Supt of Construction for the University and designer of the building. Chowins was paid $300, in addition to his regular salary, for his work designing this building.</p><p>Omaha grey pressed brick, stone trimmings, slate roof, reinforced concrete floor. Large rectangular structure with projecting center full height pediment supported by ionic columns. First level has arched windows, brick pillars supporting balcony. Columns rise from the balcony to support pediment. Hip roof. Situated on East Campus mall, north of Ag Experiment Station. "Plant Industry" is inscribed in the masonry over the entry, on the base of the pediment.</p>
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<p>Plant Industry has remained home to various plant related programs over the years. Horticulture, agricultural botany and entomology were originally housed in Plant Industry, as they are today.</p>
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<p>Hewit Place building, named in honor of UNL almuni Bill and Betty Ruth Hewit, is on Lincoln's 12th Street Arts Corridor and conveniently located next to a city parking garage. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies has offices in the tower wing, the Great Plains Art Museum is on the main floor off the entrance lobby, and the Lentz Center for Asian Culture is located on the lower level.</p><p>Veryl Goodnight's sculpture of a young pioneer woman, \No Turning Back <p>Hewit Place building, named in honor of UNL almuni Bill and Betty Ruth Hewit, is on Lincoln's 12th Street Arts Corridor and conveniently located next to a city parking garage. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies has offices in the tower wing, the Great Plains Art Museum is on the main floor off the entrance lobby, and the Lentz Center for Asian Culture is located on the lower level.</p>
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<p>Veryl Goodnight's sculpture of a young pioneer woman, "No Turning Back," welcomes visitors on the north side of the building, while George Lundeen's impressive multi-figure sculpture of Lewis and Clark, \"On the Trail of Discovery: Commemorating the Journey of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806,\" directs visitors to the front door on the east side of the building.</p><p>The Center for Great Plains Studies is an interdisciplinary, intercollegiate, regional research and teaching program chartered in 1976 by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Its mission is to promote a greater understanding of the people, culture, history, and environment of the Great Plains through a variety of research, teaching, and outreach programs.</p><p>The Great Plains Art Museum houses the Great Plains Art Collection, which contains the original Christlieb Collection of western art and library of western Americana, the Patricia J. and Stanley H. Broder Collection of 20th-century Native American paintings, the Richard Lane Collection of western fiction and history, and the Regina Collection of Canadian plains literature. The museum opened in 1981, when Dr. John and Elizabeth Christlieb of Bellevue, Nebraska, donated their art and book collection to the UNL Center for Great Plains Studies and provided an endowment for the care and maintenance of the collection.</p><p>The Lentz Center for Asian Culture is dedicated to the enrichment of knowledge and understanding of Asia, and is the only museum in Nebraska devoted solely to Asian art. Inspired by their many years of work and study in Asia, the initial endowment and basic collection were established by Professor and Mrs. Donald Lentz. The Center's welcoming environment enables visitors to interact with Asian art objects and to increase their knowledge of the rich diversity and long history of Asian cultures.</p>
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<p>One of the benefits of choosing to live at Husker Hall is the option of preparing your own meals in the Husker Hall kitchen. Because of this option, contracts are \room only\" and are less expensive than the traditional residence halls.</p>" <p>One of the benefits of choosing to live at Husker Hall is the option of preparing your own meals in the Husker Hall kitchen. Because of this option, contracts are "room only" and are less expensive than the traditional residence halls.</p>
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<p>The home of the Huskers since 1923 and the location of a continuing NCAA-record sellout streak that reached 282 games at the conclusion of 2006, Memorial Stadium has undergone some dramatic changes recently.</p><p>More than 6,500 seats were added in the North Stadium as part of the Memorial Stadium Expansion Project, which brought the historic stadium's capacity to 81,067 in 2006. The impressive changes, include one of the largest in-stadium replay screens in the nation.</p><p>Inscribed on the four corners of the stadium are the following words, written by former UNL professor of philosophy Hartley Burr Alexander:</p><p><strong>Southeast:</strong> \In Commemoration of the men of Nebraska who served and fell in the Nations Wars.\"</p><p><strong>Southwest:</strong> \"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory.\"</p><p><strong>Northwest:</strong> \"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport.\"</p><p><strong>Northeast:</strong> \"Their Lives they held their countrys trust; They kept its faith; They died its heroes.\"</p>" <p>The home of the Huskers since 1923 and the location of a continuing NCAA-record sellout streak that reached 282 games at the conclusion of 2006, Memorial Stadium has undergone some dramatic changes recently.</p>
\ No newline at end of file <p>More than 6,500 seats were added in the North Stadium as part of the Memorial Stadium Expansion Project, which brought the historic stadium's capacity to 81,067 in 2006. The impressive changes, include one of the largest in-stadium replay screens in the nation.</p>
<p>Inscribed on the four corners of the stadium are the following words, written by former UNL professor of philosophy Hartley Burr Alexander:</p>
<p><strong>Southeast:</strong> "In Commemoration of the men of Nebraska who served and fell in the Nations Wars."</p>
<p><strong>Southwest:</strong> "Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory."</p>
<p><strong>Northwest:</strong> "Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."</p>
<p><strong>Northeast:</strong> "Their Lives they held their countrys trust; They kept its faith; They died its heroes."</p>
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<p>Miller Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus wasn't always known by that name. Built in 1908 as the College of Agriculture's Livestock Judging Pavilion, it was rebuilt after a 1931 fire. The red brick building became Miller hall in 1972 when it was named for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Miller, whose Red Willow county farm was described as \one of the best in the country <p>Miller Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus wasn't always known by that name. Built in 1908 as the College of Agriculture's Livestock Judging Pavilion, it was rebuilt after a 1931 fire. The red brick building became Miller hall in 1972 when it was named for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Miller, whose Red Willow county farm was described as "one of the best in the country, a tribute to the value of agriculture research and knowledge and to the superior managerial ability of the two pioneers."</p>
