By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney professors Doug Biggs, Scott Darveau and Kim Carlson received the prestigious Pratt-Heins Faculty Awards Friday during the Faculty/Staff Convocation. For 36 years, the Pratt-Heins Foundation has recognized UNK faculty members for their outstanding contributions in the categories of teaching, service and scholarship, and research. Doug Biggs Doug Biggs, a history professor, received the Pratt-Heins … [Read more...]
University of Nebraska announces restructuring, policy changes to manage budget shortfall
LINCOLN University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds was joined today by the NU chancellors in announcing broad changes in structure, policy and process that the university will implement to help manage a recurring $49 million budget shortfall. The changes are necessitated by cuts in state funding during the last legislative session combined with the university’s rising costs. “Budget cuts are never easy. They are even more painful when they come at the precise time that the University of … [Read more...]
Ten members make up 2017-18 Leadership UNK class
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has selected 10 staff members for its 2017-18 Leadership UNK class. In its 11th year, the program is designed to expose participants to leadership opportunities at UNK and in the Kearney area, enhance their leadership skills and encourage them to accept leadership roles in the future. Leadership UNK also gives members opportunities to network with the campus community, classmates, speakers and others to discuss issues pertinent to campus and … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Summer Commencement 2017
VIEW: UNK 2017 Summer Commencement Program … [Read more...]
Scott Unruh to lead MIAA Institutional Representatives Council
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KANSAS CITY – Scott Unruh has been named chair of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association’s Institutional Representatives Council. Unruh is professor of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences and Athletic Training Education Program director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was elected at the MIAA’s recent summer meetings in Kansas City and will serve a two-year term. As chair of the IR Council, Unruh is among those responsible for … [Read more...]
