Our students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have incredible and impactful global experiences during their time on campus. This section features those who have been highlighted across campus in the last month for their accomplishments, experiences, and Nebraska career.
This month, discover some of our students’ accomplishments in global competitions, sports, breaking barriers and college leadership.
Business and Architecture students place in Top Five of global competition
Two points stood between four Nebraska students and a trip to Hong Kong to compete in the world finals of the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge. Faced with more than 40 teams from 36 countries around the globe, these Nebraska students took advantage of their interdisciplinary team to earn a fourth place finish.
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UNL tennis player from India finds value in being on a team
When Vasanti Shinde arrived at Nebraska, she had never played on a team before. Now, the senior tennis player is the embodiment of what it means to be a team player. In her four years at Nebraska, Shinde has been one of the most consistent players on the team. She has posted a record of over .500 in both singles and doubles play every year for the Huskers. Shinde grew up in Pune, India, a city with a population of over 3 million people.
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Noor Ahmed: An American Muslim observing the hijab, playing college golf and breaking barriers
Noor Ahmed has seldom gone unnoticed in her life, first impressions generally her bane. Now, Ahmed is believed to the first Muslim to play college golf observing the hijab.
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ASUN president-elect will work to improve transparency, hear many student voices
Emily Johnson said her involvement in constitutional debate and student council at Lincoln Southeast High School inspired her to pursue student government in college, where she ended up as president of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska for the 2019-20 year. University of Nebraska-Lincoln students elected Johnson, a junior political sciences, Spanish and global studies triple major, during the elections on March 5 and 6.
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To submit a student feature for the next edition of the Global Nebraska newsletter, please contact Courtney Van Hoosen in the Office of Global Strategies at cvanhoosen2@unl.edu.