A team of staff and faculty across Academic and Student Affairs units have revitalized the Husker Student POWER framework for the 2024 academic year. Grounded in research and best practices demonstrated to support student success, the Husker Student POWER framework consists of five elements — Purpose, Ownership, Well-being, Engagement, and Relationships — that the university prioritizes and communicates to all students.
New this year is Husker Student POWER Week, Sept. 16-20, featuring events designed to connect students with all five elements of the framework. The week will kick off with the opening of the Husker Student POWER survey and culminate with the Sept. 20 home football game and the 400th consecutive sellout of Memorial Stadium.
First-year and new transfer students can complete the Husker Student POWER survey to gauge academic, social, financial, and emotional well-being. Campus teams use the survey to outreach to students whose responses suggest that they might benefit from support and campus resources. Instructors and staff are encouraged to promote student completion of the Husker Student POWER survey and the week’s events. Students who participate in Husker Student POWER Week events, including completion of the Husker Student POWER survey, will be entered in a drawing to win prizes. See the full list of events here.
Husker Student POWER was introduced in 2019 to guide first-year students’ college transition. The updated framework was developed throughout the spring 2024 semester and rolled out this summer during New Student Enrollment to incoming first-year and transfer students. It promotes students’ institutional belonging and academic self-efficacy by prioritizing curricular and co-curricular experiences that support the five elements.
“The Husker Student POWER framework communicates a university-wide vision and approach for key elements that can help students make the most of their Husker experience” said Amy Goodburn, senior associate vice chancellor and dean of undergraduate education. “We hope that faculty and staff use this framework when they promote university events, programs, and resources related to the POWER elements.”
For questions regarding Husker Student POWER or the Husker Student POWER survey, contact Amy Goodburn at agoodburn2@unl.edu.
