Consolidation, approved Thursday Board of Regents, represents significant change in UNK’s academic structure By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A historic change at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will promote increased collaboration among faculty and students. UNK’s colleges of Fine Arts and Humanities and Natural and Social Sciences are merging to form a new College of Arts and Sciences. The consolidation, approved Thursday by the University of Nebraska Board of … [Read more...]
Cuts hold spending growth to zero in proposed 2018-19 University budget
President Bounds expresses concern about upcoming two-year budget cycle: ‘Our options for managing further cuts are limited’ Tens of millions of dollars in administrative cuts, continued restraint in hiring and purchasing, and other steps to manage reductions in state funding will hold the University of Nebraska’s spending growth to near zero under a proposed 2018-19 operating budget released today by President Hank Bounds. The proposed budget, which will be considered by the Board of … [Read more...]
Outreach, enrollment important to new UNK Faculty Senate President Grace Mims
“I think we have some work to do to make sure the public understands the role of public education in this state." - Grace Mims By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Grace Mims knows she has big shoes to fill on the University of Nebraska at Kearney Faculty Senate. The counseling and school psychology professor and department chair will serve as the group’s president for the 2018-19 academic year, replacing associate political science professor Claude Louishomme, who held the … [Read more...]
Traci Gunderson receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
Traci Gunderson, assistant director of international recruitment/marketing and the English Language Institute, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award Friday. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and University of Nebraska. It is the university’s top staff award. Gunderson has been a member of the UNK staff since 2007 and worked in her current position since 2016. Her … [Read more...]
UNK announces unprecedented budget cuts to meet $3.4 million budget gap
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen today outlined proposed budget cuts that exceed $3.4 million, and affect 38 positions across nearly every campus unit. Men’s baseball, golf and tennis will be eliminated. Position eliminations comprise 16 faculty, 2.5 administrative, and 16.5 staff positions. Three affected staff positions will shift to the University of Nebraska system as part of the budget response team process. “The magnitude of these cuts is … [Read more...]
