Hours
The English Advising Office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Appointments
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Walk-in Hours
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Reminders
Fri, Nov 15: Last day to withdraw from a fall semester course.
Wed, Nov 27 thru Fri, Nov 29: Thanksgiving. NO CLASS.
Mon, Dec 9 thru Fri, Dec 13: Last week of spring classes.
Mon, Dec 16 thru Fri, Dec 20: Finals Week.
Sat, Dec 21: GRADUATION!
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University Announcements and Events
- Mead Making Workshop
- Nebraska Warrior Writers - Lincoln
- From ‘Sake’ to Whiskey
- Edythe Wiebers Scholarship Award Reception
- Kawasaki Reading Room Book Club
- Thanksgiving Dinner
- Study Abroad: Exchange Essentials
- IANR East Campus Tailgate
- Polaris Literary Magazine - Call For Submissions!!!
- Memories in the Marsh: A Love Letter to Exploring, Studying, and Creating Art in Nature
- On Poetry as Historical Record, the Legacy of Colonialism, and Depicting Disaster in Verse
- The Issues 2024: The Fight for Climate Justice
- They’re Screening an Adaptation of My Novel in an Israeli Settlement, So I’m Boycotting It
- Films at the Ross
- Making ‘Queer,’ the Year’s Most Audacious Love Story
- Taskovski Films Picks Up ‘Light Memories’ Ahead of World Premiere in IDFA Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
- Art Garfunkel Cried at Reunion Lunch With Paul Simon and Asked ‘What Happened? Why Haven’t We Seen Each Other?’: I Wanted to ‘Make Amends Before It’s Too Late’
University Announcements and Events
Mead Making Workshop
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Kimmel Education & Research Center
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Ready to dive into the world of mead? ???? Our workshop offers a fun and interactive experience perfect for small-scale mead making enthusiasts. Learn hands-on, meet fellow mead lovers, and create something sweet together! ????
Spaces are filling up fast—sign up today to secure your spot and start your mead-making journey! ????
This course is offered on Saturday, November 16th, 2024 from 10am-4pm by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bee Lab through the Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program. The cost for this class is $40 per person. Registration must be complete by 09 November 2024. The course will be located at Kimmel Orchard in Nebraska City.
For more information, visit: https://gpmb.unl.edu/mead-making-workshop-2024
Register here: https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7R061xxUG4Gm2mq
Nebraska Warrior Writers - Lincoln
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Pius X High School Conference Room Room: Conference Room
In the autumn of 2014, Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Writing Project, and the Veterans Administration partnered to launch a new writing program aimed at veterans and active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their families or support partners. Participants need only be interested in writing in any form—they do not need to have any previous writing experience to benefit from the workshops.
See the Nebraska Writing Project website for information on the weekly speakers.
From ‘Sake’ to Whiskey
Date: Nov. 19, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Kawasaki Reading Room 302
Join us for a “Sake” lecture with Ikuho Amano at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Kawasaki Reading Room to learn how whiskey transitioned from Sake (rice wine) in Japan. This will be followed by a tasting of Amazake, a sweet, non-alcoholic drink made from fermented rice. The Kawasaki Reading Room is Room 301 of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center.
https://modlang.unl.edu/kawasaki-reading-room
Edythe Wiebers Scholarship Award Reception
Date: Nov. 19, 2024
Time: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Heritage Room
The Edythe Wiebers International Studies Program Scholarship is awarded annually to undergraduate students seeking to build their foreign language skills abroad. Each November, our office hosts the Wiebers Scholarship Reception where we invite the Wiebers family to the UNL campus to hear presentations
from students who received the scholarship to study abroad during the previous academic year. Join us for inspiring stories from our #HuskersAbroad alumni!
https://globalexperiences.unl.edu/
Kawasaki Reading Room Book Club
Date: Nov. 21, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Kawasaki Reading Room 301
Join us for Poems and Pizza on Thursday November 21st from 3 - 4pm, for this month’s Book Club, featuring different forms of Japanese Poetry. Please scan the QR code to read the Poems. Venue: Kawasaki Reading Room 301 JGMC.
https://modlang.unl.edu/kawasaki-reading-room
Thanksgiving Dinner
Date: Nov. 21, 2024
Time: 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for a heartwarming evening of gratitude, delicious food, and cherished company as we gather over a Thanksgiving Dinner.
