Great Plains Studies
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Opportunities Olson Seminars Symposia Laurus |
Overview
The Great Plains stretches westward from the Missouri River at Omaha and Kansas City to the Rocky Mountains, and northward from the Texas Panhandle into the Canadian prairie provinces - characterized by highly variable weather set against grassy, rolling land.
The sparsely-populated region invites inquiry into the relationships between the environment and the culture brought to it by its various inhabitants, and into the implications of these relationships for the future of the region.
Possible Careers
This major may be useful for students who are planning a career in business, education, law, planning, policy analysis, agriculture, or history in the plains region.
Great Plains Studies graduates have found employment in the Nebraska State Historical Society, the National Park Service, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the University of Nebraska, and businesses such as Cabela’s and Sandhills Publishing.
OVERVIEW
How our program prepares you for the field
This interdisciplinary, intercollegiate program draws courses from a multitude of departments:
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Majors take two general courses in Great Plains Studies and at least one course in each of four core areas: Human Heritage, Natural Environment, Social Environment, and Arts and Humanities. Majors are advised through the Center and work closely with the adviser to choose courses that will construct a thematically or professionally coherent program.
Participate in activities sponsored by the Center and take advantage of internships that tap into the diversity, richness and challenges of the region.
In writing and in art
The Center co-sponsors a 13-volume edition of the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which includes maps; the diaries of Lewis, Clark and several other members of the expedition; and a volume of natural history materials from the trip.
The Center publishes three journals:
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The Center also owns an extensive collection of Western art, which includes paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculptures by artists such as Karl Bodmer, Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.
Majors also have access to a library of several thousand volumes and documents of Americana and Canadian Plains materials.
Great Plains Studies Website
Visit the Adviser
Charles Braithwaite
504 Hewit Place
472-6178
cbraithwaite2@unl.edu
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| FRANCES W. KAYE SCHOLARSHIP $5,000 financial aid to Great Plains Studies major demonstrating a combination of commitment to social action/community involvement and academic achievement. |
| PLAINS HUMANITIES ALLIANCE Preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the region. |
| ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE |
| GREAT PLAINS DISTINGUISHED BOOK PRIZE |
| PAUL OLSON SEMINARS AS PODCASTS |
