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Student Leadership

Getting involved with student groups is an excellent way to enhance and develop your leadership and organizational skills.

Depending upon the type of organization and your role, you can gain the following job-related experience:

Strategic planning
Budget management, fundraising and grant writing
Program development, implementation and evaluation
Interprofessional collaboration and communication
Needs assessment
Written and verbal communication skills, via reports and presentations
Meeting and event planning
Topic-specific expertise
And more

Existing Student Groups

A list of existing student groups at UNMC can be found online.

Student Association

Each year, College of Public Health students are elected to the Student Association executive board and to the UNMC Student Senate. Periodically, students are also nominated to serve on various college committees, such as the curriculum committee.

Form a Group or Plan an Event

Have an interest, but don’t see a group that matches that interest? No problem! You can work with the Student Association to plan something, or even form your own subgroup, if there are other students with similar interest.

Student Leadership

Student Leadership Options

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