News for English and Film Studies Students

January 22 - February 5, 2021

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Hours

The English Advising Office is currently open Tuesday and Thursdays 9:00am-4:30pm. Students do have the option of meeting in person on these days, but by appointment only.

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

There will be no physical walk in hours this semester. Instead, Dr. Lacey will be doing Zoom drop-in hours at the following days and times:

  • Wednesdays, 1-3pm
  • Fridays, 10am-12pm

To drop in, use this link to connect and you'll be placed into a waiting room while Andrea or Rebecca let her know you're there.

Connect with us

Twitter: @unlenglish

Facebook: unlenglish

Facebook: unlenglishadvising

Reminders

January 22 (Fri.) Classes end and final examinations (three week session)
January 25 (Mon.) – May 7 (Fri.) Spring 2021 Regular Academic Session
January 25 (Mon.) Late Registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed)
January 29 (Fri.) Final day to apply for a degree in May ($25.00 fee due with application)
February 1 (Mon.) Last day for full semester course registrations and adds including adds of thesis or dissertation credits (Census Date)
February 1 (Mon.) Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
February 5 (Fri.) Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student's record

Courses to Check Out

New Course Dives into Nebraska’s Literary History- Literary Nebraska

The course, Literary Nebraska, is being offered as an asynchronous online course in the spring 2021 semester. It will cover Nebraska writers in four units — autobiography, fiction, poetry and contemporary popular culture — with each lecture and online discussion guided by a different English faculty member.

University Announcements and Events

Let’s Talk

Jan. 22-Feburary 5, 2021

 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 2:00 pm–3:00 pm, Wednesday and Friday: 3:00pm- 4:00pm

Time:

 Zoom Room: https://nuhipaa.zoom.us/j/92163732568
 Contact:Counseling & Psychological Services, (402) 472-7450
Are you curious about counseling and if it’s the right next step for you? Maybe you are concerned about someone else? Do you just want an additional perspective about something you’ve been thinking about? “Let’s Talk” provides students easy access to brief, informal, and confidential consultations with professional mental health providers from CAPS. There is no fee for UNL students.
Link For More Information: https://caps.unl.edu/lets-talk

Drop-in Sessions on Libraries New Catalog/Discovery Tool

 Jan. 19, 2021

 1:00 pm–3:00 pm

 Online via Zoom
 Contact:Signe Boudreau, (402) 472-9347, signeb@unl.edu
Do you have questions about the new catalog/discovery search box? Let Libraries staff answer them in one of our informal drop-in sessions. We will provide a brief overview of the new catalog and discovery tool. The sessions ending soon, so be sure to drop by before it's too late. Sessions are scheduled on Tuesdays (1-3 pm) and Wednesdays (3-5 pm) from January 26–Jan 27.

Join on Zoom at: https://unl.zoom.us/j/97326220713

Ask Us Anything: Virtual Drop-in

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Date:

Time:8:00 am–5:00 pm

 Virtual Venue
 Contact:Rachel Lindhart, rlindhart2@unl.edu
Just when you thought getting answers to your questions couldn’t be easier—New Student Enrollment is hosting virtual drop-in support between the hours of 8 AM–5 PM on the weekdays leading up to the official start of the spring semester. If you’ve got a last-minute question and you’re not sure where to find the answer, look no further, and hop into the below Zoom room at the designated times to meet with an NSE staff member.

Login Link: https://go.unl.edu/21springwelcome
Password: NSE2020

Freshmen Welcome

 1:00 pm–2:30 pm

 Nebraska Union Room: Platte River Room
 Contact:Rachel Lindhart, rlindhart2@unl.edu

First-year students starting during the January 2021 intake are invited to join New Student Enrollment at the Freshmen Welcome, during which you’ll meet your orientation leader and get to know other new students. Get your answers to your last-minute questions during the live panel, featuring current students and UNL staff representatives. Join us for the Mapping your Class Routes tour to follow at 2:30 PM.

