While the students are away, the UNK Facilities Management team gets to work prepping residence halls and Greek housing for the fall semester. There's no summer break for these university employees, who are busy repairing damage, repainting walls and replacing furniture so everything looks perfect when the next group of Lopers settle into their home away from home. Those floors need a good buffing, too. Photos by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications … [Read more...]
In its 12th year, Leadership UNK adds 10 new members for 2018-19 class
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has selected 10 staff members for its 2018-19 Leadership UNK class. In its 12th 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...]
University of Nebraska at Kearney researchers testing corn’s ability to improve, strengthen concrete
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Cornhusker State’s namesake crop could play an important role in addressing America’s infrastructure needs. Researchers at the University of Nebraska at Kearney are studying whether corncobs and stover – the stalks, leaves and husks left over after harvest – can be used to improve the durability of concrete. The projects, led by Mahmoud Shakouri, an assistant professor of construction management, may have lasting impacts on the … [Read more...]
Mattresses from UNK are ‘blessing’ for Kearney, Norfolk groups helping people in need
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don Wellensiek and Dave White were busy Tuesday methodically stacking mattresses inside a semitrailer parked near the Nebraskan Student Union at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. It was time-consuming work for the UNK Facilities Management employees, but far better than the alternative of chucking the beds in a roll-off dumpster headed for the landfill. The semitrailer they loaded ended up at Orphan Grain Train, a Norfolk-based … [Read more...]
UNK difference makers Hinga, Francl part of Rotary project at Kenyan hospital
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Gilbert Hinga grew up in Kenya, but he didn’t meet the people of Kakamega County until recently. The dean of the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Nebraska at Kearney visited that area for the first time in late May, three decades after he left the African nation to study in the United States. Hinga, who was raised in Nairobi, returned to Kenya to lead a project through Rotary International, a nonprofit service organization … [Read more...]
