Leadership is one of the top skills necessary 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 Organizations and Judging Teams
Being a leader isn’t just for club officers. Volunteering to help on committees and with events are just two examples of great ways to develop leadership skills. Check out the many CASNR student organizations available to help you develop valuable leadership skills! Getting involved in our judging teams can also provide the skills employers are looking for such as communication, critical thinking, decision-making and more!
Student Organization Leaders Spotlights
Logan Greeno - Husker Bass Anglers
The Husker Bass Anglers is a club sport that offers two distinct approaches to fishing - a competitive travel squad and a more casual experience including participating in local fishing activities.
Logan Greeno is a Fisheries and Wildlife major with a minor in Agribusiness Entreprenuership. He has served as President of the Husker Bass Anglers for the past two years where membership has quadrupled under his leadership, from about 15 to 65.
Keetyn Valentine - ALEC Teacher Preparation Club
The ALEC Teacher Preparation Club serves as a home to both Skilled & Technical Sciences Education and Agriculture Education majors, builds community amongst peers, and provides development opportunities that they will benefit from.
Keetyn Valentine is a senior agricultural education major who served as Vice President of the ALEC Teacher Prep Club.
Faqeha Qureshi - Army ROTC
Through the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), you’ll develop real leadership skills and prepare for a meaningful career that’s waiting for you the moment you graduate.
Faqeha Qureshi is a senior from Lincoln majoring in Veterinary Science. She joined the Army ROTC for the leadership skills it provides and to follow in her father's footsteps of serving in the military.
Greg Treffler - Horse Judging
Competitive horse judging combines learning how to evaluate horses in both performance and halter classes (conformation), combines with presenting oral reasons to justify the placing of a set of horses.
Greg Treffer, a senior animal science major, is continuing his family legacy at UNL and in horse judging. Growing up in the livestock industry, Greg knew he wanted to make an impact. Now, the university and horse judging give him the opportunity to chase these dreams.
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 Leadership Mentoring
- New Student Enrollment Orientation Leader
- Peer mentor for the Well-Being Collective, Husker CARES(Center for Advocacy, Response and Education), CAST POWER, Learning Communities, and William H. Thompson Scholars
- Resident Assistant
Student Leadership Spotlight
Libby Wilkins - ASUN Student Body President
CASNR students serve in leadership roles at various levels including as ASUN Student Body President!
Libby Wilkins is a senior majoring in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication and minoring in Agribusiness Entreprenuership. She was elected to represent all UNL students as the ASUN (Association of Students of the University of Nebraska) Student Body President for the 2025-26 academic year.
Claire Woeppel - National FFA Central Region Vice President
CASNR students, such as Claire Woeppel, even serve in leadership positions at the national level!
Claire Woeppel of the Chambers FFA Chapter is the 2025-26 National FFA Central Region Vice President! She is a sophomore majoring in agricultural education and minoring in the Engler Agribusiness Entreprenuership Program.
Makaylah Coleman - CAST POWER Peer Mentor
POWER Peer Mentors are upperclass leaders who help guide first-year students through their first semester. They share their expertise to help new students make the most of their Husker experience.
Makaylah Coleman is a sophomore forensic science major from California. She helps new Huskers navigate college in her role as a POWER Peer Mentor in the Center for Academic Success and Transition (CAST).
Animal Science Ambassadors
Student Ambassadors are undergraduate students selected to promote CASNR departments to prospective students and guests.
The Animal Science Ambassadors are responsible for coordinating several events, as well as providing tours for prospective students, helping with recruitment mailings, attending high schools to visit about career opportunities in Animal Science, and much more!
Lead as a UNL Student Employee
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!
Find Opportunities
Search for on-campus jobs in Handshake, UNL’s online job search portal.
Student Employee Spotlights
Animal Science Department Residential Student Workers
A group of student workers live in an apartment in the Animal Science Complex on East Campus, caring for the animals in the building.
Steven Rogers - Loeffel Meat Shoppe
The UNL meat lab employs about a dozen students who work part-time where they gain practical knowledge about the meat industry.
Steven Rogers, a native of the Los Angeles area began UNL as a pre-vet student. Due to his experience working in the UNL meat lab, by the time he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science, he had become a meat scientist and is now working as the meat lab’s full-time assistant manager.
Tessa Porter - Food Processing Center
The Food Processing Center provides critical hands-on opportunities for students interested in working in the food industry. FPC staff will work to ensure student workers gain progressively more valuable skills throughout their time with the FPC.
Alumna Tessa Porter, founder of the Omaha-based Sprinkk, credits her time as a student worker in the Food Processing Center for preparing her to launch her own candy business.
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