Happy Holidays
Alumni Enews, Fall 2022
- Husker Connect
- Semester Highlights
- December Commencement
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Connect With CAS Students in One Place
Husker Connect is an online platform that connects Nebraska students and alumni around the world to share advice, ask questions, and learn from each other to achieve personal growth, professional development, and career success.
Set up your profile on huskerconnect.unl.edu and join the CAS group to increase connections within the college.
Highlights from the Semester
It's been an amazing semester of research updates, events, student and alumni spotlights, and more!
A flyover of just a few items:
Research:
Cornelis “Kees” Uiterwaal's Catalyst Award for the Grand Challenges, completing the archive of Willa Cather's correspondence and manuscripts, and studying discrimination-related stress on social networks
Experiential Learning:
Reller Prairie reopening, student presentations at a national STEM conference, and advocating for student involvement as the leader of ASUN
Events:
Combatting food insecurity during CAS Day of Service, the first three CAS Inquire talks, and hosting high school students on campus for Math Day
Students:
Football player Darius Moore is affiliated with the Omaha (Umonhon) Tribe, Christine Trinh values involvement and mentorship, and Everett Bloom is raising awareness of veteran suicide
Alumni:
Grace Evans works with the Royal United Services Institute, Mackenzie Schmit helps resettle refugees, Daniel Kruger shifted careers after 20 years in IT, Jeff Gilbertson was named High School Principal of the Year, and Alan Schuster has been an off-Broadway producer for 30 years
Share Your Story
Where has curiosity taken you? Please let us know what you've been up to so we can share your story online!
Herbie in cap and gown
Go Big Grad! Fall Commencement is Dec. 16-17
The number of Huskers with liberal arts degrees continues to grow! Katrina Jagodinsky of the Department of History will give the graduate commencement speech.
Thank you for your support of the college and its students