The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred a record 3,885 degrees during commencement exercises May 8-9. The 3,762 graduates — also a record — are from 61 countries; 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; and 230-plus Nebraska communities.

https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-graduates-encouraged-to-lead-with-purpose-uplift-others

VISUAL DESCRIPTION

Faculty, administrators and students enter the indoor space. They are wearing regalia - black robe, floppy hats with tassels and colorful sashes. The faculty and administrators walk onto a stage at the back of the room. As the students pass through the seated crowd, they wave at family and friends. The Dean of the College of Law speaks at a podium on the stage. While telling a funny story, the dean put a hard hat on his head. A young woman in robes sings the National Anthem. The crowd rises to their feet and place a hand over their hearts. University of Nebraska President Jeffery Gold speaks to the graduates. After many more speakers, the students finally step on stage - one at a time - to receive their diplomas. Afterwards the students file out of the room as their families look on.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred a record 3,885 degrees during commencement exercises May 8-9. The 3,762 graduates — also a record — are from 61 countries; 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; and 230-plus Nebraska communities.

https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-graduates-encouraged-to-lead-with-purpose-uplift-others

VISUAL DESCRIPTION The video begins with a graphic that reads, Welcome to Graduation Day at Nebraska. A montage follows of students enjoying different aspects of campus life: cheering at a football game, running onto the field at Big Red Welcome, the marching band, a student dancer, walking past the library on a sunny day, dancing, forming a huge human letter N inside the stadium, a girl with a diploma smiles at us, parents at commencement cheer and wave enthusiastically, families hug their graduates after commencement outside the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The montage end with a graphic that reads: Go Big Grad. As a pianist plays Pomp and Circumstance, hundreds of undergraduate students enter the main floor of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The students wear black robes and mortar boards. Some of their hats are decorated with paint, glitter or flowers to help families find their students in the massive crowd. They sit in long rows of chairs on the main floor of the large room. Families and friends watch, wave and snap photos from the stands. Faculty and administrators enter and take their seats on the main stage. They too are dressed in robes, sashes and mortar boards. The interim chancellor, Katherine Ankerson addresses the crowd. A young woman, Sofia Dominguez, sings the National Anthem.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred a record 3,885 degrees during commencement exercises May 8-9. The 3,762 graduates — also a record — are from 61 countries; 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; and 230-plus Nebraska communities.

https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-graduates-encouraged-to-lead-with-purpose-uplift-others

VISUAL DESCRIPTION

The video begins with a graphic that reads, Welcome to Graduation Day at Nebraska. A montage follows of students enjoying different aspects of campus life: cheering at a football game, running onto the field at Big Red Welcome, the marching band, a student dancer, walking past the library on a sunny day, dancing, forming a huge human letter N inside the stadium, a girl with a diploma smiles at us, parents at commencement cheer and wave enthusiastically, families hug their graduates after commencement outside the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The montage end with a graphic that reads: Go Big Grad.

As a pianist plays Pomp and Circumstance, hundreds of undergraduate students enter the main floor of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The students wear black robes and mortar boards. Some of their hats are decorated with paint, glitter or flowers to help families find their students in the massive crowd. They sit in long rows of chairs on the main floor of the large room. Families and friends watch, wave and snap photos from the stands. Faculty and administrators enter and take their seats on the main stage. They too are dressed in robes, sashes and mortar boards. The interim chancellor, Katherine Ankerson addresses the crowd. A young woman, Hannah Yohe, sings the National Anthem.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred a record 3,885 degrees during commencement exercises May 8-9. The 3,762 graduates — also a record — are from 61 countries; 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; and 230-plus Nebraska communities.

https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-graduates-encouraged-to-lead-with-purpose-uplift-others

VISUAL DESCRIPTION

As a pianist plays Pomp and Circumstance, hundreds of graduate students enter the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The students wear black robes, different colored sashes and mortar boards. They sit in long rows of chairs on the main floor of the large room. Families and friends watch, wave and snap photos from the stands. Faculty and administrators enter and take their seats on the main stage. They too are dressed in robes, sashes and mortar boards. The interim chancellor, Katherine Ankerson addresses the crowd. A young woman, Molly Wanless, sings the National Anthem.

In this edition of the newsletter: Architecture research into cross-laminated timber breaks new ground; Interior Design students create new homes to fit into historic neighborhoods; David City receives big grants thanks to a CRP project; and the Otoe-Missouria tribe plans a new ceremonial site with help from a Landscape Architecture studio.

VISUAL DESCRIPTION:

It starts with an aerial video of Architecture Hall. On a rooftop terrace, a man stands in front of a video camera crew. He is the dean of the college.

