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UNK Homecoming: Pep rally, lip sync, parade, football highlight week’s events

September 27, 2019 by gottulatm

UNK’s homecoming lip-sync contest is 7 p.m. Thursday inside the Health and Sports Center, followed by the crowning of UNK’s homecoming royalty. It is open to the public. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

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

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Adventure Race, alumni, Emma Thede, Food Build, Homecoming, Lip Sync, Loper Fued, Paige Ketteler, pep rally, Royalty, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK Alumni Spotlight VIDEO: Yutan entrepreneur, HeavyWorth founder Dusty Reynolds

January 16, 2019 by admin

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

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: alumni, Dusty Reynolds, HeavyWorth, Industrial Distribution

Alumni Association, Foundation work together to support UNK; Endowment grows to $55M

August 7, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

UNK Alumni Patrick Carr, left, and Larry Edwards socialize at a UNK alumni event in Colorado. There are roughly 54,000 UNK graduates living across the globe, with about 70 percent of them residing in Nebraska. In Kearney, approximately 1 in 8 residents has a degree from UNK.

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

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alumni, Donors, Doug Kristensen, Endowment, Erica Chu, Funding, Fundraising, Greg Daake, John Lakey, Luca Dart, NU Foundation, Scholarships, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Kyle Sayler takes screenprinting business from garage to successful storefront

March 23, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Kyle Sayler

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

Filed Under: Fine Arts & Humanities, News Tagged With: alumni, Alumnus, Fine Arts, Kyle Sayler, Sayler Screeprinting, University of Nebraska at Kearney

This Week at UNK | Sept. 11-17

September 10, 2017 by admin

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

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Adventure Race, alumni, blood drive, Brett Wall, Calendar, Don Fox, events, Hall of Fame, Homecoming, Lip Sync, One Room One Teacher, Parade, Royalty, Tailgate, This Week

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