The welcome session will be broadcasted online in real time if you prefer to participate virtually using the below access link:
https://go.unl.edu/frwelcome2021
Password: NSE2021

Transfer Student Welcome

  Date:

 Time:3:30 pm–5:00 pm Date: Time:3:30 pm–5:00 pm

 Virtual Venue
 Contact:Emily Klesner, emily.klesner@unl.edu
Transitioning to a new campus can be hard—so let us help! Join the Center for Academic Success (CAST) and New Student Enrollment as we host a live welcome and Zoom panel. The Q&A panel will featuring orientation leaders, transfer student peer mentors, and UNL staff talking about transitioning to life at UNL, as well as academic resources and opportunities available to transfer students (including RSOs and honor societies). This is your one-stop shop to getting answers to any remaining questions you have before the start of the semester. This session will be held virtually, registration is preferred, but not required; the registration form is also accessible at the same link included below.

Login Link: https://go.unl.edu/trwelcome2021
Password: NSE2021

Faculty and Staff Award Nominations-DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

 Date:

 Time:10:00 am

 Online
Zoom
 Contact:College of Arts and Sciences
The CAS Mentoring Award honors faculty or staff involved in exemplary mentoring activities. Many of our faculty and staff are dedicated and effective mentors, and this award recognizes mentoring excellence that goes above and beyond normally expected contributions.

For more information visit: https://cas.unl.edu/cas-mentoring-award

Residence Life GroupMe

 Date: – 

 Time:All Day

 Residence Halls
 Contact:Jordan Black, (402) 472-1035, jblack2@unl.edu
Join a GroupMe Group  to get connected with various groups on campus!

https://housing.unl.edu/halls-groupme

Drive-Thru Food Distribution

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 Date:

 Time:3:00 pm–4:00 pm

 Nebraska Innovation Campus
 Contact:Food Bank of Lincoln, (402) 466-8170, info@lincolnfoodbank.org
The Food Bank of Lincoln’s distribution center will be set up in the parking lot north of Transformation Drive.
For a full food distribution schedule, and more information, please visit: https://www.lincolnfoodbank.org/get-food/food-distribution-schedule/

Building Healthy Relationships Workshops

 Date:

 Time:6:00 pm–7:00 pm

 Zoom
 Contact:Derrick Gulley, dgulley@unl.edu
A series of workshops and small group sessions around building healthy relationships, communication, consent, healthy expectations, virtual dating, fear, and rejection. These take place on the first Thursday of each month, but watch our social media on the third Thursday of each month for posts related to that month’s topic!

Internships, Jobs, and Professional Development

Duncan Aviation Marketing Intern - Video Production

Job details

Salary
$15 / Per hour
Job Type
Part-time
Temporary

Lincoln Public Schools Mentor for Highly Gifted Students

Job Details

Salary 

$18.53 - $18.53 / Per Hour

Part-time

Link for More Information: https://lincoln.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=12084

Stay Woke: Readings in Social Justice

Presidential Inauguration; Field of Flags

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately 200,000 American flags will be used to represent the typical in-person crowds during the January 2021 presidential inauguration. The display is also meant to pay homage to all 50 states, and five United States territories.

On the Power of Afrofuturism in the 21st Century

"Every art form has an economy that surrounds and fuels its standing within the world’s cultural systems. The very survival of many industries is absolutely dependent upon the products generated by those forms as artisans of industry utilize their tools to design, manufacture, distribute, and market to willing consumers. Corporations have long employed the imaginations of futurists (those who forecast the trends in economics, business, government, and technology) to project trends and themes so that crucial investment decisions can be made to maximize profit. Imagine the shock and horror of the world’s oligarchs, who pay millions to professional futurists, when Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” made $1.3 billion at the box office. A desire was present, an intent formed, a product provided; gold was the result. No one saw it coming. Except those who practice Afrofuturism." Read the rest of Tim Fielder's essay here.

Literary News

25 Essential Notes on Craft

Calling all creative writers! Check out Matthew Salesses' notes on craft.

Film News

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of 2020

"Watch any television in 2020? What about movies? Oh you did? Us too. In my opinion, the best screen experiences of the year were obviously Teenage Bounty Hunters, Ted Lasso, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Great (now you know everything about me), but since this is supposedly a literary website, I've polled the Lit Hub staff to settle on the ten best literary adaptations that debuted on small or large (ha ha) screens in this bizarre death spiral we've called 2020. Here they are, for your holiday watching (or online arguing) delight." See the list at LitHub.