Good morning, Lincoln.

On Friday, the University of Nebraska Foundation reported that private donations reached $532.8 million in the fiscal year from 58,433 donors, marking the first time the annual total passed $500 million.

The funds will support student aid and faculty programs as part of a multiyear campaign for the university’s future.

Kimberly Sleeper, an English teacher at Lincoln High, enriches lessons with insights from seven weeks traveling abroad, including visits to post-war Berlin (and apartheid-era South Africa) to study human rights history.

She uses her experience to create a safe, inclusive classroom for studying difficult topics.

Extension educators from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln report that soybean cyst nematode and the soybean stem borer have spread into Lincoln County and advise farmers to monitor fields and use resistant varieties + treatments like fungicides can help protect yields.

On Thursday, heavy rains delivered 7-9 inches that flooded ponds in Holt County, prompting local catfish to travel on a rural road near Chambers as captured by photographer Sydney Beed.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett visited Husker Motorsports at UNL where students showed him the garage — he recalled his early racing days and praised their skill while promoting the NASCAR race in Kansas City in September.