https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t_G5mabR64 "UNK is about making certain that workforce needs are met in outstate Nebraska. ...The teaching that happens here is as good as anywhere in the country.” - Hank Bounds, President of the University of Nebraska … [Read more...] about NUforNE Video: President Bounds says UNK filling Nebraska workforce needs
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VIDEO: UNK Pride of the Plains band marches in Ireland St. Patrick’s Day parades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m80tqa8jGOI&feature=youtu.be UNK’s Pride of the Plains Marching Band performed Monday in the International Band Parade in Limerick, Ireland. The band also marched Sunday in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the capital city of Dublin, which follows a 1.5-mile route from Parnell Square to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and draws around half a million spectators. The 42 members who made the trip will return to Kearney on Friday. UNK’s … [Read more...] about VIDEO: UNK Pride of the Plains band marches in Ireland St. Patrick’s Day parades
The Heart of the Meter: Hartman explores poets’ ideas, not just their words
By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON UNK Communications Megan Hartman’s journey toward a career in linguistics started at her father’s bookshelf. There, she saw a book cover with dark storm clouds splitting through a golden sky, and a luminous girl holding a black horse with a spiral horn. To the 5-year-old, “The Black Unicorn” by fantasy novelist Terry Brooks looked pretty cool. Mike Hartman read the book to his daughter. Then he kept going, well into Hartman’s high school … [Read more...] about The Heart of the Meter: Hartman explores poets’ ideas, not just their words
MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR: NU collaboration helps students succeed, meet Nebraska’s workforce needs
By DOUG KRISTENSEN UNK Chancellor KEARNEY – There is no greater return on investment to Nebraskans than to assure affordable access to students in quality University of Nebraska programs that are delivering graduates prepared to excel in the state’s workforce – in classrooms, laboratories, offices, fields, factories and studios. This transformational investment is especially important for Nebraska’s low-income and first-generation students, who are succeeding in … [Read more...] about MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR: NU collaboration helps students succeed, meet Nebraska’s workforce needs
UNK students win 8 awards; Jase Hueser earns top honor in Nebraska design contest
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications LINCOLN – University of Nebraska at Kearney visual communication and design students earned eight awards, including best of show, at the annual Nebraska American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs. For the second consecutive year, UNK senior Jase Hueser claimed the top honor in the competition’s student division. Hueser, of Papillion, won best of show for a brand identity campaign featuring the Salina Saints … [Read more...] about UNK students win 8 awards; Jase Hueser earns top honor in Nebraska design contest
