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Call for Proposals for 2021 No Limits! WGS Student Conference

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Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall speaks at the Women's and Gender Studies 2018 No Limits! conference.

The UNO Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) program announces the 2021 No Limits! Conference call for proposals. No Limits! is an interdisciplinary academic conference that explores a wide range of women’s, gender, and sexuality issues. This year’s conference includes a keynote address by UNO WGS Graduates. The 2021 No Limits! will be held on March 5, 2021, totally online via Zoom conferencing.

Call for Proposals — proposals are due by January 29, 2021

Undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates, are invited to submit proposals to present their women’s and/or gender studies-related research or creative work.

Students desiring to present their work at the conference should submit by email to Dr. Karen Falconer Al-Hindi (kfalconeralhindi@unomaha.edu) the following information:

  • Subject line of email: "No Limits" and [Student's Last Name]
  • In body of email:
    • Student's contact information (name, university affiliation, mailing address, email, phone)
    • Faculty mentor contact information (name, university affiliation, email address)
  • Submit the project information as an attachment (.doc, .docx, or .rtf) including the following:
    • Title and abstract of approximately 250 words describing the project and its significance. Research involving human subjects must have IRB approval.
    • Biographical statement: Student's major/minor, hometown, academic and/or career goals, and a fun fact (50-75 words).
    • Format: Indicate whether this will be a paper (20 minutes), poster presentation (48"x36"), or other format.

Download the conference poster or call for proposals:
2021 No Limits! Conference Poster
Call for Proposals

This event is sponsored and hosted by the UNO Women’s & Gender Studies Program; co-sponsored by UNL Women’s & Gender Studies and UNK Women's, Gender, and Ethnic Studies; and supported by NU Central Administration, UNO Academic and Student Affairs, Office of Research and Creative Activity, College of Arts and Sciences, School of the Arts, Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, and the UNO Departments of Sociology/Anthropology, Political Science, Geography/Geology, and English.

If you have questions, contact: Karen Falconer Al-Hindi, Ph.D., at kfalconeralhindi@unomaha.edu

The event is free and open to the public.