Husker Spirit Office Decorating Contest
REGISTRATION DUE: SEPTEMBER 19
OFFICE DECORATING DUE: SEPTEMBER 29
JUDGING: SEPTEMBER 30
Faculty & staff are invited to show their Husker spirit in an office-decorating competition during Homecoming Week! We encourage all departments to decorate their office door or main entrance area based on this year's Homecoming theme "Scarlet City". This not only helps your office get in the spirit of Homecoming, but also the students, faculty and staff visiting your offices excited!
Faculty and Staff Movement Challenge
SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 5
From Sunday, September 28 to Saturday, October 4, we invite all faculty and staff to help us walk the distance from Memorial Stadium to Spartan Stadium—and back—by collectively covering 1,440 miles! This isn’t a race—it’s a team effort. Whether you're a daily walker or just getting started, your steps count toward our shared goal. To learn more about this challenge visit the official challenge webpage at go.unl.edu/healthieru_homecoming
Events for Faculty and Staff
Blood Drive
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 2, 2025
UNL's annual Homecoming Blood Drive is the state’s largest blood supplier each year – with more than 460 donors.
Tour the Husker Spirit Office Displays
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 3, 2025
Visit the various departments across campus participating in the office door decorating contest displaying their Husker Spirit. Displays go up September 29 and will be up all week.
Map of Office Door Decorating Locations Will be Available Soon
Battle of the Bands
OCTOBER 1, 2025 | 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Bourbon Theatre
Attend this event featuring local bands comprised of UNL students competing for one of two finalist spots to perform at the Cornstock Festival and be voted as Best Band. UNL Faculty and Staff get in free with N Card. There is a $5 cover charge for public attendees.
Homecoming Ice Cream Social
OCTOBER 2, 2025 | 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Dinsdale Family Learning Commons, Plaza
Enjoy a FREE SCOOP of ice cream. Try one of the three limited-edition Homecoming flavors: "Follow the Butter Brickle Road," "Enchantmint" and "Scarlet City Swirl." There will be live music by local artist Jonathan Leach.
Tour the Lawn Displays
OCTOBER 3, 2025 | AFTERNOON & EVENING
Marvel at the creative talents put forth by students to decorate the fraternity and sorority chapter houses along R Street, 16th Street and Vine Street. Displays go up at 12:00 pm Friday and will be up throughout the weekend.
Cornstock Festival
OCTOBER 3, 2025 | 5 to 8 p.m.
MEMORIAL STADIUM'S EAST PLAZA
Cornstock offers a memorable evening for Husker fans of all ages. Grab your spot to watch the homecoming parade, enjoy food trucks (free for students with NCard), mocktails, balloon twisting & face painting, tattoo station, tractor hayrack rides, live music and more! Two finalists from the Battle of the Bands event will perform.
5 pm – Cornstock opens
6 pm – Parade begins
7:15 pm – Battle of the Bands Finalists Compete
8 pm – Cornstock closes
*Schedule subject to change
Homecoming Parade
OCTOBER 3, 2025 | 6 p.m.
Bring your family and friends and join us as the annual procession of music, cheers and Husker pride courses through the heart of city campus. Featuring the Cornhusker Marching Band, spirit themed floats and golf carts and the Homecoming Royalty Court.