PROACTIVE EDUCATION
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 decisionmaking, 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 ORKING
Annually, Nebraska Life Skills organizes a StudentAthlete Career, Networking Night and other career
events aimed at connecting Huskers with companies
desiring competitive, hard-working, 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, mentoring, school assemblies,
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.
Former Husker All-American Jordan Larson was honored by Nebraska Head Coach John Cook and Nebraska Governor Dave
Heineman at a special ceremony at the NU Coliseum for her participation in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
RECOGNITION
In 2014-15, 295 Husker student-athletes were
named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for
completing a minimum of six service projects in
the calendar year, including 10 members of the
volleyball team. 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
Above: Kadie and Amber Rolfzen speak to a group of students BF