By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Get your blue and gold gear ready. It’s time to celebrate homecoming at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Loper pride will be on full display next week as students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members come together to support UNK through a variety of activities. “Homecoming week gives alumni an opportunity to come back and reconnect with UNK, and for current students it’s a chance to relax, have fun and … [Read more...] about UNK Homecoming: Pep rally, lip sync, parade, football highlight week’s events
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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
Alumni Association, Foundation work together to support UNK; Endowment grows to $55M
The University of Nebraska Foundation raised more than $9.5 million to support UNK during the last fiscal year, with 3,100-plus donors contributing. The foundation endowment for UNK has reached about $55 million. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney campus slows down during the summer, when students and faculty slip away to enjoy a much-needed break before fall classes begin. Across town, though, there’s little downtime … [Read more...] about Alumni Association, Foundation work together to support UNK; Endowment grows to $55M
UNK ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Kyle Sayler takes screenprinting business from garage to successful storefront
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3LlAoDvv0s&feature=youtu.be Kyle Sayler talks about UNK's close-knit classes and shares how spending time in the Fine Arts design lab with peers helped set him up for success with his own business, Sayler Screenprinting of Kearney. … [Read more...] about UNK ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Kyle Sayler takes screenprinting business from garage to successful storefront
This Week at UNK | Sept. 11-17
Monday, Sept. 11 3 p.m. – Homecoming Lawn Display Judging (Campus Greens) 5 p.m. – Homecoming Loper Feud (Student Union Ponderosa) 7: 30 p.m. – Concerts on the Platte (Fine Arts Recital Hall) Tuesday, Sept. 12 ALL DAY – Hey Day 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - American Red Cross Blood Drive (Student Union) Noon – Loper Luncheon with UNK Athletics (Cunningham’s Journal, Downtown Kearney) 3 p.m. – Homecoming hall and office display competition 7 p.m. – Homecoming Outdoor movie, … [Read more...] about This Week at UNK | Sept. 11-17