DAVID CITY SUCCESS STORY

We are in a small, rural town. A man leads two professors on a tour of the downtown area. Then we see footage from 2021 in which students explore the city, talk with residents, take photos and make notes. A man with the Southeast Nebraska Development Disctrict speaks to the camera. We see more of downtown David City. Inside a local museum, we see a large metal sign, sculptures, paintings, and antique car and other agricultural-themes items. The story ends with an aerial view of the town.

EVERETT NEIGHBORHOOD SITE VISIT

We begin in a snow-covered residential neighborhood near downtown Lincoln. The houses are older and showing their age. Several female students unroll and examine blueprints and designs for homes. We wipe to a classroom in Architecture Hall. The same female students are critiquing each other's designs.

OTOE-MISSOURIA CEREMONIAL SITE

About a dozen college students walk through a wooded area. It's fall and there are no leaves on the trees. They take photos and pick up deer antlers. A male student struggles to climb up the side of a ravine. In downtown Lincoln, a woman walks into an art museum. She goes upstairs to the museum's library. Back near the woods, a tribal woman hikes across an open field. She looks around at the bare trees. Students explore a creek that runs through the woods. They take more photos. The professor points to places on a map of the woods. The final shot from above the area shows the meandering path of the creek through the trees.

CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER RESEARCH

It begins with an aerial video of several cabins in a wooded valley. A man walks up to a rough hewn cabin and enters. The interior is made entirely of wood. A time lapse sequence shows the cabin being assembled from a few large pieces of pre-cut timber. Next we see a large timber yard in northeast Nebraska. An older couple look on as lumber is cut and drilled by a computer-controlled machine. As they talk, we see Professor Griffith hammering metal trim into the window slits of a prairie dog blind. Then we dissolve to a student critique in an architecture class room at the University of Nebraska. A pair of male students display their models to the class and to a female professor. We cut back to the cabin as Professor Griffith opens the windows. The video ends with an aerial shot of the cabins with a large lake in the distance.

The video ends with Kevin still on the rooftop terrace of Architecture Hall.

The College of Architecture pushes the boundaries of design and construction with mass timber. Cross-laminated timber, or C-L-T, is an engineered wood panel. It’s made by gluing layers of lumber together under high pressure. Also known as “mass timber,” CLT is a strong, sustainable alternative to steel and concrete. The College of Architecture is working with a mass timber facility in Wayne, Nebraska, to push the boundaries of mass timber buildings.

VISUAL DESCRIPTION

It begins with an aerial video of several cabins in a wooded valley. A man walks up to a rough hewn cabin and enters. The interior is made entirely of wood. A time lapse sequence shows the cabin being assembled from a few large pieces of pre-cut timber. Next we see a large timber yard in northeast Nebraska. An older couple look on as lumber is cut and drilled by a computer-controlled machine. As they talk, we see Professor Griffith hammering metal trim into the window slits of a prairie dog blind. Then we dissolve to a student critique in an architecture class room at the University of Nebraska. A pair of male students display their models to the class and to a female professor. We cut back to the cabin as Professor Griffith opens the windows. The video ends with an aerial shot of the cabins with a large lake in the distance.

The student improv troupe, Lazzi, wraps up the 2026-26 season with a riotous performance.

VISUAL DESCRIPTION

A group of ten college students runs on stage. The audience laughs uncontrollably as the cast prances around, creating an impromptu murder mystery show. The emcee calls on the audience for scene suggestions. The audience applauds.

Landscape Architecture students take a site survey in the woods just north of Lincoln, Nebraska, in preparation for the creation of a new ceremonial grounds for the Otoe Missouri tribe.

VISUAL DESCRIPTION

About a dozen college students walk through a wooded area. It's fall and there are no leaves on the trees. They take photos and pick up deer antlers. A male student struggles to climb up the side of a ravine. In downtown Lincoln, a woman walks into an art museum. She goes upstairs to the museum's library. Back near the woods, a tribal woman hikes across an open field. She looks around at the bare trees. Students explore a creek that runs through the woods. They take more photos. The professor points to places on a map of the woods. The final shot from above the area shows the meandering path of the creek through the trees.

Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Ankerson's End-of-Semester Message.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: The video starts with an aerial shot of University of Nebraska–Lincoln's City Campus with a red Nebraska N superimposed on the image. Interim Chancellor Ankerson stands inside Love Library with students studying behind her. She gives remarks directly to the camera. Throughout the video we cut to stills of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty, researchers, students, staff, and families as they work and interact on campus. The video ends with a white N on a red background.

Strong connections with faculty has inspired Jenny Castor, a senior elementary education major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, to make strong connections with her students. She's currently finishing up her student teaching in Omaha and is preparing to graduate in May 2026.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: Throughout the video there are a series of shots of Jenny sitting at a table teaching 4 elementary students. They work with markers writing a letter to their parents. Jenny is interviewed in a hallway of the school. Toward the end of the video we see a few pictures of Jenny with friends and faculty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.