Civil & Environmental Engineering
2026 UNL New Student Orientation Leader
Spring 2026
Civil engineering major and sophomore Bella McCown has been selected as one of 36 other Huskers to represent the College of Engineering as a New Student Enrollment orientation leader on City Campus. Bella will welcome new students and their families to campus, lead tours and activities, and share a bit about her own experiences.
On campus, Bella is involved in the University Honors Program and music performance groups UNL Jazz Singers and The Red Keys. Bella also works as an engineering aide for Lancaster County to help refine designs, collect data from culvert and bridge inspections, and record road conditions.
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Ask an Alum: Tyler Wortman
Spring 2025
Tyler Wortman came to Nebraska as a Husker Football walk-on, got hands-on experience in research labs on campus working with surgical robots and graduated with a B.S. (2009) and an M.S. (2011) in mechanical engineering. Now, with an MIT doctorate in hand, he’s designing and building pharmacy fulfillment centers for Amazon.
School of Computing
BANANAHACKS featured for annual CornHacks theme
Fall 2025
Each year, School of Computing students organize the annual CornHacks hackathon. The November 2025 hackathon theme was “BANANAHACKS,” and students spent 24 hours collaborating in teams on projects judged by an esteemed industry member panel. The top three projects took home $3,000 in prizes, with winning teams including NanaFit, TerraFlo Analytics, Banana Blockchain, Labububananas, Monkeying Around, Banana4U, and Banananeopardy.
Nebraska Engineering News
Kiewit Hall
The Design Hub
Open to all college of engineering students
The Design Hub is your hands-on workshop for innovation and collaboration within the College of Engineering.
Glow Big Red
Supporting the UNL College of Engineering during the 24 Hours of Husker Giving will directly benefit students with necessary financial support; help us recruit and retain talented faculty; and continue to innovate our campus facilities as we fulfill our mission to educate and graduate the next generation of Complete Engineers.
Master of Engineering Management
Find out more about our fully online master's degree or 12-credit Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management.
