Writing Center Consultant Applications Open!
The Writing Center is hiring Writing Consultants for the 2022-23 academic year! Do you like talking with other students about writing? Would you enjoy working as part of a diverse, supportive community? Consider applying to become a Writing Center consultant!
Students from ALL majors are encouraged to apply: we are looking for excellent communicators with strong interpersonal skills who are curious, highly motivated, and eager to learn. We seek to hire a diverse staff, and we especially welcome candidates from underrepresented and/or marginalized communities and/or identities, including (but not limited to) students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, first-generation college students, and international and/or multilingual students. To learn more, visit Handshake and search for the Writing Center Consultant posting. The consultant position is a paid position.
We are also holding two info sessions:
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 11:15 am-12 pm
• Thursday, Feb. 17 from 2:15-3 pm.
You can attend either in person in the Writing Center (Andrews 102) or via Zoom at https://unl.zoom.us/s/99994466752 to learn more about the Writing Center Consultant position and hear from current consultants about their experiences.
If you have questions but can’t attend either session, please feel free to contact us at writingcenter@unl.edu or stop by the Writing Center to ask.
Course Announcement: ENGL 317: Literature & the Environment @ Cedar Point Biological Station, Summer 2022
Once again, we’re offering ENGL 317: Literature & the Environment this summer at Cedar Point, from May 22 to June 3! This is a field immersion course in literature and the environment taking place at Cedar Point Biological Station, near Ogallala, Nebraska.
In this course, we will immerse ourselves into literature of the Great Plains spanning the past century. Our syllabus prioritizes the work of Indigenous authors, weaving those texts together with works by canonical writers from a settler colonial context in order to offer a more comprehensive perspective on the stories of the Great Plains. This course will closely explore the complex history of the region, while looking towards potential methods for reconciliation and for cultivating a responsible relationship with the space we inhabit. Throughout this course, we will explore the relationship between literature and the natural environment, introducing concepts such as ecocriticism, ecofeminism, and environmental justice.
This is an introductory course and requires no prior knowledge of ecocriticism or environmental literature. Our exploration of literature and the environment will center on discussions of the different ways humans inhabit, claim, and impact the land in the Great Plains, introducing and exploring settler colonialism, Indigenous sovereignty, historical geography, and the production of space. Beginning with Willa Cather and ending with Diane Wilson, we will explore questions such as: who tells the stories of this space, and how? How does paying attention to space and environment change our understanding of literature and culture? How do we see the stories and histories we read inscribed onto the land around us?
For more details, see this link: https://cedarpoint.unl.edu/literature-and-environment. You can find more information about CPBS here and access enrollment directions here.
ENGL 317 fulfills ACE 5 (and CDR Humanities in CAS), and may be of particular interest to students in Anthropology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Biological Sciences, and Native American Studies as well as those interested in issues of sustainability, natural preservation, and environmental stewardship.