UNL cancels in-person classes for Nebraska Volleyball Day

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced that it will not have in-person classes on Nebraska Volleyball Day.

In an email sent to students on Wednesday, Chancellor Rodney Bennett said he’s declaring Aug. 30 an “instructional continuity day.”

This means the academic spaces on all campuses will be closed to all activities not connected directly to the events at Memorial Stadium.

UNL officials ask students to check with their professors on if they’ll be holding remote classes that day.

“This will be a historic day for UNL,” Bennett wrote in the email. “It is an incredible opportunity to celebrate Nebraska’s rich volleyball tradition and to show the world how Husker Nation stands up in support of our student-athletes.”

Bennett also said most buildings will be available via NCard only on that day, though libraries will remain open.

Employees who already have a parking permit and will be working on campus that day need to reserve a spot online at no cost. Additional spaces will be available for anyone attending the event. Those will cost $10.

The festivities get underway at 4:30 p.m., when UNK takes on Wayne State. That match will be followed by Nebraska and UNO at 7 p.m.

Both matches will be played at Memorial Stadium.

Scotty McCreery is set to perform to cap the night.

So far, more than 90,000 tickets have been sold. For more information, you can visit the Nebraska Athletics website.