By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The National Guard’s motto is “Always Ready, Always There.” In unprecedented and challenging times, these soldiers and airmen are prepared to serve their country. It’s a responsibility Haley Munson and Trevor Wood take seriously. The University of Nebraska at Kearney seniors didn’t hesitate to sign up for service when the Nebraska Army National Guard was called upon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even … [Read more...] about UNK students ready to serve state during COVID-19 pandemic
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UNK holding moment of silence Thursday on campus
We have been deeply saddened by the violence that we have seen nationally in the past week. We join millions of Americans and Nebraskans in our condemnation of the tragic death of George Floyd. The University of Nebraska at Kearney is and always has been a haven for the safe and meaningful exchange of ideas. We believe that we, as an institution of higher learning, have an integral opportunity to redouble our efforts toward education, learning, discovery and fostering … [Read more...] about UNK holding moment of silence Thursday on campus
Borowski, Naughtin awarded prestigious World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholarship
KEARNEY – Students from Kearney Catholic and Sutherland high schools will attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall as Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholars. This year’s recipients of the prestigious scholarship are Kelsey Borowski and Bonnie Naughtin. The Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholarship is one of the premier academic awards at UNK. It will provide room and board, tuition and fees and books for the duration of the recipients’ collegiate … [Read more...] about Borowski, Naughtin awarded prestigious World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholarship
Pandemic highlights importance of UNK’s teletherapy training
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications When Kari Slattery interviewed for a position with Columbus Public Schools, the hiring team wanted to know how she would improve the district’s speech-language pathology services. One specific area immediately came to mind. The North Platte native knew all about teletherapy. Slattery earned a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where telepractice services are part of … [Read more...] about Pandemic highlights importance of UNK’s teletherapy training
University of Nebraska student regents: Time for real, positive change
We, the student body presidents of the University of Nebraska system, representing 51,000 fellow students at UNO, UNL, UNK and UNMC, stand united in the fight for peace, justice and equity for all. We have felt so many emotions over the past week. Grief over George Floyd’s death. Fury that his name is only the latest addition to a long list of black Americans who have been unjustly killed – Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and too many others before … [Read more...] about University of Nebraska student regents: Time for real, positive change
