UNK's First Year Program kicked off the spring semester by hosting Destination Uptown, its annual welcome back to campus event. Hosted at Hilltop Mall, the night included student discounts at stores, roaming artists, live music, free caricatures, a scavenger hunt, photos with Louie the Loper, giveaways and other fun activities. (Photos by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications) … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Destination Uptown brings students to Hilltop Mall
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UNK student sportscasters Jacobsen, Jones earn national recognition for work on KLPR
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Clichés are common in the sports world. Defense wins championships. Take it one game at a time. There is no “I” in team. Austin Jacobsen and Evan Jones have likely heard them all – and uttered a few on the air – so it seems appropriate that they’d use one to describe their roles as broadcasters with KLPR 91.1 FM, the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s campus radio station. Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in … [Read more...] about UNK student sportscasters Jacobsen, Jones earn national recognition for work on KLPR
UNK students named finalists for broadcasting College Media Awards
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will be well-represented at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System College Media Awards in New York City. UNK students are finalists in four categories in the annual competition, which includes campus radio stations from across the country. “The fact that we have finalists in so many categories speaks to how talented the students in this program are,” said Ford Clark, a senior … [Read more...] about UNK students named finalists for broadcasting College Media Awards
Despite no high school squad, Hartington’s Peitz makes splash on UNK swim team
“Coming from a small town, I really had to fight to stay with the sport." - Addison Peitz By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Addison Peitz is a rarity in Division II athletics. The University of Nebraska at Kearney swimmer competes in a sport her high school didn’t even offer. “It’s certainly a more difficult route than a kid coming out of Omaha and Lincoln that had a strong high school program,” said Becky O’Connell, who is in her first season as UNK’s … [Read more...] about Despite no high school squad, Hartington’s Peitz makes splash on UNK swim team
UNK Alumni Spotlight VIDEO: Yutan entrepreneur, HeavyWorth founder Dusty Reynolds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uoHc1p366U Dusty Reynolds, who lives in Yutan with his wife and two children, has started four different businesses since graduating from UNK in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial distribution. After college, Reynolds started a screen-printing business, then he launched a clothing manufacturing facility in Mali, West Africa, and founded a software company that served the motorsports industry. His current venture, HeavyWorth, is a … [Read more...] about UNK Alumni Spotlight VIDEO: Yutan entrepreneur, HeavyWorth founder Dusty Reynolds
