No Limits Conference 2025

logo for the no limits conference, a rainbow of colors surrounding a white circle that reads no limits 2023 reflecting on the past, envisioning the future unk women gender and ethnic studiesWhat 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, bet36365体育, 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.

No Limits Conference 2025

Transforming Lives, Gender, and Justice
Hosted by UNL Women’s & Gender Studies Program

March 7, 2025

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.

  • The conference will be held Friday, March 7, 2025 at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
  • The deadline for the Call for Proposals is Friday, January 31, 2025

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.

Keynote by Ryan Sallans

Ryan Sallans"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.