photo by: Nick Krug

The campus of Haskell Indian Nations University is pictured in April 2015.

The public is invited to attend classes at Haskell Indian Nations University on Saturday as part of Haskell’s “A Day at the U” event.

All courses are free and open to the public. Courses will take place from 9:10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and all courses except one are 50 minutes.

“A Day at the U” is a part of Haskell’s Homecoming celebration, a week of events that began Oct. 7. Also occurring Saturday: an art show, men’s and women’s basketball games, and an alumni softball game.

In a Journal-World interview at the beginning of the school year, Haskell interim President Daniel Wildcat said “A Day at the U” was one of two events he was most looking forward to in the fall semester.

“I think it’s going to be fun,” he said, adding that he was excited to share the “gifted faculty” at Haskell with the public.

While courses are free, if participants wish to eat lunch on campus in Curtis Hall between noon and 1 p.m., meal tickets cost $10.

To enroll for one or more courses and to sign up for lunch, if desired, call 785-830-2770 or register online.

The following courses are being offered:

• Indigenous Perspectives in Sociology | 9:10-10 a.m.

• Haskell Institute’s Early Years, 1880s-1920s | 10:10-11 a.m.

• French Indochina: Colonialism in Comparative Perspective | 10:10-11 a.m.

• Native Americans in Film | 11:10 a.m.-noon

• Indigenous Communities, Cultures, & Climate Change | 11:10 a.m.-noon

• Traditional Plants & Animals of the Haskell Wetlands | 1:10-3 p.m. (Meets at Haskell Cultural Center and then proceeds to the wetlands. Please wear outdoor clothing.)

• Bridging Cultures in Native American Art | 2:10-3 p.m.

• Using New Media for Indian Country | 2:10-3 p.m.

• Indigenous Communities, Cultures & Climate Change | 3:10-4 p.m.

• Native American Themes in Popular Music | 3:10-4 p.m.