Tours/Educational Activities

The UNL Emeriti and Retirees Association offers a number of programs and activities in the interest of building and sustaining relationships and community among retired UNL personnel and current faculty and administrators. Email notifications provide members with information about scheduled programs and activities. The following are past examples.

Lied Center

Lied Center staff treated ERA members to a behind-the-scenes look at the facilities. The tour included describing the great acoustics, the transition to LED lighting and the unique items in artists’ contracts. ERA members sat in the seats, went onstage, behind the stage and into dressing rooms as well as into the adjacent Carson Theatre.

era members are gathered backstage of a theatre

Scarlet Hotel

ERA members took part in a tour of the Scarlet Hotel. Located on the UNL Innovation Campus, the hotel works with UNL to provide facilities for training in UNL hospitality management programs. The tour included guest rooms and suites, Well & Good Restaurant, the fitness center and conference rooms and facilities.

era members explore the gym of the Scarlet Hotel

HuskerVision

HuskerVision staff provided a tour of HuskerVision facilities in the West Stadium following a session lead by Trev Alberts, UNL athletic director. In the previous session, Alberts talked about results of the stadium fan survey, the new “name, image, likeness” rules for student athletes, and the outlook for a number of Husker teams.

era members are standing in a circle around a speaker in the HuskerVision facility