What is the No Limits Conference? Who Can Participate?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 3 campuses at Lincoln, Kearney, and Omaha.
The conference began in 1993 with a group of dedicated students who wanted to create an unquestionably interdisciplinary conference able to accommodate both traditional and non-traditional topics and presentations. Since that time the conference has remained student-oriented, open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates.
Over the decades, No Limits has hosted hundreds of presentations from students and community members involved in Women's and Gender Studies in numerous academic departments and community groups. Further, No Limits encourages creative presentations, including artwork, performances, and the reading of original work.
University of Nebraska Lincoln
City Campus Union and Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
The Women's & Gender Studies Program of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln is delighted to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2025 No Limits Student Research Conference -- "Transforming Lives, Gender, and Justice," featuring Ryan Sallans as the keynote speaker.
No Limits Submission PortalThere is no registration cost, and the event is free and open to the public.
We invite proposals from undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates on any topic from any discipline related to women's issues, lives, histories, or culture; or women's and gender studies. Creative writing, visual arts, film, music, performances, workshops, and academic papers are all welcome. Proposals for individual presentations or pre-made panels are accepted.
Should you have additional questions, please submit them to -- nolimitsunl@unl.edu.
"Finding Me: Finding We"
Ryan Sallans, MA is an inspirational transgender speaker and author who specializes in inclusion, diversity, and healthcare. Over the past 20 years, Ryan has worked in the fields of eating disorder recovery, sexual orientation, and gender identity development. His work focuses on building inclusive environments and providing trauma-informed care for students, patients, employees and clients. His growing body of texts and teachings assist corporations, healthcare institutions, federal agencies, universities, and communities. Ryan’s teachings are based on personal narrative storytelling that interweaves his past academics with present research and science. His work is designed to help audiences and individuals break down the barriers that gender presents us all.
