By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will screen “Roma,” which is nominated for 10 Academy Awards, and two other foreign language films during the upcoming UNK@TheWorld series. This year’s film festival, hosted over three months at Kearney’s The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave., focuses on minority populations and the importance of embracing people from different racial backgrounds. “Film offers such an intimate view … [Read more...] about UNK@TheWorld showing ‘Roma,’ other foreign language films
Fine Arts & Humanities
UNK Honor Band, Choral Clinic features more than 700 students
KEARNEY – Students from 96 high schools in Nebraska and Kansas will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. The event, scheduled for Jan. 28, includes 725 high school music students who will work with UNK faculty and guest instructors before performing two public concerts at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. The 5:30 p.m. performance will feature the Festival Band and … [Read more...] about UNK Honor Band, Choral Clinic features more than 700 students
UNK public hearing on College Arts and Sciences bylaws is Nov. 29
KEARNEY –The University of Nebraska at Kearney will host a public hearing from 3-4 p.m. Nov. 29 to discuss the constitution and bylaws for the university’s new College of Arts and Sciences. The meeting is in Copeland Hall room 142 on the UNK campus. An electronic vote for all full-time College of Arts and Sciences faculty to adopt the constitution and bylaws will occur Dec. 3. UNK’s colleges of Fine Arts and Humanities and Natural and Social Sciences merged to form a new … [Read more...] about UNK public hearing on College Arts and Sciences bylaws is Nov. 29
UNK mass media honor society inducts seven new members
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, … [Read more...] about UNK mass media honor society inducts seven new members
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 … [Read more...] about Reynolds Writers Series gives audience taste of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life; Ferguson talk is Sept. 20