This dinner will feature classic dishes like golden turkey, savory stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and a variety of additional sides and sweet treats.
Service change:
Abel Dining Center will convert to an all-you-care-to-eat location, on this day only, for the dinner meal period. To enjoy the Thanksgiving Dinner, come to the dining center and scan your NCard like any other all-you-care-to-eat location.
Serving hours:
Abel Dining Center will serve dinner from 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Cather & Harper Dining Centers will serve dinner from 4:30–8 p.m.
East Dining will serve dinner from 4:30-7 p.m.
Dinner is included with the meal plan. Guest prices can be found at https://dining.unl.edu/guest-prices
For menus and detailed nutrition information visit:
Menu.unl.edu
https://dining.unl.edu/
Study Abroad: Exchange Essentials
Date: Nov. 21, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Louise Pound Hall Room: 141
Studying abroad with exchange is complicated, but can be more affordable! Learn the ins and outs of studying with an exchange at this info session. Students pay UNL tuition rates for studying abroad at a different university around the world.
https://unl-global-experiences.via-trm.com/visitor-programs
IANR East Campus Tailgate
Date: Nov. 23, 2024
Time: TBD
Location: Nebraska East Union Room: Great Plains Room
You’re invited to join us for the East Campus Tailgates hosted by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources!
Each tailgate will begin 4 hours before kick-off and conclude 1 hour before kick-off. There will be complimentary parking and shuttle services to and from the Stadium.
RSVP NOT REQUIRED
Contact Jordan Slagle with questions.
jslagle10@unl.edu | 402-472-2089
Literary News
Polaris Literary Magazine - Call For Submissions!!!
Polaris is committed to publishing undergraduates in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and all art genres. Their publication is now accepting submissions for its 75th issue, slated in release for April 2025. The deadline is February 1st, 2025, and submission guidelines can be found at polarisliterarymagazine.com.
Download more information here.
Memories in the Marsh: A Love Letter to Exploring, Studying, and Creating Art in Nature
By Anna Farro Henderson | November 11, 2024
On Poetry as Historical Record, the Legacy of Colonialism, and Depicting Disaster in Verse
By Literary Hub | November 11, 2024
The Issues 2024: The Fight for Climate Justice
By Literary Hub | November 1, 2024
https://lithub.com/the-issues-2024-the-fight-for-climate-justice/
They’re Screening an Adaptation of My Novel in an Israeli Settlement, So I’m Boycotting It
By Mirza Waheed | November 13, 2024
Film News
Showing This Week at the Ross
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS
HUBBARD LECTURE: (RE)CONNECTIONS THROUGH TIME
Making ‘Queer,’ the Year’s Most Audacious Love Story
By Ramin Setoodeh & Daniel D'Addario | November 4, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/film/features/daniel-craig-drew-starkey-queer-sex-gay-roles-1236199554/
Taskovski Films Picks Up ‘Light Memories’ Ahead of World Premiere in IDFA Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
By Leo Barraclough | November 11, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/film/global/taskovski-films-light-memories-idfa-1236206341/
Art Garfunkel Cried at Reunion Lunch With Paul Simon and Asked ‘What Happened? Why Haven’t We Seen Each Other?’: I Wanted to ‘Make Amends Before It’s Too Late’
By Ellise Shafer | November 11, 2024
Other Announcements
The Little Mermaid
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Time: TBD
Location: Lied Center for Performing Arts Room: Lied Center Main Stage
In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages.
