81 all-conference selections
18 all-americans
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165 academic all-conference honorees
Proactive Education
Samantha Areman (pictured left) and Hannah Dittmar, 2014 soccer seniors, were among a group of Husker studentathletes who participated in Nebraska Athletics’ inaugural service trip to Guatemala in May 2015.
CAPTION
The
annual Nebraska Football Uplifting Athletes Road Race has raised more than $80,000 for pediatric brain cancer
research in its three-year history.
The Life Skills team organizes several orientations
aimed at acclimating student-athletes to college life.
Additionally, all incoming student-athletes attend the
fall semester Husker Life Seminar. This interactive
class promotes responsible decision-making, personal
brand, financial literacy, leadership, involvement and
service.
Individual Meetings
Every Nebraska student-athlete is assigned a Life Skills
Coordinator who will arrange multiple individual meetings
throughout the academic year aimed at enhancing
personal and career development. The meetings help each
student-athlete identify a career focus and implement a
plan to increase career marketability.
Career Commitment
Annually, Nebraska Life Skills organizes a StudentAthlete Career, Networking Night (pictured bottom
right) and other career events aimed at connecting
Huskers with companies desiring competitive, hardworking, accountable candidates. Athlete Network
and Husker Hire Link provide opportunities to explore
career opportunities across the country.
Community Outreach
Nebraska student-athletes readily accept the rolemodel challenge collectively giving more than 6,500
hours annually to impact thousands, both young and
old alike, throughout the entire state of Nebraska.
Outreach events include but are not limited to
hospital visits (pictured bottom left), mentoring,
school assemblies (pictured opposite page, bottom
left), statewide rallies, Make-A-Wish, NFL Play 60 and
Husker Heroes.
Leadership
Nebraska Life Skills provides student-athletes
with endless opportunities to enhance leadership
skills while distinguishing themselves from the
competition. Internally, student-athletes can
be members of the Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee, Uplifting Athletes Chapter or Husker
Distinction Council. On campus, UNL offers more
than 600 recognized student organizations allowing
athletes to collaborate with other campus leaders
for a common goal. Annually, Nebraska Life Skills
funds and coordinates a one week service abroad
trip allowing nearly 20 student-athletes to come
together for a common goal while enriching cultural
competencies.
RECOGNITION
In 2014-15, a record 295 Husker student-athletes
were named to both the Tom Osborne Citizenship
Team for completing a minimum of six service
projects in the calendar year. There are a host
of other recognition opportunities both at the
institutional, Big Ten and NCAA level which all reflect
on the high ideals, character and servant leadership
nurtured through community involvement.
POST-ELIGIBILITY OPPORTUNITIES
Effective December 2015 and beyond, studentathletes who letter and graduate will have a three-year
window to benefit from one of three post-eligibility
opportunities each valued at $7,500. Upon completion
of required seminars, graduates can either study
abroad, complete an internship or begin graduate
school within the University of Nebraska system.
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