KEARNEY – Students in Mass Media, an honor society for University of Nebraska at Kearney students studying journalism and mass communication, recently inducted seven new members. Members of Students in Mass Media (SIMM) must be full-time students at UNK pursuing a major or minor in a mass communication field. They also must have at least a sophomore class standing and 3.2 overall grade-point average. SIMM provides resume- and career-building opportunities for members, as well as … [Read more...]
Reynolds Writers Series gives audience taste of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life; Ferguson talk is Sept. 20
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kelly Kathleen Ferguson quit her job, bought a prairie dress and visited every “Little House” from the popular Laura Ingalls Wilder series. Then she wrote her own book about the journey – “My Life as Laura: How I Searched for Laura Ingalls Wilder and Found Myself.” Ferguson, an assistant English professor at Southern Utah University, will talk about the experience and read from her work 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Museum of Nebraska Art, … [Read more...]
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 presented annually by the Pratt-Heins Foundation for the past 37 years. Here’s a look at this year’s … [Read more...]
Coe, Mathiesen, Olson, Srivastava among distinguished alumni to be honored by UNK
KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney Alumni Association has announced 11 alumni to be given awards during homecoming festivities in September. In its 38th year, Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented at an 11:30 a.m. luncheon Sept. 14 in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. Tickets are $25 per person ($30 after Sept. 5) and can be purchased at www.unkalumni.org/homecoming or by calling the UNK Alumni Association at 308-698-5271. The 2018 UNK Alumni Association’s … [Read more...]
David Vail to highlight STEM, humanities history of Nebraska ag at Warner Lecture
WHAT: Warner Lecture Series, “Field Notes: Exploring the STEM-Humanities History of Nebraska’s Agriculture.” SPEAKER: David Vail, assistant professor of history WHEN: 3 p.m., Aug. 30 WHERE: Copeland Hall 142 COST: Free and open to the public HOST: College of Arts and Sciences KEARNEY - An upcoming presentation at UNK will highlight how rural areas offer crucial opportunities for STEM and humanities students and scholars to work together. David Vail, assistant professor of history, is … [Read more...]
