KEARNEY – A University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty-staff organization is hosting a food drive to help feed students in need on campus. Leadership UNK is collecting items through Nov. 19 and has drop-off locations and boxes located across campus. Donated items will be given to UNK’s Big Blue Cupboard. A UNK organization that combats student hunger, Big Blue Cupboard provides food and hygiene items to students on campus who are in need. The pantry also serves community members in … [Read more...]
Sisters for Soldiers: UNK’s Alpha Omicron Pi sorority sending holiday cheer to US military members
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – There was a festive feeling at the Alpha Omicron Pi house on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. With a fresh layer of snow on the ground outside and twinkling decorations, hot chocolate and cheerful music inside, it was hard to not be in a joyous mood. Members of the UNK sorority hope to share that spirit with U.S. military members serving overseas through an annual event held Thursday evening. Sisters for Soldiers, an Alpha … [Read more...]
UNK Sig Eps support Muscular Dystrophy Association with ice skating event
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease. It slowly weakens the body, limiting a person’s mobility and making simple tasks difficult to complete. There is no cure. That’s the somber side of the disorder, the reality that many people are engaged in a daily fight to live normal lives. “You don’t realize what they have to go through,” said Trevor Daubert, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Daubert and fellow … [Read more...]
Get ready to laugh; Alpha Phi’s King of Hearts pageant a fun fundraiser
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A dozen University of Nebraska at Kearney students will do their best to impress the judges while competing for the title of Mr. King of Hearts during a fundraiser hosted by the Alpha Phi sorority. The sixth annual King of Hearts male pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Merryman Performing Arts Center, 225 W. 22nd St., in Kearney. Contestants representing various UNK fraternities, student organizations and athletic teams will bring … [Read more...]
UNK student union nears completion; Video wall technology coming soon
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – As you’re walking through the Nebraskan Student Union, pay attention to those white, metal rectangles on the walls. They mark the spots where digital monitors will be installed as workers put the finishing touches on a $6 million renovation project at the University of Nebraska at Kearney building. “One of our goals is to move everybody toward that digital piece,” said Michael Christen, director of business services at UNK. The screens, … [Read more...]
