Experiential Learning
Hands On Experience
Become a part of a community of active learners, building a portfolio of experiences to support your goals.
You can benefit from experiences beyond the classroom by applying knowledge and skills in the real world and reflecting on these experiences. In CASNR, you can discover a vast array of experiences that provide new knowledge, skills, and ideas. Imagine yourself in one of these opportunities!
Leadership
Student organizations provide the perfect chance to interact with your peers and find your niche. Challenge yourself with a leadership role!
- CASNR Student Clubs and Organizations
- UNL Student Involvement
- Find a UNL Student Organization
- UNL Center for Civic Engagement
- CASNR Scholars Programs
Internships
Find that first job opportunity with one of our professional partners to practice skills related to your field of study through a supervised work experience!
- CASNR Career Services Office
- Plan your internship search
- Handshake: the place to search for jobs and internships
- Animal Science Feedyard Management Internship
- UNL Extension Internship program
Field Studies
If you like hands-on courses and being outside, these opportunities will allow you to gain new skills while going beyond the traditional classroom!
- UNL’s Cedar Point Biological Station for summer courses
- Range Management Short Course
- CASNR programs abroad
Study Abroad
Go global! Interact with a culture that is distinct from your own. Opportunities include faculty-led programs or semesters abroad!
Mentored Research
Get one-on-one training with our faculty!
Service-Learning
Identify a community need and work with your peers and community partners to be the solution!
- UNL Center for Civic Engagement
- CASNR Scholars Programs
Creative and Entrepreneurial Experiences
Feeling creative? Join an educational program that provides opportunities to develop and market your ideas!
- Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program
- UNL Center for Entrepreneurship
- Maker Space: the Nebraska Innovation Studio
- Undergraduate and Graduate Internships with NuTech Ventures