Dan & Lizzie: UNL Staff Mentorship Program
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07/10/2025
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To become a staff mentor or mentee, visit hr.unl.edu/odt/mentor
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- [00:00:03.791]The university was looking for mentors.
- [00:00:05.583]And when I saw it was a staff mentorship program,
- [00:00:10.791]I thought, you know, that's something I would be really interested in.
- [00:00:15.208]I think the most memorable moment was really our first meeting.
- [00:00:18.375]We met at the Coffee House. Dan and I both love the Coffee House.
- [00:00:21.416]We think it's the best, best coffee shop in Lincoln.
- [00:00:23.333]And so we decided to do our monthly meetings there.
- [00:00:25.708]And I remember the first time that we sat down together,
- [00:00:27.416]both drinking black coffee in mugs,
- [00:00:29.125]because we're similar in a lot of ways, and that's one of them.
- [00:00:31.833]My mentee is probably,
- [00:00:34.875]you know, 40 years younger than me
- [00:00:36.875]and just new career,
- [00:00:39.708]only a little over a year at the university.
- [00:00:43.250]And he started talking about his own career journey.
- [00:00:47.333]And one of the things that he mentioned
- [00:00:49.500]was knowing when it's the right time to move on to the next adventure.
- [00:00:52.833]And this marketing strategist role at Student Life
- [00:00:55.250]had been in the back of my head
- [00:00:56.250]as something that I was maybe interested in exploring.
- [00:00:58.333]I just wasn't sure
- [00:00:59.041]if it was the right moment for me to take that next leap in my career.
- [00:01:03.041]A lot of times they know the answers.
- [00:01:05.750]They just don't know they know the answers.
- [00:01:08.666]And it was like he was reading my mind without even having really
- [00:01:12.333]talked about it, at first.
- [00:01:13.708]And so I was like, you know, it's funny you mention that
- [00:01:15.916]because I think I'm interested in this role.
- [00:01:17.916]We talked about was it the right time to apply for a new job,
- [00:01:21.500]and she did.
- [00:01:23.250]Got the job.
- [00:01:24.708]That's all been just really rewarding and fun for me.
- [00:01:28.541]Dan really helped me develop the confidence.
- [00:01:30.458]He gave me the skills and the resources that I needed to go for that role.
- [00:01:33.750]And I'm proud to say I've been in that role
- [00:01:35.000]for a couple months now, and I'm loving it just as well.
- [00:01:38.625]Everybody needs something to do, even in retirement.
- [00:01:42.916]And this has been a real fun thing for me.
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