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‘I HAVE A PLAN’: UNK group encourages students to vote in upcoming election

October 19, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Lydia Behnk stood in front of a University of Nebraska at Kearney residence hall as a group of students approached on a crisp fall evening. “Hi, are you registered to vote?” Behnk said with an enthusiastic smile covered by a light blue face mask. It’s a question the UNK junior from Elgin has asked hundreds of times since September, when the American Democracy Project launched its early/absentee voting drive. Behnk, … [Read more...] about ‘I HAVE A PLAN’: UNK group encourages students to vote in upcoming election

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: American Democracy Project, Diane Duffin, Election, Kearney, Lydia Behnk, University of Nebraska, UNK, Vote

UNK group sponsoring free screening of Reese Witherspoon film ‘Election’

November 5, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – The American Democracy Project at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is sponsoring a free screening of “Election” to commemorate the film’s 20th anniversary. The public event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave., in downtown Kearney. Released in 1999, the dark comedy revolves around a student council election at a school in Omaha, the hometown of director and co-writer Alexander Payne, while satirizing both suburban … [Read more...] about UNK group sponsoring free screening of Reese Witherspoon film ‘Election’

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Student Life Tagged With: American Democracy Project, Election, Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, UNK, World Theatre

American Democracy Project to host election candidate forum at UNK

October 29, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

  KEARNEY - The American Democracy Project at University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting an election candidate forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 4) at UNK’s Copeland Hall room 140. The public event will feature candidates running for offices in Kearney and Buffalo County. “Candidates will tell you about themselves, offices they seek and why they think public service is important,” said Diane Duffin, event coordinator and UNK associate professor of political … [Read more...] about American Democracy Project to host election candidate forum at UNK

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: American Democracy Project, Election

Ben Franklin project gets top UNK Talks honor for Albrecht, Buss

April 11, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5iai3xYEvs&feature=youtu.be KEARNEY – Keesha Albrecht and Jessica Buss were awarded top honors at the April 6 UNK Talks event highlighting civic engagement projects. Albrecht, a junior from Brewster, was lead presenter of “One Book, One Campus: Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography for Today’s Society.” A sophomore from Gretna, Buss teamed with Albrecht on the project, which won them $500 in prize money. Their idea is to create an … [Read more...] about Ben Franklin project gets top UNK Talks honor for Albrecht, Buss

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Democracy Project, Ben Franklin, Civic Engagement, Jessica Buss, Keesha Albrecht, Ted Talks, UNK Talks

Historian, author Dziennik to discuss diversity in British military

February 21, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – Historian and author Matthew Dziennik will discuss diversity in the British military during the American Revolution at an upcoming University of Nebraska at Kearney talk. “Opposing Revolution: Scotland, Ireland and Revolutionary America,” is at 4 p.m. March 1 at UNK’s Copeland Hall room 142. It is free and open to the public. A question and answer session with Dziennik will follow at 6 p.m. at The Loft inside Cunningham’s Journal, 15 W. 23rd St. The … [Read more...] about Historian, author Dziennik to discuss diversity in British military

Filed Under: Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: ADP, American Democracy Project, American Revolution, British military, Ireland, Matthew Dziennik, Revolutionary War, Scotland

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