Nebraska on course to offer every grad a hands-on, real-world experience

 Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing Ella Humphrey is researching the Bigmouth Shiner in multiple tanks in the university's Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing Ella Humphrey is researching the Bigmouth Shiner in multiple tanks in the university's Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

by Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing

College alignment, program expansion brings strategic plan goal into focus

A growing wave of University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduates are gaining hands-on, real-world experiences that are preparing them for career success.

Ask Ella Humphrey, who waded knee deep through Nebraska waterways collecting shiners to advance a natural resources study.

Check out Dillon Galloway’s work, shot patrolling sidelines armed with cameras, honing his photography talents in support of Husker Athletics.

Review designs made by architecture students who partnered with Nebraska Game and Parks to develop concepts for a Niobrara State Park visitors center.

Be inspired by Sukaina Al-Hamedi, who aimed for the stars (and beyond) to complete four intensive NASA programs before graduation.

These once unique experiences are becoming the norm for Huskers as the university aligns to meet its N2025 strategic goal to offer every undergraduate a documented experiential learning opportunity before graduation.

“Our students are engaged in hands-on learning across all disciplines, and we have no shortage of opportunities available,” said Amy Goodburn, senior associate vice chancellor and dean of undergraduate education. “We expect to meet this goal by 2026 — which we had to delay a year due to impacts from COVID-19.”

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