Hours
The English Advising Office is open Tuesday and Thursday for appointments from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.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 necessaryDr. Lacey's Drop-In hours on Zoom are Wednesday, 10am-12pm, and Friday, 1-3pm. Click here to drop in!
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Reminders
| March 1 (Mon.) - May 16 (Sun.) | Open Registration for Summer Sessions 2021 |
| March 26 (Fri.) | Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass" |
Table of Contents
- More in Time: A Tribute to Ted Kooser
- TransNarratives: Scholarly and Creative Works on Transgender Experience
- Colophon: Conversations about Publishing presents DeMisty D. Bellinger
- Humanities on the Edge presents: Cristina Rivera Garza
- Uncommon DH Critic Lauren Klein: Lecture
- No More Hidden Figures
- Panel: “Serious Play: Radical Publications and Their Histories”
- Pandemic Resilience
- A Conversation on Inclusive Leadership for Nebraska’s Future
- Assertiveness Skills
- UNL New Student Enrollment- International Welcome Team
- UNL Center for Science, Mathematics, & Computer Education -Digital Content Curator
Faculty in the News
More in Time: A Tribute to Ted Kooser
Faculty members Jessica Poli, Marco Abel, and Timothy Schaffert published More in Time: A Tribute to Ted Kooser (University of Nebraska Press, March 2021). To honor Kooser, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a two-term U.S. Poet Laureate, the editors assembled almost 70 contributions from Ted’s colleagues, friends, and former students.
TransNarratives: Scholarly and Creative Works on Transgender Experience
Kristi Carter and James Brunton are pleased to announce that their forthcoming, co-edited collection, TransNarratives: Scholarly and Creative Works on Transgender Experience , is due for publication by Women’s Press, an imprint of Canadian Scholars, in August of this year.
Department of English Announcements and Events
Colophon: Conversations about Publishing presents DeMisty D. Bellinger
Date:
Time:7:00 pm
The English Department's series, designed to address professionalization and publishing insiders, continues as Creative Writing Director Timothy Schaffert discusses the writing industry with UNL alum DeMisty D. Bellinger.
Humanities on the Edge presents: Cristina Rivera Garza
Date:
Time:5:30 pm–7:30 pm
Uncommon DH Critic Lauren Klein: Lecture
Date:
Time:11:30 am–12:30 pm
University Announcements and Events
No More Hidden Figures
Date:
Time:6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Panel: “Serious Play: Radical Publications and Their Histories”
Date:
Time:5:30 pm–7:30 pm
Pandemic Resilience
Date:
Time:3:00 pm–4:30 pm
A Conversation on Inclusive Leadership for Nebraska’s Future
Date:
Time:10:00 am–11:30 am
Assertiveness Skills
Date:
Time:3:00 pm–4:30 pm
Internships, Jobs, and Professional Development
UNL New Student Enrollment- International Welcome Team
The International Welcome Team is a joint effort among New Student Enrollment, University Housing, and the International Student and Scholar Office. Welcome Team members provide the peer support and local knowledge necessary to make new undergraduate students feel at home as a Husker from the moment they arrive in Nebraska. The dealine for applications is March 17, apply now!
Link For More Information: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4453057?ref=preview-header-click
UNL Center for Science, Mathematics, & Computer Education -Digital Content Curator
The UNL Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education (CSMCE) is looking to hire an intern to assist with social media and communications. Deadline to apply is March 31, apply now!
Link For More Information: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4447522?ref=preview-header-click
Community Events
First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art
Date:
Time:5:00 pm–7:00 pm
The Modern Gentlemen
Date:
Time:7:30 pm and 2:00pm
Experience The Modern Gentlemen as they take the stage at the Lied Center. This dynamic quarte shared the stage with Frankie Valli for a decade as the Four Seasons, and are now touring the world performing your favorite hits of the ’60s and ’70s with tight four-part harmonies in styles ranging from pop and rock to jazz and doo-wop.
Link For Tickets: https://www.liedcenter.org/event/modern-gentlemen
Stay Woke: Readings in Social Justice
Hunger-Free Campus Bills Have New Urgency
"State lawmakers are becoming more aware of the needs of the diversifying student population, said Sunny Deye, director of the postsecondary education program at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Today's students were already more likely to be working adults, first generation and low income, and to require additional support with basic needs such as food, housing and childcare, Deye said. Then came the pandemic, which caused students and their families to lose employment and income. The result is a broad swath of students who are at risk of dropping out, she said." Read more at Inside Higher Ed.
Literary News
New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This March
Broaden your nonficiton library with these LitHub picks.
Link For More Information: https://lithub.com/new-and-noteworthy-nonfiction-to-read-this-march/
Film News
Showing This Week at the Ross
2021 Golden Globes
In case you missed it, here are the 2021 Golden Globe winners.
Shy Brothers In Affluent Suburb Already Feeling Pressure To Become Auteur Filmmakers
"Confessing that they’d been destined to become show-business darlings since they were born into a wealthy family, shy brothers Mark and Anthony Weber told reporters Tuesday they were already feeling pressure to become auteur filmmakers. “Growing up as introverted, soft-spoken siblings with a keen eye for minutiae in an affluent suburb, there’s a certain expectation that you’re going to grow up, get BFAs from Tisch, and then win a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance,” said Mark, adding that people often assumed the brothers had used their elementary school years to brainstorm the funny-yet-disturbing arthouse classic that would catapult them to mainstream fame." Read more @ The Onion!