10.2.25 5pm

Join Doane Cheer and Dance and the Doane English Department for its semi-annual Fall Kickoff Picnic, followed by The New Xanadu’s first Fireside gathering of the year. Both events will take place around the Smith Hall fire pit. RSVP to Philip Weitl: philip.weitl@doane.edu.

10.30.25 6pm

Join TNX, the Doane English Department, and the Doane Volleyball team for the fourth annual “Ghosts of Gaylord” monster mash in Gaylord Hall, Room 500. Enjoy tricks and treats and a screening of Weapons, the new horror mystery thriller starring Josh Brolin, aka Thanos. After the movie, weather permitting, gather with us around the Smith Hall fire pit for a special Halloween edition of Fireside, TNX's regular discussion group around the campfire. This one will feature stories of scary experiences and ghost legends around campus.

Spring 2026

Join us in the East/West Dining Room of the Perry Campus Center at Doane University in Crete for the annual Lucille Cobb Memorial Lecture. More details coming soon!

4.30.26 6pm

Join us for a casual reception on Thursday, April 30 at 5pm in the Perry Campus Center’s East/West Dining Room on Doane University’s campus in Crete, Nebraska. Enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation as we unveil the 2026 edition of Xanadu, Doane's art and literary magazine since 1956. We will celebrate this year's edition with a live reading by several of our talented student contributors from programs across campus.