Leadership is one of the top competencies needed to demonstrate career readiness. In a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, almost 60% of employers rated leadership as either very important or extremely important for college graduates to have to enter the workforce (Job Outlook 2022). CASNR has a multitude of leadership opportunities waiting for you!
Lead Through Student and Professional Organizations
Get Involved!
Being a leader isn’t just for club officers. Volunteering to help on committees and with events are also great ways to develop leadership skills. Check out the many CASNR student organizations available to help you develop valuable leadership skills or join a judging team!
Judging Teams
Animal Welfare Judging
Crops Judging
Horse Judging
Livestock Judging
Meat Judging
Soil Judging
Turf Competition Team
Weed Science Team
Dominic Sander - Treasurer, Unified Special Olympics College Club
Dominic's Story
Isabella Villanueva - Student Organization Member, Ambassador, and Change Maker!
Bella's Story
Jenalee Wimer - President, UNL Student Veterans of America
Jenna's Story
Lead as a Peer Mentor, Ambassador and More!
There is no shortage of opportunities to serve as a leader on campus! Check out these opportunities:
- CASNR Student Advisory Board
- CASNR Ambassador
- CASNR Peer Career Coach
- Change Maker
- Cultivate ACCESS
- Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program
- NHRI
- New Student Enrollment Orientation Leader
- Peer mentor for the Well-Being Collective, Husker CARES(Center for Advocacy, Response and Education), First Huskers, Learning Communities, and William H. Thompson Scholars
Lead as a UNL Student Employee
Find Opportunities
Search for on-campus jobs in Handshake, UNL’s online job search portal.
It takes a multitude of student employees to help run a large, complex educational institution such as UNL. There are numerous opportunities to work on campus assisting fellow students, faculty and staff in the operations of the university. A few opportunities include:
- Animal Care
- Landscape Services
- Campus Host/Tour Guide
- Dining Services
- Office Operations
- Resident Assistant
- Tutors are employed by numerous departments including the Center for Academic Success and Transitions, Math Resource Center, Chemistry Resource Center, Physics Resource Center, Writing Center, Language Lab, Military & Veteran Success Center, OASIS, TRiO, and Athletics
- And much more!
McKenna Carr
“My confidence in my decision making in agriculture has come from this department”
Animal Science Department Residential Student Workers
McKenna, Sarah and Breanna's Story
Breanna Gilmore
“You learn to really lean into each other’s strengths. They know what you’re good at, where you need help and where you can help others.”
