Rebecca Dobry, financial aid counselor, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award June 1. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and University of Nebraska. It is the university’s top staff award. Dobry has been a member of the UNK staff since 2008. Her responsibilities include managing UNK’s Federal College Work Study program, including facilitating job searches in the community service work … [Read more...]
Marilyn Synek selected for National Student Congress
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Marilyn Synek, a junior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, has been selected for the prestigious National Student Congress by the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship. The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship is an innovative nonprofit dedicated to educating a new generation of leaders in the essential skills of negotiation, dialogue and compromise. “This is another fabulous class of promising young leaders,” said Michael Vetter, … [Read more...]
Five UNK students qualify for Phi Beta Lambda national conference
KEARNEY – Five University of Nebraska at Kearney students qualified to compete in the upcoming Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference after claiming top honors at the recent PBL state conference in Kearney. UNK students competed against other Nebraska colleges and universities in over 60 academic events that covered technology, public speaking, business, finance, management and more. The five UNK students who qualified to attend the national conference June 24-27 in Anaheim, Cal., … [Read more...]
UNK Police officer Ricci Fast receives MADD Hero Award
KEARNEY - Sgt. Ricci Fast, an officer and investigator for the University of Nebraska at Kearney Police Department, recently received a 2017 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hero Award. Fast won the Hero Award for Education and Awareness and his efforts to educate the community and raise awareness in areas of impaired driving and underage drinking. He was recognized and received the award at the 20th annual MADD Hero Ceremony May 23 at Wilderness Ridge Lodge in Lincoln. “Sgt. Ricci Fast works … [Read more...]
Prudent budget proposal protects university affordability, quality
University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds today released a proposed 2017-18 operating budget that he said protects NU’s highest priorities of affordability and academic quality despite a reduction in state funding that will necessitate difficult decisions across the institution. Bounds said the proposed budget, which will be considered by the Board of Regents at its June 1 meeting, shows prudence in a time of fiscal challenges for the state. Reductions approved by the Legislature and … [Read more...]
