November 10, 2025

Campus blood drives to help with final push in Big Ten challenge

A student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln prepares to donate blood during the Homecoming Blood Drive, September 27, 2022. [photo: Students Affairs Marketing & Communication]

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Campus Red Cross Club is holding multiple upcoming blood drives through the month of November and into December as part of the Abbott Big 10 Blood Drive Contest.

Donors can sign up online for an appointment. Walk-ins will also be accepted as time allows. If you donated during the Homecoming Drive you would be eligible to donate again during this drive. Let help Nebraska boost our final numbers for the competition.

Please remember to eat a good meal and hydrate the night before and day of your donation. Blood donations are at a historic 20 year low so please consider giving a pint.

Blood drive dates include:

  • Nov. 11: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eakes Office Solutions Headquarters, 617 W. 3rd Street in Grand Island
  • Nov. 12: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Newman Center, 320 N 16th St. in Lincoln
  • Nov. 13: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Newman Center
  • Nov. 14: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Memorial Stadium
  • Nov. 19 to 21: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Mark's
  • Nov. 25: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lied Transplant Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Dec. 1: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on S Street down from the Plaza in Lincoln
  • Dec. 2: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on S Street down from the Plaza
  • Dec. 1-3: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Mark's

Donors can sign up online for an appointment. Walk-ins will also be accepted as time allows. If you donated during the Homecoming Drive you would be eligible to donate again during this drive. Let help Nebraska boost our final numbers for the Abbott Big 10 Blood Drive.

Please remember to eat a good meal and hydrate the night before and day of your donation. Blood donations are at a historic 20 year low so please consider giving a pint.