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Dive into Big Red Welcome to discover endless possibilities. 

The diverse and heavily-involved student body offer more than 500 student organizations and countless campus events. 

Pursue your passions and explore university resources to unlock your Husker Student POWER, the key to your best student experience.

Move-In

Welcome Home. Big Red Welcome Starts Here!

Your Husker experience begins with move-in! Visit Housing's move-in page for everything you need to know before arriving on campus, then kick off your Husker journey with Big Red Welcome.

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Husker Student POWER Challenge

WIN BIG PRIZES!

Two grand prize winners receive a $500 Shopping Spree at Nebraska's Campus Store!

Play the Husker Student POWER Challenge

A virtual scavenger hunt for everyone! Join your Husker community by participating in the Husker Student POWER Challenge. 
 

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Grand Prize Winners

Apple AirPods Max - Colette Andelt

iPad Air + Apple Magic Keyboard - Calleigh Fredrickson

JBL Charge Portable Speaker - Jeremy Duncan 

Husker Picnic Blanket + 32oz Husker Tumbler - Adam Sucha

Students smiling and holding various prizes including headphones, a speaker, and a tablet.

Trivia & Tazza Prize Winners

Pickleball Set - Kaelyn Harlan 

Fuji Instax LiPlay Camera + Printer - Isabelle Fernandez

Bose Flex Portable Speaker - Luke Laddusaw 

Picnic Blanket + Volleyball + Sweatshirt - Valeria Rodriguez Gutierrez

Airpod Pro - Claire Hayworth

Apple Watch - Maria Tran

 

Smiling students holding prizes in a university setting with chairs and red accents in the background.

Featured Events

August 26, 2026 I 8:00 PM

Tunnel Walk

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Students emerge from the tunnel and onto the field in Memorial Stadium.

August 26, 2026 I 4 to 6 P.M.

Nvolvement Fair at City Campus

Meier Commons (outside Nebraska Union)

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Hundreds of Husker students and RSOs converge on Meier Commons for NVolvement Fair at City Campus, August 2024.

August 27, 2026 I 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

East Campus Job Fair

Nebraska East Union, 2nd Floor

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Man in red shirt tends to yellow flowers near a building on a sunny day.

August 27, 2026 | 3 TO 5 P.M.

Nvolvement Fair at East Campus

Nebraska East Union, Great Plains Room

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Members of the Husker Bass Angler Club RSO speak with a student during the Nvolvement Fair at East Campus, August 2024.

August 28, 2026 I 7:05 p.m.

Husker Night at the Ballpark

Haymarket Park

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Baseball stadium on a sunny day, players on the field, crowded stands with spectators.

August 17, 18, 19 - 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Block Parties

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Two people sliding down a colorful inflatable slide, one upright and the other upside down.

August 20, 2026 I 8:30 TO 10:30 A.M.

Urban Plunge: First year Student Service Project

Meet at Nebraska Union's Memorial Plaza

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Three students sort personal hygiene products for a nonprofit during Urban Plunge projects.

August 20, 2026 I 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M.

Graduate Student Welcome

Seaton Hall Quad

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Grad Welcome

August 20, 2026 I 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

Part-Time Job Fair

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Career

August 20, 2026 I Starting at 2:30 P.M.

College Welcome Programs

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Welcomes

August 20, 2026 I 8 TO 10 P.M.

Playfair: The Ultimate Icebreaker

Mabel Lee Fields

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Students sit outside at Playfair.

August 21, 2026 I 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Chancellor's BBQ

Meier Commons & Nebraska Union Memorial Plaza

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Crowds of students wearing red gather on Nebraska Union Memorial Plaza and Meier Common for the annual Chancellor's BBQ.

August 21, 2026 I 6:30 TO 9 P.M.

Husker Mania

Mabel Lee Fields

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Husker Mania

August 21, 2026 I 9:00 to 10:30 p.m.

Mind Games with Hypnotist Paul Ramsay

Willa Cather Dining Complex, Red Cloud

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Mind Games logo with a blurred face and hand reaching out. Black background.

August 22, 2026 I 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M.

Well-being Fest

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Students pot plants during a Well-being Fest activity.

August 22, 2026 I 2 P.M. TO 4 P.M.

Big Thread Welcome

Nebraska Union, Memorial Plaza

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Red canopy with people browsing Nebraska-themed sweatshirts on a clothing rack.

August 22, 2026 I 8 to 11 PM

Party at the Union

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Students dance outside on Memorial Plaza during Party at the Union.

August 23, 2026 I 7 TO 8:30 P.M.

Big Red Welcome Street Festival (Free Stuff Sunday)

Memorial Stadium's East Loop (14th & Vine Streets)

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Two students eat slices of watermelon during Big Red Welcome's Street Festival

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ACCOMMODATIONS:  If reasonable accommodations such as interpreters, large print, special seating, etc. are needed to accommodate a disability for events hosted by university departments, reach out to the contact listed in the event at least two weeks prior. The department will work with you to discuss accommodations and ensure appropriate arrangements are available.