Unite dreamers with doers and leaders who support them
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U.S. Army Omaha Builder Alumnus 2017
After Launching the brand “Strengths Over Struggles” as an Omaha Builder, Brandon leaned into that motto in life or death situations while in active duty in the U.S. Army.
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Using a combination of psychology, hypnosis, and comedy, Kabir reads his audience's minds, and provides entertainment unlike anything you have ever seen before!
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Ideation and New Ventures Manager, Gener8tor UNL Builder Alumnus 2021
Built a 2-day-a-week $25,000 business in just two months inspired by a weekend project of building a coin pond in his backyard during COVID
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Our Mission
“Our work depends on testing and investing in the best ways to develop young people’s talents for more productive and meaningful lives”.
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Know Their Strengths
What is Strengths-Based Education?
Year one was about ensuring that every faculty member knew their strengths
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Nguyen Uses Strengths in Commitment to Help Others
The motivation to succeed takes many forms for students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business strengths. For Phat Nguyen, a senior business administration…
A Family Legacy
The family of the late Donald O. Clifton ’48, ’49, ’59 and ’90 had long been connected to Nebraska. For two decades, he worked at…
School Work Partnerships: Create Jobs Now
The Builders Strengths Lab identifies young people who are eager to work together, start a business and do something important for the economic growth of…
Student Strengths Coaches Selected to Encourage First-Year Development
Required for all first-year business students, BSAD 111 aims to help students develop and apply strengths to achieve academic, personal and professional success using the…
Clifton Builders Work to Increase Employee Engagement at Local Businesses
The second cohort of Clifton Builders, a program of the Clifton Strengths Institute at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, provided consulting to local workplaces to help…
Patel and De Spong Build Business for Tutoring
Two students from the 2017 Clifton Builders cohort at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln look to change the way students and tutors interact. As a part…
