Requests for Travel Support
We have limited funds available for travel support. If you would like to request funds to assist you as you travel to Lincoln, please fill out this survey form. The form should be completed and submitted by Nov. 15 by your faculty advisor.
Travel Information
Transportation to Lincoln
The conference is expected to begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (with on-site check-in starting at 1 p.m.) and it will end by 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. You should make your travel plans in such a way that you can be here for the entire conference. If you are flying into Lincoln, Embassy Suites utilizes Lyft for shuttle service to the hotel. Call the hotel to receive a Lyft discount code to use in the Lyft app.
Flights into Lincoln, Neb., are available from United and American Airlines.
There are also many flights available in and out of Omaha (occasionally you can find flights into Omaha which are significantly less expensive than flights into Lincoln). There are shuttle services that will transport you from Omaha Eppley Airport to the Embassy Suites Lincoln: Leisure Limousine and OmaLink. The cost of a roundtrip can vary, but be prepared to pay $250 for a roundtrip. You may also rent a car, Uber or Lyft. While you are required to cover the expense at the time of the conference, you may request travel assistance.
If you're driving, Lincoln is right off Interstate 80.
Driving in Lincoln
If you're driving into Lincoln, you will most likely be coming in from I-80. It will be easiest to take the Downtown Lincoln exit, which gets you onto I-180. I-180 becomes 9th street, and you're on the grid. To get to the Embassy Suites, you will turn left on P Street and go two blocks to the front drive of the hotel at 1040 P Street.
Faculty Hotel Reservations
Faculty must make their own arrangements with the hotel. If you wish, you can contact the hotel directly at (402) 473-4719, and ask to book in the UNL Women in Math. Or, you can make a reservation online. All reservations must be secured with a credit card.
Maps
- UNL City Campus Map
- A map of Lincoln, courtesy of Google Maps. This clickable map shows that downtown is laid out in a grid, with numbered streets going north-south and lettered streets going east-west.
- The Embassy Suites is at 1040 P Street. To get from downtown to campus by foot, walk east to 14th and north to "R" on the grid, then (looking north) the Nebraska Student Union is on your right.