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Inside Discovery Hall: Industrial technology jobs in high demand

September 16, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

Aviation Systems Management The sky’s not even the limit for students in this high-demand area. Lopers soar to new heights in UNK’s aviation systems management program, which prepares students for a variety of careers in the aviation industry. One of just two schools in the state with an aviation program, UNK’s Bachelor of Science degree in aviation systems management includes a core grouping of aviation, technical and business courses, as well as a choice of two … [Read more...] about Inside Discovery Hall: Industrial technology jobs in high demand

Filed Under: Business & Technology, Career, News Tagged With: Ally Dohse, Aviation, Brett Douglas, Chad Wiles, Construction Management, Discovery Hall, Hausmann Construction, Holland Basham, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Technology, Interior Design, Jason Hughes, Kearney, Southwest Airlines, University of Nebraska, UNK, Winnelson

Discovery Hall brings ‘unparalleled’ opportunities to UNK campus

September 1, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

State-of-the-art facility is home to UNK's industrial technology, cyber systems, mathematics and statistics and physics, astronomy and engineering departments By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – There’s a lot to like about the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest academic building. Just ask College of Business and Technology Dean Tim Jares, who can’t stop talking about Discovery Hall and everything it brings to UNK. “This building is … [Read more...] about Discovery Hall brings ‘unparalleled’ opportunities to UNK campus

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Astronomy, Aviation, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Technology, Construction Management, Cyber Systems, cybersecurity, Discovery Hall, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Kearney, Mathematics, Physics, Ryan Teten, statistics, STEM, Tim Jares, University of Nebraska, UNK, Victoria Alvarado

New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion

January 31, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

 By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – If you think the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new STEM building is impressive now, wait until you see the finished product. UNK is just a few months away from unveiling the 90,000-square-foot space that will house its construction management, industrial distribution, interior and product design, aviation, cyber systems, mathematics and statistics, physics, astronomy and engineering programs. “It’s taking shape … [Read more...] about New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Alan Wedige, Astronomy, Aviation, College of Business and Technology, Construction Management, Cyber Systems, Engineering, Industrial Distribution, interior and product design, Kearney, Lee McQueen, Math, Physics, science, statistics, STEM, Tim Jares, UNK

‘There’s nothing like flying:’ University of Nebraska at Kearney aviation program filling sky-high demand for pilots

December 21, 2018 by admin

Colton Rolls, left, a senior from Alliance, says the strength of UNK’s aviation program comes from Terry Gibbs, right, and the other instructors. “He does a great job of explaining everything we need to know both inside and outside the cockpit,” Rolls said of Gibbs, who’s been the program’s director since 2001. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A recent four-day work trip took Jason Hughes to nine different cities, with overnights in Oklahoma City, Boise, Idaho, and Boston. He made stops in Houston, Denver, Tucson, Arizona, Las Vegas, San Diego and St. Louis along the way. “Every day it’s something new,” said Hughes, who flies a Boeing 737 across the United States for Southwest Airlines. That’s what the Burwell native and 2002 graduate of the University of Nebraska … [Read more...] about ‘There’s nothing like flying:’ University of Nebraska at Kearney aviation program filling sky-high demand for pilots

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Airlines, Aviation, Colton Rolls, Erin Hallman, Flight Simulator, Flying, Jason Hughes, Pilot, Southwest Airlines, Terry Gibbs, United Airlines

Terry Gibbs learned to fly for fun, launching career in aviation

December 21, 2018 by admin

Terry Gibbs, director of UNK’s aviation program, has been a licensed pilot for nearly 40 years. The former electrical engineer started an aviation training and charter business with a co-worker in Arizona before joining UNK in 1992. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Terry Gibbs remembers the moment like it was yesterday. He was sitting in a room with his parents and cousin, a recruiter for the U.S. Air Force. Gibbs had a pen in his hand and the enlistment papers in front of him when he paused to think. “If I join the Air Force, I’ll probably never go to college. But if I go to college and don’t like it, I can always join the Air Force.” “It was one of those proverbial fork-in-the-road … [Read more...] about Terry Gibbs learned to fly for fun, launching career in aviation

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Airplane, Aviation, Terry Gibbs, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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