Community Engagement

CASNR Experiential Learning

Community Engagement

Students work on fixing playground equipment in New Orleans that was damaged by a storm.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteering in the community is a great way to gain in-demand job skills such as teamwork, communication, leadership, and problem-solving - just to name a few!

Find Volunteer Opportunities
A group of students fills bags of oranges at the Food Bank of Lincoln.

Rural Fellows Program

The Rural Fellows Program places college students in Nebraska towns to help create and execute community-improvement projects.

Naidaly's Story
Naidaly Gonzalez-Miranda poses on a street corner in a small town residential neighborhood.

Take a Fieldwork Course

Use MyRed to select a course that satisfies UNL’s experiential learning (EL) requirement. Your academic advisor can help you find an EL course focused on gaining skills through fieldwork.  

 

A professor shows 3 students how to use nets to collect specimens in a pond during a field course at Cedar Point Biological Station

Support for Your Journey

  1. Avatar for Stephanie Osterthun
    Stephanie Osterthun
    Career Coach College of Ag Sci & Nat Res University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    AGH 103
    Lincoln NE 68583-0702
    Phone
    Work 402-472-7737 On-campus 2-7737
    Email
    sosterthun2@unl.edu
    Website
  2. Avatar for Julie Obermeyer
    Julie Obermeyer
    Career Dev/Corporate Relations Coord College of Ag Sci & Nat Res University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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    Address
    NEU 331Q
    Lincoln NE 68583-0923
    Phone
    Work 402-472-8273 On-campus 2-8273
    Email
    jobermeyer@unl.edu
    Website

We are here to help you discover your path to success!