Hours
The English Advising Office is open Monday and Wednesday for appointments from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Appointments
Please go to Canvas (under Account--> Settings--> MyPlan--> My Success Network--> Kathleen Lacey). The schedule tab will allow you to see what times are available for individual appointments. You can also search for Kathleen Lacey in the MyPLAN Directory. You are also welcome to call 402-472-3871 to schedule an appointment.
Walk-in Hours
No appointment necessary
Walk-in hours are Fridays from 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
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Reminders
| January 24 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund |
| January 24 (Fri.) | Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student's record |
| January 25 (Sat.) - April 3 (Fri.) | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record |
| January 31 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund |
| January 31 (Fri.) | Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application) |
| February 7 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund |
Table of Contents
Department of English Announcements and Events
- Yohei Yamamoto; “Between Reading and Translating: A Case Study of Cather’s THE PROFESSOR’S HOUSE”
- All English Department Events for the Semester
University Announcements and Events
- Telling Our Stories
- Backpacks to Briefcases
- NATIVE VOICES: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness A TRAVELING EXHIBIT
- Gilman Scholarship Information Session
- Resumania
Internships, Jobs, and Professional Development
- Asterium Accepting Submissions
- Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association Scholarship Award
- University of Denver Publishing Institute Info Session
Courses to Check Out
SUMMER 2020: Classic Horror Films during Pre-Session in English 439/839
This class covers the horror film between 1930 to 1970, a period in cinema history that saw worldwide change in the film medium, and an unprecedented growth in the horror film, as well as experimentation within the film medium itself.
See twenty classic horror films in just three weeks.
Films screened include the original versions of FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, THE WOLFMAN, THE MUMMY, SON OF DRACULA, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, CAT PEOPLE, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, THE UNDYING MONSTER, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE DEVIL COMMANDS, HOUSE OF WAX, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, HORROR OF DRACULA, HALLOWEEN, CARRIE and many more.
Class meets Monday - Friday 9:30AM – 12:20PM during Pre-Session from May 18 – June 5, 2020 in RVB 123; the small Ross Theater. Requirements: daily attendance, screenings, discussion, readings, three five page papers.
Department of English Announcements and Events
Yohei Yamamoto; “Between Reading and Translating: A Case Study of Cather’s THE PROFESSOR’S HOUSE”
Yohei Yamamoto, Meiji University, Work-in-Progress talk “Between Reading and Translating: A Case Study of Cather’s The Professor’s House.”
Questions or to reserve a lunch: Beth Burke, beth.burke@unl.edu
January 27, 12:00pm - 1:00 pm; Room 111, Andrews Hall, City Campus
All English Department Events for the Semester
CAS Inquire Lecture Series: CARRIE HEITMAN AND HEATHER RICHARDS-RISSETTO: DISCRIMINATORY ALGORITHMS / ANTHROPOLOGY
Feb. 25. 5:30 pm–6:30 pm; Nebraska Union
“Portraiture and Power,” a conversation with Joy Castro and Rhi Johnson
March 17. 5:30pm; Sheldon Museum of Art
CAS Inquire Lecture Series: Panel Discussion
March 31. 5:30 – 6:30pm; Nebraska Union
The Reading Series: Terrance Hayes
April 8. 7:00 – 8:00pm; Sheldon Museum of Art
Humanities on the Edge presents Lauren Berlant
April 9. 5:30 – 7:00pm; Sheldon Museum of Art
Knoll Lecture: Carolyn Forché
April 16. 5:00 – 6:00pm; Andrews Hall
Reading: Carolyn Forché
April 17. 5:00 – 6:00pm; TBD
English Department Convocation
May 1. 1:30 – 3:00pm; Bailey Library, Andrews Hall
Lecture by John Plotz, Brandeis University
May 1. 3:30pm; Andrews Hall
University Announcements and Events
Telling Our Stories
Martha Redbone and UNL’s Dr. Margaret Huettl of Native American Studies invite the community into conversation about where we come from and who we want to be.
