100 Things to do Before you Graduate

Hoping to make the most of your years on campus? We asked New Student Enrollment orientation leaders for their top bucket list items and here’s what we gathered:

1. Experience Husker Football game days
2. Eat at Selleck Dining Hall
3. Attend your teacher’s office hours to build some professional relationships on campus
4. Go to a Husker Basketball game
5. Get a sweet treat at the East Campus Dairy Store
6. Explore Downtown Lincoln
7. Watch the campus squirrels
8. Take a class you find fun, rather than just for a major
9. Take a road trip
10. Go bowling on East Campus
11. Get a dessert from Gretchen at Cather
12. Grab a friend and try a group fitness class at the Rec!
13. Attend a club fair
14. Go to a volleyball game
15. See a show at the Lied
16. Find your favorite coffee shop
17. Rent equipment at the Rec and go camping or hit the lake
18. Study at The Mill
19. Explore some of the 160+ parks in the city
20. Eat the best burger at Leadbelly
21. Memorize the lyrics to Tech N9ne’s “Red Kingdom”
22. Visit the Nebraska History Museum (free entry with N Card)
23. Take a picture with Herbie or Lil’ Red
24. High-five Archie the Mammoth during exam week
25. Attend a concert at The Bourbon Theatre
26. Visit the Dairy Store on East Campus.
27. Attend the Street Festival
28. Study in Love Library during finals week
29. Go to a Husker volleyball game and football game all on the same day
30. Take a picture outside in the exact same spot for each season
31. Join an intramural sports team
32. Visit thrift stores in Lincoln
33. Get involved in an outside non-profit or organization
34. Attend a multicultural event on campus
35. Cheer on Husker Volleyball from the student section
36. Relax at the UNL Rec sauna
37. Shop in the Haymarket
38. Volunteer in the community through the Big Event
39. Host a movie night for friends
40. Take a week to explore a new study spot each day
41. Join 1–2 RSOs pertaining to your interests, career aspirations, or major
42. Go to the Spring Game
43. Ice skate at the Breslow Ice Center
44. Tour the State Capitol
45. Relax in the hammocks at the Union
46. Watch the Showtime performances during Homecoming
47. Cheer on the Huskers at a Nebraska vs. Iowa football game
48. Attending or tuning into a watch party for March Madness
49. See every class building
50. Attend an away Big Ten or post-season game for a sport
51. Meet Matt Rhule
52. Take a picture with Herbie
53. Eat corn in a corn suit
54. Meet Larry the Cable Guy at a home football game
55. Have a photoshoot at Sunken Gardens
56. Get ice cream at La Monarca
57. Go to the Sunken Gardens
58. Visit the Hobbit doors in the Love Library
59. Pick up a book at A Novel Idea
60. Stroll through Haymarket Farmers Market
61. Grab a cup of coffee at The Mill
62. Enjoy a bagel or breakfast burrito at Bagels and Joe
63. Get a ballpark snack at a Husker Baseball game
64. Attend a night football game
65. Experience the new student tunnel walk
66. See a movie downtown with a student discount on Thursdays
67. Take in a campus sunset
68. Go to an a cappella show
69. Attend OASIS de-stress events during dead week
70. Get Yia Yia’s pizza downtown after finals
71. Work an on-campus job
72. Go to a theatre, improv or other musical performance
73. Socialize at your residence hall block party
74. Watch the homecoming parade and attend Cornstock
75. Take in art at the Sheldon Museum
76. Go to a UPC event
77. Run the Good Life Halfsie
78. Go to at least one game/meet for each sport
79. Attend the Step Show hosted by the Multicultural and Panhellenic Greek
80. Try a Runza
81. Play sand volleyball with your friends
82. Attend Big Red Welcome
83. See the stars at the student observatory
84. Experience the fall colors in Maxwell Arboretum
85. Give back to the Lincoln community through Dance Marathon
86. Catch a fly ball at a Husker softball game
87. Try a new, local restaurant
88. Form a study group with classmates
89. Have a picnic at the Union green space
90. Wake up early and take in the sunrise on campus
91. Connect with at least one upperclassman or Husker alum to form a mentorship relationship
92. Attend Jazz in June
93. Visit the Lincoln Children’s Zoo (it’s not just for kids!!)
94. Create a scrapbook filled with memories from each year at Nebraska
95. Eat at every dining hall on City & East Campus
96. Make connections at a career fair
97. Build a snowman on campus
98. Talk to someone new in a class
99. Apply for UCARE
100. Decorate your graduation cap

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