\ No newline at end of file <p>After extensive first-floor renovation in 2006, the University of Nebraska Rural Initiative and the Center for Applied Rural Innovation moved into the first floor in July 2007. On the second floor, the professional staff in CIT (Communications and & Information Technology) Computing provide computer and networking guidance and support to IANR and extension personnel throughout the state and to students who use the computer labs and classrooms on East Campus and at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center.</p>
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<p>The Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex is the new home of Nebraska Football at the north end of Memorial Stadium. In addition to housing the Huskers' football locker room, Strength Complex and Athletic Medicine areas, the building houses the football coaches offices and Nebraska's athletic administrative areas.</p><p>The entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex features an inspirational call to action from famed Nebraska orator William Jennings Bryan.</p><p><em>\Destiny is not a matter of chance <p>The Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex is the new home of Nebraska Football at the north end of Memorial Stadium. In addition to housing the Huskers' football locker room, Strength Complex and Athletic Medicine areas, the building houses the football coaches offices and Nebraska's athletic administrative areas.</p>
\ No newline at end of file <p>The entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex features an inspirational call to action from famed Nebraska orator William Jennings Bryan.</p>
<p><em>"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice."</em></p>
<p>A plaque explaining the atmosphere around William Jennings Bryan's famous speech has been placed near the entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex. Chris W. Eskridge, Ph.D., a professor of criminal justice at Nebraska, researched and selected the quote for use above the building's entrance.</p>
<p>Once inside the main doors on the Northwest corner of the Osborne Athletic Complex, visitors will be greeted by a stunning 40-foot waterfall, an impressive and sophisticated donor wall and the entrance to the Charles and Romona Myers Performance Center.</p>
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<p>This parallelogram-shaped building Union sits at the center of the ever-growing University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus and provides study areas, food services, meeting rooms, lounge and recreation areas, a bookstore, and offices for many UNL departments and student organizations.</p><p>The East Campus Union offers several different food options, ranging from a sit down meal at the Union Cafe to quick snacks from the Union Crossing kiosk and the Corner Deli. There are several study locations and computer labs located within the union as well. University Bookstore offers a large range of student books, as well as a copy and postal counter.</p><p>The third floor of the union is home to the Loft Gallery, which features several different shows per year. One of the most unique features of the union is \Lanes N Games <p>This parallelogram-shaped building Union sits at the center of the ever-growing University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus and provides study areas, food services, meeting rooms, lounge and recreation areas, a bookstore, and offices for many UNL departments and student organizations.</p><p>The East Campus Union offers several different food options, ranging from a sit down meal at the Union Cafe to quick snacks from the Union Crossing kiosk and the Corner Deli. There are several study locations and computer labs located within the union as well. University Bookstore offers a large range of student books, as well as a copy and postal counter.</p><p>The third floor of the union is home to the Loft Gallery, which features several different shows per year. One of the most unique features of the union is "Lanes N Games," a student lounge area that features video games, shuffleboard, and bowling.</p>
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<p>The Department of Art &amp; Art History is housed in two buildings, Nelle Cochrane Woods Hall and Richards Hall. Both are in the \arts quadrangle <p>The Department of Art &amp; Art History is housed in two buildings, Nelle Cochrane Woods Hall and Richards Hall. Both are in the "arts quadrangle," which is the southwest corner of city campus, generally the area of the original 4-block University of Nebraska campus.</p> <p>Richards Hall houses the department's gallery of art (the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery); painting, drawing, visual literacy, sculpture and ceramics classrooms; a 1500 square-foot papermaking studio; and faculty and student studios. A multimedia-equipped 200-seat auditorium and a 46-seat seminar room are located on the lower level.</p><p>The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery of the Department of Art &amp; Art History on the first floor is an integral part of the educational process at UNL, providing the department, general public and University community with opportunities to view, contemplate and interact with contemporary artwork from a variety of sources both at the national and international levels.</p>
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<p>The department's gallery serves as an extension of the studio and classroom learning experience. The opportunity for students and the public to meet and discuss contemporary art issues with an artist who may be exhibiting in the gallery is an important aspect of the gallery programs. Regularly scheduled exhibitions include traditional thematic shows that complement the curriculum, as well as installations and site-specific works that introduce students to new genres. The gallery maintains a commitment to exhibiting artists who reside in the state of Nebraska focusing on those in Lincoln and Omaha.</p>
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<p>Nelle Cochrane Woods Hall is one of two buildings housing the Department of Art &amp; Art History. The other is Richards Hall. Both are in the \arts quadrangle <p>Nelle Cochrane Woods Hall is one of two buildings housing the Department of Art &amp; Art History. The other is Richards Hall. Both are in the "arts quadrangle," which is the southwest corner of city campus, generally on the footprint of the original 4-block University of Nebraska campus.</p><p>Woods Hall houses the department's slide collection, printmaking studios, book arts studio, graphic design computer lab, a general purpose computer lab, photography darkrooms, a visual literacy lab, and general purpose classrooms. The department slide library now numbers over 100,000 items.</p><p>The printmaking and book arts facilities occupy most of the top floor. The five large rooms feature full-length walls of windows, creating exceptionally well-lit and inviting workspaces. The shop includes separate rooms for etching, lithography, letterpress and book arts, with large work tables in each area. Work areas for the mediums of screen printing and relief are provided in a central work area, as well as in the large advanced/graduate print studio.</p>
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