By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Asking for help can be hard. Many college students who are struggling academically have a difficult time admitting they’re overwhelmed by their coursework and need some assistance. The success coaches at the University of Nebraska at Kearney understand this fear. They’re here to guide their peers through this process and get them back on track. Success coaching, offered through the UNK Learning Commons, provides one-on-one academic … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: UNK choir concert at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
UNK dance concert features Bohaty’s work, #MeToo movement
KEARNEY – A piece highlighting the #MeToo movement by Noelle Bohaty will be featured at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s spring dance concert. University Theatre at Kearney and the UNK Dance Program present “Eloquence in Action” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theatre. The dance concert features nine pieces and 24 student performers, and it is the premiere concert for Director of Dance Bohaty. The show features commercial and concert dance … [Read more...]
UNK faculty, students performing Sunday at ‘Piano Extravaganza’
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty and students will be joined by the Atlantic Piano Duo during the upcoming “Piano Extravaganza.” The concert scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday (April 22) in the Fine Arts Building recital hall features UNK collaborative pianist Jayoung Hong, assistant music professor Beth Mattingly and piano students Seungwon Lee and Kangyoung Ban. The Atlantic Piano Duo is comprised of University of Nebraska at Omaha assistant professor Kristín Jónína Taylor and … [Read more...]
World-renowned linguist David Harrison to discuss effort to save endangered languages
KEARNEY – Half the world’s languages are in danger of disappearing this century. David Harrison, a linguist, author and expert in the study of endangered languages, has dedicated his career to documenting these languages in an effort to keep them alive. His work was featured in the Emmy-nominated 2008 documentary film “The Linguists” and he authored the book “The Last Speakers” with National Geographic. Harrison will discuss his mission during a presentation titled “Saving Endangered … [Read more...]
