Department Updates - University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Please send your announcements, Bravos and events for the weekly newsletter to Casandra ([email protected]) by 5 pm on Thursdays. Department Updates Candy Dish Now that Valentine’s Day is out of the way candy is sure to be cheap, help us keep up the stock in the office! A message from Jordan Stump Dear everyone: As always, I’ll be going to France for a little over a month this summer (from June 6 to July 10), and as always I’m looking for someone to live in my house while I’m gone, and to look after my two trouble-free cats. It’s a large house on a quiet street in a very safe neighborhood, a twenty-minute bike ride (or fifty-minute walk) to campus, with a bus stop two and a half blocks away. All you would have to do is keep my cats company, and very occasionally cut the grass. Must be responsible and non-disruptive to cats. No children or other pets, please. Do get in touch with me if you’re interested; I’d be very happy to talk with you further if you have questions. Jordan Stump I m po r t a n t D a te s January 19 th - Feb 18 th - Job Candidate Visits Department Updates .................... 1 Important Dates .............................. 1 Calls for Papers .................................. 2 Social Media Corner ............................ 2 Clubs and Tables .................................... 2 Bravo ........................................................ 2 Calendar .................................................... 3 Attachments ........................................... 4-11 NEWSLETTER M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s a n d L i t e r a t u r e s PAGE 1 ISSUE 3 MONTH FEB YEAR 2016
Transcript of Department Updates - University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Please send your announcements, Bravos
and events for the weekly newsletter
to Casandra ([email protected])
by 5 pm on Thursdays.
Department UpdatesCandy DishNow that Valentine’s Day is out of the way candy is sure to be cheap, help us keep up the stock in the office!
A message from Jordan StumpDear everyone: As always, I’ll be going to France for a little over a month this summer (from June 6 to July 10), and as always I’m looking for someone to live in my house while I’m gone, and to look after my two trouble-free cats. It’s a large house on a quiet street in a very safe neighborhood, a twenty-minute bike ride (or fifty-minute walk) to campus, with a bus stop two and a half blocks away. All you would have to do is keep my cats company, and very occasionally cut the grass. Must be responsible and non-disruptive to cats. No children or other pets, please. Do get in touch with me if you’re interested; I’d be very happy to talk with you further if you have questions. Jordan Stump
Important D
ates
January19th - Feb 18th - Job Candidate Visits
Department Updates .................... 1Important Dates .............................. 1
Calls for Papers .................................. 2Social Media Corner ............................ 2
Clubs and Tables .................................... 2Bravo ........................................................ 2
Calendar .................................................... 3Attachments ...........................................4-11
NewsletterMod
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and Literatures
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Spanish Tutoring Center
Mon/Wed12:30 - 2:30 pm
1126 OLDH#UNLSpantutor
Spanish Table
Fri - 4-5 pmLanguage Lab
BURN 302#UNLMesa
StammtischWed
4:30-6 pmDempsey’s
#UNLStammtisch
French TableWed
3:30-5 pmYia Yia’s
UNLtablefrancaise
Chinese TableWednesday
3:30-4:30 pm107 HENZ
#UNLchinatable
Japanese TableAll-levelsFriday 4-5
KRR #UNLJapanTable
Arabic TableWednesdays
4:30-5:30301 BURN
#UNLArabicNadii
Language Clubs& Student Centers
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BravoKate Mendell
Undergraduate student who has been accepted to present at the III Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language at the
University of Oregon (Feb 18-20) She will be presenting
with Dr. Velazquez as part of her UCARE research work.
The title of our presentation is: Family Letters: a Linguistic Analysis
of the Personal Correspondence of a Mexican American Family.
Social Media Corner
Upcoming Events - If you have an event this semester such as a guest lecture or special holiday
let me know. We can work together to plan a social media
campaign.
Spring Holidays - let me know about any unique holiday celebrations in
your target language countries.
*OR* Tell me about research you are working on or a conference you are attending, send photos or quotes or interesting cultural facts from class.
If you have something interesting planned for a club or table
meeting let me know and I will tweet it!
