By RYAN EDWARDS Hub Sports Writer University of Nebraska at Kearney wrestler Isaac Deaton was in high school when he started looking for places to wrestle at the collegiate level. When he Googled “good D2 wrestling team” places to go to wrestle, the Valdez, Alaska, native stumbled upon UNK. “I knew I wanted to wrestle in college, but didn’t know where,” Deaton … [Read More...]
Campus News
Here Come the Lopers: UNK student-athletes hit the streets to thank community
More than 400 Lopers visit Kearney businesses Saturday By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Trevon Weaver didn’t know any of the veterans gathered Saturday morning for coffee at Babalu’s Professional Tattoo Studio, but he made sure to shake hands with each of the men during a stop at the downtown Kearney business. Weaver, an outside linebacker on the University … [Read More...]
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UNK VIDEO: Making a difference today .. For a better tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21MaRUDDSeU The University of Nebraska at Kearney is dedicated to implementing positive change. From physical changes on campus, to program changes, to professional development, and more, UNK is experiencing growth. This university is proven to be a place where people have a positive experience that leads to rewarding careers and a happy … [Read More...]
Recent Stories
$50,000 richer! UNK professor Bryce Abbey wins CBS show ‘TKO: Total Knock Out’
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – More than 100 friends, family members and co-workers waited 50 minutes Friday night before seeing Bryce Abbey’s run on the CBS show “TKO: Total Knock Out.” Then they watched nervously as host Kevin Hart announced his time of 4 minutes, 14 seconds. The packed room at Fanatics in downtown Kearney went crazy. Abbey jumped up … [Read More...]
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Pratt-Heins Awards recognize Exstrom, Fritson, Van Renen as outstanding UNK faculty
KEARNEY – Three University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty members were recognized Friday for outstanding contributions in the areas of teaching, service and scholarship and research. Denys Van Renen, Chris Exstrom and Krista Fritson received the prestigious Pratt-Heins Faculty Awards during the Faculty/Staff Convocation at UNK’s Fine Arts Building. The awards have been … [Read More...]
Q&A with new interim athletic director Marc Bauer: ‘I’m learning. I’m learning a lot.’
By DAN ZIELINSKI Kearney Hub Sports Writer KEARNEY — Marc Bauer spent 17 years building the University of Nebraska at Kearney wrestling into one of the premier programs in Division II. Under Bauer’s guidance, 90 UNK wrestlers earned All-American honors, including 22 national champions and 15 national runner-up finishes. Bauer stepped down as wrestling coach in 2016. He’s … [Read More...]
As Chick-fil-A opens, UNK students excited about union improvements
UNK Student Government is hosting a campus event 4 p.m. Monday to celebrate the Nebraskan Student Union improvements and opening of Starbucks and Chick-fil-A. The UNK community is invited to attend the event inside the union’s west side near the new restaurants. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Madie Denson was behind the counter at Starbucks getting to know … [Read More...]
UNK multicultural affairs director Juan Guzman guides minorities on what education can do
“Nobody told me I could take the ACT more than once for a better score." - Juan Guzman By MIKE KONZ Hub Enterprise Editor KEARNEY — Not always kind, but enormously efficient, experience has been a good teacher for Juan Guzman. Growing up as a Latino in Grand Island taught him a lot about racism — and how not to handle it. He was in high school in the 1990s when … [Read More...]
