COMM Connections

What a GREAT COMMunity Night!

Thanks to everyone for a GREAT COMMunity Night last week! What a great time relaxing and playing games together. We are looking forward to our next chance to get together!

Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Comm Studies Undergrad Advisory Board Sponsored Events!

Your UG Advisory Board has been hard at work planning events for our majors and minors! Mark your calendars and plan to join in on the fun! More info soon:

Wed Nov 20th COMMunity Night: Art Night!
Wed Dec 4th COMMunity Night: Study Session/Writing Retreat

CAS Inquire lecture series continues Nov. 5 with Meiklejohn and genetics

Husker biologist Colin Meiklejohn will give the talk “Gene Machines: Navigating a World Enthralled by DNA” on Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Union Auditorium. The lecture is the third in the CAS Inquire series around the theme "Rise of the Machines" and is free and open to the public. Continue reading…

Inclusive Leadership Retreat

• Inclusive Leadership Retreats are designed to help students think deeply about how to lead inclusively and to take on leadership roles — in the classroom, in university clubs or organizations, and in their communities.
Students who participate in this retreat are prepared to apply for university leadership positions, including peer mentors and consultants, RSO positions, NSE leaders, resident assistants, and college and research ambassadors.

Participants are also certified to serve as facilitators for Husker Dialogues, a campus event for first-year students held each fall.

The retreat will be held Sunday, November 10, from 1 to 6 p.m., at the Willa Cather Dining Complex. Participants must sign up by Thursday, November 7. Registration is limited to the first 150 students who sign up. Refreshments will be provided.

Tips on Getting Experience for Your Career Development

Employers look for potential employees who have taken the initiative to get experience and set themselves apart. How can you do this? Join honors societies when invited, advisory boards, ASUN, internships, campus groups, volunteer, look at study abroad, look at opportunities with student involvement Continue reading…

Managing Stress

Women in IT Conference

“Women Advance IT” is an IT leadership conference that will be held at the Nebraska Innovation Campus on November 5-6, 2019. This two-day conference is open to the public.

This year’s conference theme is, Disruption. We want to hear about programs that encourage inclusiveness and continued education in improving diversity and inclusion, growing future leaders and adding more women in IT. This year’s Emerging Tech track will focus on STEM, and we encourage students to submit proposals on their research projects.

Additional Public Info:
Please park in the paved lot north of Transformation Drive. Street parking is metered (pay by phone or pay station).

COMM 395 Internship Course