THANKS!
Calls for Papers / Open PositionsSee Bulletin Board in 1107 for more information
• 5th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics (L3 2016); 30-31 May, Singapore; DUE: 12 February.
• Innovation in Pedagogy & Technology Symposium; May 10, Lincoln, NE; DUE: 29 January.
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Februarypage 3 issue 3 month Feb year 2016
The Annual Day of the Arabic Studies Program UNL University & Community Event
Please join us for a panel discussion with women leaders from Nebraska “Women in Religion” Panelists include:
Prof. Bridget Blomfield (UNO), Director, Islamic Studies Program; Rev. Dr. Renae Koehler (Vine Congregational Church);
Prof. Sidnie White Crawford, Willa Cather Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, Chair of the Board of Trustees W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research; Prof. Jan Deeds, Director of
the Women’s Center, Associate Director in Student Involvement, Gender Programs We will also have an authentic Arabic dinner and Dabkeh dance!And Book Signing of “The Language of Tears” by Prof. Bridget Blomfield
March 3rd
For more information please email Prof. Abla Hasan at: [email protected] by The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures and Classics & Religious Studies
Location:
NET 1800 N 33rd Street
Time:5:00pm to 7:00pm
Institute for Ethnic Studies
COLLOQUIUM
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN
UNL does not discriminate based upon any protected status. Please see go.unl.edu/nondiscrimination. ©2016, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved. 1601.049
Is the Sex Offender Registry Doing What It Should?
While the sex offender registry is designed to protect the innocent, do intersections of race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and social
justice affect how our legal system implements it?
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 I 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.Gaughan Multicultural Center I Ubuntu Room
Anoroy Loyuk, former corrections officer for the state of Nebraskaco-founder of faith-based home for inmates seeking social reintegration
Mario Scalora, ProfessorPsychology
Tom Gannon, Associate professor of English and Ethnic Studiesacademic advisor for Ethnic Studies
Rachel Loyuk, co-founder of faith-based home for inmates seeking social reintegration
Robert Lipscomb, Ph.D. studentEnglish
Panelists
Moderator
5 students will receive a gift from a drawing!
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Presents
“The Fabric of the Norman Conquest: The Bayeux Tapestry and the Coronation Cloak of Roger II”
Join us in marking the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings (1066) when the Normans conquered the English.
Lisa Reilly, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
February 22, 5:00pm
Centennial 226-28 Nebraska Union
University of Nebraska-Lincoln not to discriminate based upon age, race, ethnicity, color,
national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, religion or political affiliation.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Presents
“‘Put money in thy purse’: in Defense of Economic Readings of Shakespeare”
Join us for this talk, making the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
Melissa Aaron, Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Cal Poly Pomona
March 7, 5:00pm Centennial Room 226-228
Nebraska Union, City Campus
Co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film
University of Nebraska-Lincoln not to discriminate based upon age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, religion or political affiliation.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Presents
“Harry Potter’s Fantastic Beasts, or Wandering with the Werewolves”
Melissa Aaron, Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Cal Poly Pomona
March 7, 7:30pm Auditorium
Nebraska Union, City Campus
Co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film
University of Nebraska-Lincoln not to discriminate based upon age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, religion or political affiliation.
www.lincolnliteracy.org
Tuesday, March 22nd, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Space: 5900 S. 58th St, Suite H
Join the Fun! Be a Sponsor or Donor! All contributions are tax-deductible and will be
recognized at the event and through social media.
Global Cabaret
An evening of fun, food & music from around the world
402.476.7323 745 S. 9th St. Lincoln, NE 68508
For more info: [email protected] www.lincolnliteracy.org
Tuesday, March 22nd, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Space: 5900 S. 58th St, Suite H
Join the Fun! Be a Sponsor or Donor! All contributions are tax-deductible and will be
recognized at the event and through social media.
Global Cabaret
An evening of fun, food & music from around the world
402.476.7323 745 S. 9th St. Lincoln, NE 68508
For more info: [email protected]
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