Martha Redbone is an American blues and soul singer of part Cherokee, Choctaw, European and African-American descent. She has won awards for her contemporary Native American music. Her music is a mix of rhythm and blues, and soul music influences, fused with elements of traditional Native American music.
- January 24, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm; Commons of the Lied Center for Preforming Arts, Lincoln.
Backpacks to Briefcases
Maximize your college experience! Launch your career! The Student Alumni Association hosts its annual Backpacks to Briefcases event where you can explore your career questions and network with industry professionals and alumni. Come and learn how to maximize your college experience and take the next step to your career goals!
Free and open to all UNL students. Wear business-casual attire. Choose five different sessions, including headshots and resume reviews.
January 29, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm; Centennial Room, Nebraska Union, City Campus
https://unl.campuslabs.com/engage/event/5218310
NATIVE VOICES: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness A TRAVELING EXHIBIT
Vision Maker Media, in partnership with the UNL University Libraries, introduces a new traveling exhibition, Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, which examines concepts of health and medicine among contemporary American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people. The traveling exhibition, produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), explores the connection between wellness, illness, and cultural life through a combination of interviews with Native people, artwork, objects, and interactive media.
The exhibition will be open to the public all day from January 31-March 12 on the second floor of Love Lirbrary South.
A special opening event will take place from 4:00-6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, with a presentation by Dr. Siobhan Wescott, Assistant Director of Indians into Medicine (INMED), University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences on “How Do You Find Research on Native Americans? Untangling the Confusing Search Terms and Identifying Gaps in the Research.” Reception to follow.
Gilman Scholarship Information Session
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables Pell-eligible students to study or intern abroad. Awards of up to $5,000 for study abroad program expenses (airfare, tuition, room and board, etc) are offered, plus an additional $3,000 for the study of a Critical Need Language.
Additional Public Info Here
- Feb. 5. 3:30 pm; Nebraska Union Room: Platte River North (Colonial B )
Resumania
15-minute drop-in resume reviews with an employer or career coach from your area of interest. Learn more by visiting Handshake: https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/411044
Additional Public Info:
https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/411044
Feb. 5. 2:00 pm–4:00 pm; Nebraska Union
Internships, Jobs, and Professional Development
Asterium Accepting Submissions
Asterism, Ohio State Univeristy's undergraduate international literary journal is now accepting submissions from undergrad students to include in their journal. Asterism is currently accepting submissions for two different categories: poetry and short fiction stories.
Submissions acceptance will close on March 31.
You can submit your works here.
Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association Scholarship Award
Each year, the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association provides a scholarship to an outstanding college junior or senior working towards a career in juvenile justice or an associated field. The scholarship is meant for those majoring in criminal justice or related fields (e.g., social work, psychology, and mental health). In order to be eligable for the scholarship, students must be associated with the the Nebraska University, a full time student in junior or senior standing, and must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 with a preference given to those with a GPA of 2.5 or above.
Scholarship Amount : $500
The Deadline for the application is due April 3rd, 2020
If interested in applying see here.
University of Denver Publishing Institute Info Session
Haley Mendlik, a graduate of UNL, and of the Publishing Insititute at the Univeristy of Denver, will be on campus to speak with interested student about the Publishing Insitute and job opportunities in the Industry.
For more info see here.
- Feb. 6. 4:00pm; Room 1007, Oldfather Hall, City Campus
Stay Woke: Readings in Social Justice
Silence at the Border: Telling the Hard Stories of Undocumented Immigration
"Silence. Silence has plagued me since the day I left my country on April 3, 1999. I was nine years old. There was no parent around. I’ve never spoken to my parents about those eight weeks. They haven’t told me about their own migration stories, Dad’s in 1991, Mom’s in 1995. Growing up, none of my American-born friends knew how I’d gotten to the desk next to them. My ELL classmates, six of us in Mr. Booth’s class at Bahia Vista Elementary School, never discussed how we’d gotten to that class. All of us had arrived the summer of 1999. To this day, sometimes I run into them and we’ve never talked about pre-fourth grade in San Rafael, California; pre-United States border." Read more from Javier Zamora at LitHub.
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