Heather Wolf, assistant director for student activities, 308-865-8398 The 11th annual Fun 5K Walk/Run, sponsored by the Loper Programming and Activities Council, is scheduled for April 13 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the Cope Memorial Fountain on the UNK campus. A designated route will guide participants around the campus and then back to the finish line at the fountain. Prizes will be drawn at the end of the event, and in past years have … [Read more...]

Marsha Yeagley, senior lecturer of marketing and management information systems, 308-865-8345 University of Nebraska at Kearney MBA student John Roschewski from Kearney scored in the 99th percentile on the Major Field Test. The Major Field Test, administered by ETS, is a comprehensive undergraduate and graduate outcome assessment that measures the critical knowledge and understanding obtained by students in a major field of study. ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests … [Read more...]

Sherri K. Harms, chair and professor, Computer Science and Information Systems, 308-865-8123 University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Computer Science and Information Systems class in “Artificial Intelligence” will hold a robotics competition, 12:30 p.m. April 4 in Otto Olsen room 224. The public is welcome. In the competition, the robots are required to follow the Midwest Instructional Computing Symposium 2013 robotics competition specifications, in which the robots play a “capture the flag” … [Read more...]

Dennis Holtz, CDL/Ag/PASS training department manager, 308-865-8562 A Basic Trailering class and a CDL Basic Knowledge class will be offered to the public on April 6, 11 and 12. The Basic Trailering class, instructed by Dennis Holtz of the Nebraska Safety Center, will be April 6 in the Ockinga Conference Room at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The class will later relocate to a driving range for hands-on learning. Participants will learn how to properly hook up and back a trailer and … [Read more...]

Tim Danube, associate director of the Student Center/Union, 308-865-8523, danubet@unk.edu Step Afrika! will perform at the University of Nebraska at Kearney at 8 p.m. April 9 at the Health and Sports Center. Sponsored by the Lopers Programming and Activities Council, Step Afrika! is one of the first professional companies in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. The performance is free to UNK students with a valid ID and $3 for general admission. Stepping is a dance that uses the … [Read more...]