With music by eight-time Academy® Award winner Alan Menken, this fishy-fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl,” and “Part of Your World.” Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this spectacular new production will enchant the whole family!
This production of THE LITTLE MERMAID was licensed by Music Theatre International.
Additional Public Info:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 7:30PM
Friday, November 15, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | 1:30 PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | 7:00 PM
https://www.liedcenter.org/event/little-mermaid
‘Rendezvous …’ art exhibition
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Time: 8:00 am – 8:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2nd Floor Link
“Rendezvous …” features a variety of works reflecting encounters with the Works of the Creator, Schroeder’s family’s heritage in Northern Wyoming rooted in the early 1900s, the timeless spirit of a rural Nebraska County Fair and the magic of the holidays.
To learn more about Chuck and his artwork, please visit www.schroederfineart.com.
This exhibit is located in the 2nd floor link at Nebraska Innovation Campus and is free and open to the public daily from November 1 - December 31 between 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
https://www.schroederfineart.com/
Nebraska 4-H Visual Arts exhibit
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 11:55 pm
Location: Nebraska East Union Room: Loft Gallery (on 3rd floor)
An art exhibition, featuring 4-H’ers artwork selected from over 600 entries at the Nebraska State Fair.
The 4-H visual art projects included in the show were completed this year but demonstrate mastery developed over many years in the project. The works were selected based on creativity, originality, and attention to detail. The show features a variety of mediums and techniques.
Young people with artwork in the exhibition:
Brooklyn Hightree
South Sioux City, Burt County
Emma Bitterman
Weeping Water, Cass County
Ashlyn Boeckenhauer
Wakefield, Dixon County
Taylor Honeyman
Omaha, Douglas-Sarpy County
Addison Richards
Hayes Central, Hayes County
Paisley Johnson
O’Neill, Holt County
Adelaide Bernt
Saint Paul, Howard County
Evan Mittan-DeBuhr
Lincoln, Lancaster County
Matthew Alderson
Osmond, Pierce County
Adrianna Kush
Columbus, Platte County
Hayden Minchow
Seward, Seward County
Hailey Uffelman
Waco, York County
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MORE ABOUT NEBRASKA 4-H VISUAL ARTS
The purpose of the 4-H visual arts project is to help youth develop life skills like critical and creative thinking, confident communication, decision-making, problem-solving and goal setting.
4-H is America’s largest youth development organization–empowering nearly six million young people nationwide and 140,000 across Nebraska with the skills to lead for a lifetime. Learn more at https://4h.unl.edu/
POTUS
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Time: Starts at 7:30 pm
Location: Temple Building Room: Studio Theatre
The Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents “POTUS,” written by Selina Fillinger. Performances are Nov. 14-17 and 20-24 in the Studio Theatre, 1st floor of the Temple Building. For tickets and showtimes, visit https://nebraskarep.org.
POTUS provides a compelling glimpse into the corridors of power within the White House, where ambition and idealism collide. Set against the backdrop of a presidency in turmoil, the play reveals the high-stakes decisions the staff must make to navigate through crises while maintaining alliances and protecting their legacies.
Contains adult language.
Asian Americans Confront U.S. Law and Policy: From the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 to the Vietnamese Experiences at Camp Pendleton
Date: Nov. 21, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Virtual Location: Zoom
Join our HIST 115: And Justice For All class for a discussion with guest speaker Professors Linda Ho Peché, moderated by Mellon Research Assistant Professor Donna D. Anderson, about immigration law and Asian-American legal perspectives in U.S. history.
https://uslawandrace.unl.edu/programs/webinar-series/
The Carceral State: Legal Histories of American Unfreedom
Date: Nov. 26, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Virtual Location: Zoom
Join our HIST 115: And Justice For All class for a discussion with guest speaker Professor Taja-Nia Henderson, author of “The Ironic Promise of the Thirteenth Amendment for Offender Anti-Discrimination Law.”
https://uslawandrace.unl.edu/webinar-series/