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As a Sustainability Ambassador, Mia Perales helps spread the word on simple and cost-effective ways Husker students can be a little more environmentally-friendly around campus.

Coming from a high school class of 36, Adam Christiansen found college life to be a big adjustment. Today, the 2013 alum is using that experience in his role as an Academic Navigator, helping students get acclimated to campus and find success in all areas of life as a Husker.

Eleanor, a senior from Kansas City, MS, was looking for a way to connect with her new Lincoln home during her first year. The Volunteer Ambassador became the perfect way for her to discover — and give back to — the city of Lincoln.

Wanting to reconnect with the true spirit of the holiday season, Lilly organized a greeting card writing event between her Zeta Phi Beta sorority and the Omega Delta Phi fraternity to break up a hectic time in the school year.

Ahead of her December 2025 graduation, the human resources management major from Grand Island reflects on how an opportunity to teach English in Japan allowed her to meet her birth family in South Korea.

Interested in video games since he was little, UNL Game Development Club fits neatly into software engineering major Parker Peterson's life at Nebraska.

Growing up in Crete, Nebraska, Landon Chao idolized his local firefighters. Today, the senior criminology and criminal justice major is a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the very same department, serving his community and advancing his career goals.

When four-year-old Sammy received a life-changing diagnosis, Husker junior Kaileigh Delano watched as her Columbus, Nebraska community came together to support him and his family. Years later, Delano is president of the UNL junior board for Sammy’s Superheroes, helping raising funds for pediatric cancer research.

Though she’s an experienced photographer, being on assignment for the student-run Unlimited Sports and the Daily Nebraskan has put sophomore Izzy Lewis in some unique — and occasionally daunting — situations.

As he prepares to graduate in December, senior Brett Klein talks about his decision to join the United States Army and the support he found at Nebraska after returning to college.

Atirath Deb Roy, a senior from New Delhi, India, came halfway across the world to be part of Nebraska’s unique Professional Golf Management program. The experience has given Roy a new relationship to the sport he loves.