

Nebraska Women in STEM Conference Breakout Session - Intergenerational STEM: Fostering Creativity and Purpose
The Nebraska Women in STEM conference provides professional development opportunities for women in STEM careers across Nebraska. Attendees will have the opportunity to develop their personal and professional identity, build networks of support to help them achieve their goals, and have a great time while doing it.

Amplify Arts Alternate Currents “The Failure Collective Collection of Failures” Panel Discussion - 10,000 Ways to Fail
This discussion is connected to an exhibition organized by Carlie Waganer Amplify’s Generator Space. The Failure Collective Collection of Failures challenges the success / failure binary by celebrating the mistakes, goofs, miscalculations, screw-ups, and let-downs inherent in creative and research-based practices. We hope to dig deeper into these themes during the conversation.

UNO’s AI Summit
We are excited to announce UNO’s first-ever AI Summit event, which will be held on Wednesday, March 12th from 9 a.m. – 1:30 pm in UNO’s Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC). The AI Summit will be open to all faculty, staff, and students, in addition to community members and business partners.

Nebraska Women in Tech Summit Panel Discussion - AI/ML, Data Privacy, and Security
Explore the intersection of AI, data security, and privacy in this engaging panel discussion. Panelists will delve into real-world AI applications, the challenges of implementing cutting-edge technologies, and strategies for balancing innovation with ethical and responsible practices. The conversation will also highlight the evolving landscape of data privacy, key cybersecurity threats, and how emerging regulations are shaping the future for tech companies and consumer protection in the age of AI.

Millwork Conversations Presented by Google | AI
On October 29th at 5 PM, join us for an enlightening discussion with Deepak Khazanchi, Erin Van Zee, Noni Williams, and Kene Okigbo.

A Conversation with Noni Williams
A Nebraska Women in STEM event. Join us (virtually) as we discuss Noni's career in tech and her math inspired poetry.

Sequin/ce Performance Night
Sequin/ce, a community co-created collaborative project, positions queer JOY as a mode of resistance. Organized by Joy Cotton, Aspen M. Laboy, and Artur Melika in response to legislation that destabilizes and disenfranchises Nebraska’s LGBTQIA2S+ communities, Sequin/ce organizers collected photographs that visually interpret notions of queer joy through an open submission process. They then assembled photographs into a large-scale collage that wraps the gallery space in a visual manifesto of collective power, enduring presence, and joyful resistance.

String Light Stories | Voices of Pride
Join me at Luli Creative House for an evening of LGBTQIA+ poetry and storytelling. Hosted by Agribella Orbis in support of Omaha For Us.

BLUEBARN Theatre Art Talk
The theme of the exhibition is overall female empowerment- celebrating the strength and power of women- this can also include the topics of Gender roles and power imbalances.

Juneteenth Joyfest
The Year of Legacy— celebrating the Jazz, culture, and history of N 24th St.
Join me for a poetry performance centered on Black queer joy! Reserve you spot here.

Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate Finals Ceremony
Enjoy a night of celebrating youth poetry in Nebraska as we name a new Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate, co-hosted by yours truly.

Opera Omaha’s Poetry & Music Project
Now in its 7th year, the Poetry & Music Project connects student writers and their words with composers to create original scores and explore the connections between poetry and music.

Kiewit Luminarium - Pi Day Poetry
Join us at the Kiewit Luminarium on Pi Day! We will be writing “pi”-kus (a play on haikus) and sharing poetry.

Kiewit Luminarium - Chemistry of Love Pt 2
Join us at the Kiewit Luminarium to write a poetry about love and what it means to you.

Kiewit Luminarium - Chemistry of Love Pt 1
Join us at the Kiewit Luminarium to write a poetry about love and what it means to you.