Student Stories

Gretna, NE

The on-campus learning experience that has been the most beneficial and transformational for me has to be my peer mentor position. That has helped me develop as an individual and really reflect on my own experiences as a college student and give that to people who are looking up to me.

Before coming to college I really had no idea what I wanted to do, but as I’ve been able to start to find leadership experience here, I’ve really been able to find what I love to do – and what I love to do is to help others find their passions because when I first started I had no idea what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be. Through jobs like my peer mentor position and my student ambassador position with the Explore Center, I’ve found that I love helping others find their passion and what they want to do and been able to figure out my career plans. I want to be an academic advisor and go into higher education to work with students like myself who didn’t know what they wanted to do.

Hanover Park, IL

"As chair for the Environmental Sustainability Committee within ASUN and a part of the McNair Scholars Program, which is a research program here on campus, I’ve developed my leadership skills a lot in different ways and broadened my experiences within my time here at UNL. Technical-wise I learned a lot of lab procedures that I would generally learn in my degree through McNair, and through ASUN I learned more socially how to properly communicate with people and how to be a more effective leader and work with a team."

Rapid City, SD

Working as a staff assistant for sport programs at Campus Recreation has helped develop me into the strong and confident woman I am today. Having the opportunity to strengthen my communication, problem-solving, and adaptability has already and will continue to benefit me in my future career. Husker GROW has helped me to realize that these skills I use at work are applicable in many areas of my life.

Marysville, KS

"I got involved my sophomore year in standing committees – just made a lot of good friends and connections on campus with administrators, faculty, and just students as well. I’ve stuck with them through the entire time and excelled in my leadership through ASUN, going through positions and moving up to the executive team."

Saint Charles, IL

McCook, NE

Dalton, NE

"The Gamma Phi Beta sorority has pushed me to pursue my goals in college, and also pushed me outside of my comfort zone to pursue officer positions that I normally wouldn’t have. It has given me the confidence to do anything that I set my sights on."

Humboldt, SD

It’s truly an honor to serve the residents at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and our goal is to make it feel like a home away from home.

The friends that I’ve made and the knowledge that I’ve earned through the RHA is something that I will forever cherish. I hope that everyone gets an opportunity to find something on campus that they love to do whether that be RHA or not.

Lincoln, NE

Lincoln, NE

"I’m the internal vice president of ASUN right now and it’s really let me develop as a leader, figure out my leadership style, and how I’m best able to interact with others and communicate. I’m not going into something government-related right away – I’m going to be a tax accountant. But even so, the communications skills that I’ve been able to develop have really allowed me to set myself apart in the internships that I’ve had because I’m comfortable communicating with people that are higher up in organizations because I do it all the time working with administration at the university."

Las Vegas, NV

They can just be applied anywhere. It’s an awesome opportunity to practice and strengthen those skills.

Huntley, IL

Nashville, TN

"Freshman year I was a part of FCLA. That was incredibly impactful for me because being an out-of-state student I was able to meet 20 other wonderful people and get to connect with them; and take what I thought I knew about leadership in high school to a whole new level and turn it into college leadership. It’s also taught me skills about how to speak in front of large groups of people. I love the people and opportunities [ASUN] gives."

Grand Island, NE

Lincoln, NE

"The leadership experience outside the classroom that has been most transformative for me has been last year when I served as FCLA co-director. Serving in that role was really beneficial because I got to learn about leadership in its truest form. Just being able to grow as a leader by being that role model for 20 other people was such a meaningful experience."