What It Means to be a Husker Graduate
Curt Bright
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05/19/2025
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2025 Graduates share their thoughts about commencement and their future as Huskers.
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- [00:00:00.375]We out here today, graduating celebration,
- [00:00:02.333]Celebrating graduation.
- [00:00:03.750]Man, it's, unbelievable feeling.
- [00:00:05.916]I can't believe it.
- [00:00:06.541]I made it here.
- [00:00:07.625]To be a student of Nebraska means the most thing ever.
- [00:00:10.916]I'm a gentleman of distinguished nature.
- [00:00:13.291]Go big red.
- [00:00:14.041]I was born and raised here in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- [00:00:16.000]I can never, I couldn’t make this up if I wanted to.
- [00:00:18.958]It's a great feeling to graduate after four years.
- [00:00:21.041]So, but after I'm going to Habitat
- [00:00:24.208]For Humanity, and I'm building houses, so I'm really excited for that.
- [00:00:27.708]Really excited to make an impact on the community.
- [00:00:29.875]Seeing all my fellow graduates in there just brings such a sense of pride
- [00:00:34.125]and accomplishment.
- [00:00:34.958]It's unlike any other.
- [00:00:36.750]I'm feeling great. I'm excited.
- [00:00:38.500]It doesn't really feel real yet, but it feels awesome.
- [00:00:42.291]These are my siblings. They're proud of me.
- [00:00:46.208]I love UNL.
- [00:00:47.750]I love all the memories I made here.
- [00:00:49.791]But I'm also ready to be done and move on to the next chapter.
- [00:00:53.541]I loved UNL. It was a great experience.
- [00:00:55.958]I'm really excited to graduate and move to Omaha
- [00:00:59.166]and start getting a job.
- [00:01:00.958]You know, there's been a lot of late nights,
- [00:01:02.666]a lot of studying, and it feels really nice
- [00:01:04.833]just to get that all done and you know to
- [00:01:06.833]you know, take the next step and look forward to something new.
- [00:01:09.500]I'm a big supporter and fan of the university, so being able
- [00:01:13.041]to represent it and now officially say I'm an alumni means a lot.
- [00:01:16.875]It's been an amazing four years.
- [00:01:18.416]I cannot explain how magical
- [00:01:22.458]my experience was here as a Husker, and so I cannot wait for what's next.
- [00:01:27.166]And I'm just so excited.
- [00:01:28.666]I've been a Husker for basically my whole life, and this is
- [00:01:32.416]you know, a family lineage.
- [00:01:34.375]My mom and dad were both here. My older brother was.
- [00:01:37.041]So I'm just joining that crew and just really excited to be here.
- [00:01:41.541]Very happy and excited.
- [00:01:44.125]Definitely job hunting first,
- [00:01:46.916]after a little bit of relaxing, after finishing everything.
- [00:01:50.333]I'm feeling amazing.
- [00:01:52.625]It's great to be here. Great to graduate.
- [00:01:55.291]It's amazing to be a Husker.
- [00:01:56.666]I'm super proud.
- [00:01:57.750]And being done feels amazing, too.
- [00:02:00.750]It feels good.
- [00:02:01.416]I just got done with my last final on Wednesday, and right now I’m feeling it.
- [00:02:06.750]I knew I wanted to be a Husker ever since I was young.
- [00:02:10.375]I came to the football games and basketball games with my grandparents,
- [00:02:14.000]and so both of my parents graduated from UNL.
- [00:02:17.125]And so it's proud to also graduate now from there.
- [00:02:20.791]Well, feeling really happy. A little bit sad at the same time.
- [00:02:23.875]You know, it's the end of a stage of life.
- [00:02:26.458]I'll miss being a Husker,
- [00:02:29.041]I guess a student Husker for a while and, yeah, no regrets at all.
- [00:02:33.708]I'm feeling really excited to be with all my friends with so much fun
- [00:02:37.333]and to be able to look forward to this next
- [00:02:39.291]chapter together is going to be amazing.
- [00:02:41.125]Because even though, yes, we're leaving UNL,
- [00:02:43.208]we'll always be friends forever and will always be Huskers forever.
- [00:02:46.500]We all, we love the community of Lincoln.
- [00:02:48.083]We love Lincoln, we love the city.
- [00:02:49.625]To be a Husker is to be included in the community,
- [00:02:52.708]to use all the efforts and the resources that we have within our respective schools,
- [00:02:57.416]and programs.
- [00:02:58.333]And just to give it out to the community because we love,
- [00:03:00.250]because they feed it to us and we want to feed back.
- [00:03:02.500]No more homework!
- [00:03:06.041]But Husker for life.
- [00:03:07.333]I'm so happy.
- [00:03:09.041]I'm already making connections everywhere I go and just seeing who Huskers are.
- [00:03:14.458]everywhere around the world.
- [00:03:16.458]It feels amazing.
- [00:03:17.625](Spanish) It feels great to be here and to be like an Oscar winner.
- [00:03:22.083]It's the best.
- [00:03:24.291]It feels amazing to be done.
- [00:03:25.875]I'll miss everyone here in Lincoln and I'll miss all my fellow Huskers.
- [00:03:29.458]But Husker family is a forever family.
- [00:03:32.333]Just like these people standing beside me.
- [00:03:34.000]So I'm very, very excited to figure out what comes next.
- [00:03:37.583]And thank you to everyone here in Nebraska.
- [00:03:39.416]And thank you to my parents.
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