CASNR Week to feature union open house, Dairy Store relocation celebration

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CASNR Week to feature union open house, Dairy Store relocation celebration

CASNR Week, March 9-13, will feature a Nebraska East Union mid-renovation open house, Dairy Store relocation celebration and ice cream social, pancake breakfast, fireside chat with Peace Corps representatives, “I Love NU” advocacy day, Ag Olympics and awards luncheon.
CASNR Week, March 9-13, will feature a Nebraska East Union mid-renovation open house, Dairy Store relocation celebration and ice cream social, pancake breakfast, fireside chat with Peace Corps representatives, “I Love NU” advocacy day, Ag Olympics and awards luncheon.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources has designated March 9-13 as CASNR Week. The 20th annual event will celebrate the successes of the college’s students, faculty, staff and alumni.

The week kicks off with a pancake breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. March 9 in the Animal Science Commons Area. A Nebraska East Union mid-renovation open house will follow at 11 a.m.

Other events include a blood drive, fireside chat with Peace Corps representatives, “I Love NU” advocacy day, Ag Olympics, and the Dairy Store relocation celebration and ice cream social. The week will conclude with an invite-only awards luncheon March 13 at the International Quilt Museum.

The CASNR Week schedule:

March 9

  • 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.: Pancake breakfast, Animal Science Commons Area
  • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Nebraska Community Blood Bank blood drive, mobile unit on East Campus Mall
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Nebraska East Union mid-renovation open house

March 10

  • 7:30 to 9 a.m.: Doughnuts and bacon, Agricultural Hall
  • 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Fireside chat with the Peace Corps, Fireplace Lounge, Nebraska East Union’s second floor
  • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.: “I Love NU” advocacy day, Nebraska State Capitol
  • 4 to 7 p.m.: “Encounter CASNR” Community Night, Hardin Hall

March 11

  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: “Lunch in The Lobby,” Animal Science Commons Area
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Dog agility demonstration, Animal Science Complex, R.B. Warren Arena
  • Noon to 2 p.m.: Resume Lab, Animal Science Complex Hub
  • 5 to 9 p.m.: Ag Olympics, Animal Science Commons, R.B. Warren Arena

March 12

  • Noon to 12:50 p.m.: Ron and Marilyn Hanson Appreciation Luncheon (invite only), Hardin Hall
  • 2 to 5 p.m.: Dairy Store relocation celebration and ice cream social, Dairy Store
  • 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Homerathon, readings of “Works and Days,” Dairy Store

March 13

  • 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Steve and Jessie Waller CASNR Awards Luncheon (invite only), International Quilt Museum

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