Throughout the school year, Nebraska Honors students host semester-long after-school clubs in the community. Through the program, undergraduate students get paid, experiential learning opportunities that help them develop specific skills while meeting a community need.
University Communication and Marketing talked with Spencer Knight, a civil engineering major from North Liberty, Iowa, and Rohan Tatineni, a biochemistry major from Winter Haven, Florida, who lead a STEM club at a local elementary school.
How would you explain Honors Afterschool Clubs to someone that’s never heard of it?
Knight: Honors Afterschool Clubs are part of a program at UNL that promotes experiential learning at the university. Essentially, students are assigned to an elementary, middle or high school near Lincoln and are given the opportunity to lead a club about any topic they are…