The mission of Huskers for Higher Education is to provide a statewide organization of Nebraska citizens who are united to raise public awareness about the importance of higher education for the state’s future.
Who Can Help?
Residents of the state of Nebraska with- the desire to help the university and
- a current e-mail address.
How Can You Help?
You will:
- Be provided with clear, concise and result-oriented information about how policy and legislation will impact the university, the state and our future leaders, the students of UNL.
- Be active during the legislative or election cycle.
- Be asked to contact your state senator and others to share this information through calls to action.
- Decide if you agree with the bill or issue and how you wish to proceed.
You will not:
- Be lobbying for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
- Be told how to vote on issues.
To volunteer for Huskers for Higher Education or to find out more, contact Logan Waite or sign up online with our Volunteer Opportunity Bank.
-Senator Danielle Conrad LD #46
Get involved through the:
- Volunteer Opportunity Bank
- Huskers for Higher Education Advocacy Guide
- Nebraska Legislature - For Citizen's Webpage
- LR262 Testimony
View Previous E-mails:
March 19, 2010
March 9, 2010
March 2, 2010
Miliken's Testimony on LB 1001
January 15, 2010
November 12, 2009
October 30, 2009
July 16, 2009
July 7, 2009
June 23, 2009
Success Story: LB 605
In 2006, Huskers for Higher Education contributed to the passage of LB 605, which made possible "the construction of a new physics building, the repair of the Sheldon Gallery, and the renovation of Animal Science and Keim Hall."
–-Chancellor Perlman, Sept 2006.
