Select Program Highlights (2023-2024)
May 15, 2024: Sharon E. Wood honored and celebrated for her years of extraordinary service to the UNO Women’s and Gender Studies program at the 2024 Mary Ann Lamanna Awards Luncheon.
March 20, 2024: Kelcey Ervick, author of “The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women’s Lives” gave a presentation to WGS students and faculty. This visit was made possible by generous support from Humanities Nebraska, the UNO Department of English, UNO Criss Library, UNO Writer’s Workshop and the UNO’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
March 8, 2024: No Limits Student Conference. No Limits is an interdisciplinary student conference on issues related to women, gender, and sexuality and is sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies Programs at UNO, UNK, and UNL. It is held annually in early March, and it rotates between the campuses at Omaha, Kearney, and Lincoln.
Taylor Brorby, author of the award-winning memoir Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land, gave a keynote address entitled “Raising Hell on the Great Plains.” We had close to 100 attendees on site with student presenters from: Gustav Adolphus College, Kansas State University, the University of Denver, the University of Kansas, the University of Nebraska Kearney, the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska Omaha.
November 29, 2023: Women’s & Gender Studies Open House/Aids Memorial Quilt Tour
UNO hosted several panels from The National AIDS Memorial Quilt, an epic 54-ton tapestry that includes nearly 50,000 panels. The quilt emerged as a grassroots response to the AIDS crisis, serving as a platform for individuals and communities to pay tribute to the lives lost, create awareness, and advocate for research and support.
October 2, 2023: Melissa Febos, author of the nationally bestselling essay collection GIRLHOOD, gave several presentations to students, faculty, and community members. This visit was co-sponsored by Women’s & Gender Studies.
2023-2024 Iota Iota Iota (Triota): was started in 1992 at the Metropolitan State College of Denver. Founded upon the feminist values of egalitarianism, inclusiveness, and celebration of diverse experiences, Triota honors and celebrates the academic achievements of students in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The WGS Program is currently revitalizing our chapter.
2023-2024 Graduates:
MAY 2024
Cheyenne Aguilar (Minor)
Macy Cummins (Minor)
Payton Lammers (Minor)
Abigail Smith (Minor)
Keegan Sullivan (Minor)
Elaine Velez (Minor)
Emma Gauthier (Minor)
December 2023
Dan Burgamy (Minor)
Grace Kretzer (Minor)
Lauren Rezac (Minor)
Madeline Christianson (Minor)
Kathryn Varilek (Major) and WGS Undergraduate Student Award Winner
2023-2024 WGS Executive Committee Members:
Patrice J. Proulx, Director
David J. Peterson, Associate Director
Chin Chung Chao
Dawn Cripe
Amy Ellefson
Jeannette Gabriel
Susana Geliga
Laura Grams
Jennifer Harbour
Peggy Jones
Kate Kough
Kay Siebler