100 Things to do Before you Graduate

August 1, 2024

Fans in striped overalls cheer on the Husker football team

Hoping to make the most of your years on campus? We asked New Student Enrollment orientation leaders for their top bucket list items and here’s what we gathered:

  1. Experience Husker Football game days
  2. Eat at Selleck Dining Hall
  3. Attend your teacher’s office hours to build some professional relationships on campus
  4. Go to a Husker Basketball game
  5. Get a sweet treat at the East Campus Dairy Store
  6. Explore Downtown Lincoln
  7. Watch the campus squirrels
  8. Take a class you find fun, rather than just for a major
  9. Take a road trip
  10. Go bowling on East Campus
  11. Get a dessert from Gretchen at Cather
  12. Grab a friend and try a group fitness class at the Rec!
  13. Attend a club fair
  14. Go to a volleyball game
  15. See a show at the Lied
  16. Find your favorite coffee shop
  17. Rent equipment at the Rec and go camping or hit the lake
  18. Study at The Mill
  19. Explore some of the 160+ parks in the city
  20. Eat the best burger at Leadbelly
  21. Memorize the lyrics to Tech N9ne’s “Red Kingdom”
  22. Visit the Nebraska History Museum (free entry with N Card)
  23. Take a picture with Herbie or Lil’ Red
  24. High-five Archie the Mammoth during exam week
  25. Attend a concert at The Bourbon Theatre
  26. Visit the Dairy Store on East Campus.
  27. Attend the Street Festival
  28. Study in Love Library during finals week
  29. Go to a Husker volleyball game and football game all on the same day
  30. Take a picture outside in the exact same spot for each season
  31. Join an intramural sports team
  32. Visit thrift stores in Lincoln
  33. Get involved in an outside non-profit or organization
  34. Attend a multicultural event on campus
  35. Cheer on Husker Volleyball from the student section
  36. Relax at the UNL Rec sauna
  37. Shop in the Haymarket
  38. Volunteer in the community through the Big Event
  39. Host a movie night for friends
  40. Take a week to explore a new study spot each day
  41. Join 1–2 RSOs pertaining to your interests, career aspirations, or major
  42. Go to the Spring Game
  43. Ice skate at the Breslow Ice Center
  44. Tour the State Capitol
  45. Relax in the hammocks at the Union
  46. Watch the Showtime performances during Homecoming
  47. Cheer on the Huskers at a Nebraska vs. Iowa football game
  48. Attending or tuning into a watch party for March Madness
  49. See every class building
  50. Attend an away Big Ten or post-season game for a sport
  51. Meet Matt Rhule
  52. Take a picture with Herbie
  53. Eat corn in a corn suit
  54. Meet Larry the Cable Guy at a home football game
  55. Have a photoshoot at Sunken Gardens
  56. Get ice cream at La Monarca
  57. Go to the Sunken Gardens
  58. Visit the Hobbit doors in the Love Library
  59. Pick up a book at A Novel Idea
  60. Stroll through Haymarket Farmers Market
  61. Grab a cup of coffee at The Mill
  62. Enjoy a bagel or breakfast burrito at Bagels and Joe
  63. Get a ballpark snack at a Husker Baseball game
  64. Attend a night football game
  65. Experience the new student tunnel walk
  66. See a movie downtown with a student discount on Thursdays
  67. Take in a campus sunset
  68. Go to an a cappella show
  69. Attend JGMC de-stress events during dead week
  70. Get Yia Yia’s pizza downtown after finals
  71. Work an on-campus job
  72. Go to a theatre, improv or other musical performance
  73. Socialize at your residence hall block party
  74. Watch the homecoming parade and attend Cornstock
  75. Take in art at the Sheldon Museum
  76. Go to a UPC event
  77. Run the Good Life Halfsie
  78. Go to at least one game/meet for each sport
  79. Attend the Step Show hosted by the Multicultural and Panhellenic Greek
  80. Try a Runza
  81. Play sand volleyball with your friends
  82. Attend Big Red Welcome
  83. See the stars at the student observatory
  84. Experience the fall colors in Maxwell Arboretum
  85. Give back to the Lincoln community through Dance Marathon
  86. Catch a fly ball at a Husker softball game
  87. Try a new, local restaurant
  88. Form a study group with classmates
  89. Have a picnic at the Union green space
  90. Wake up early and take in the sunrise on campus
  91. Connect with at least one upperclassman or Husker alum to form a mentorship relationship
  92. Attend Jazz in June
  93. Visit the Lincoln Children’s Zoo (it’s not just for kids!!)
  94. Create a scrapbook filled with memories from each year at Nebraska
  95. Eat at every dining hall on City & East Campus
  96. Make connections at a career fair
  97. Build a snowman on campus
  98. Talk to someone new in a class
  99. Apply for UCARE
  100. Decorate your graduation cap