By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Less than two months ago, Jazmin Matias-Trejo was lying in a hospital bed, her future plans seemingly put on hold. Instead of enjoying the last few weeks of summer break before returning to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the 19-year-old was wondering whether she’d survive. “I can’t believe this is happening,” the Wood River native thought to herself as she prepared for the first of two surgeries to remove a … [Read more...] about Two brain surgeries won’t slow down UNK’s Jazmin Matias-Trejo
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UNK’s Brittany Zimmerman uses difficult past to create better future
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Brittany Zimmerman’s life could have gone down a different path. She could have used her tough childhood and unstable home life as an excuse to fail. She could have folded under the pressures that weighed heavily on her throughout her teenage years. Nobody would have blamed her. But anyone who has met the 20-year-old University of Nebraska at Kearney student knows that’s not the kind of person she is. Instead of … [Read more...] about UNK’s Brittany Zimmerman uses difficult past to create better future
UNK video project looks at literacy in new ways; Film Festival is Tuesday
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Most people associate literacy with reading and writing skills. Amanda Sladek, an assistant English professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, looks at the term a little differently. Sladek won’t dismiss the value of proper grammar and word comprehension, but she also understands literacy can mean different things for different people. “We all have our own knowledge and our own literacies that are worthy of respect … [Read more...] about UNK video project looks at literacy in new ways; Film Festival is Tuesday
CHANCELLOR COLUMN: UNK mission is helping first-generation students succeed
Higher education is transformational, and affordable access is critical. While this is true for everyone, it is especially true for Nebraska’s many Pell-eligible/low income students and first-generation students (students who are the first in their families to attend college). The University of Nebraska at Kearney is proud to provide affordable access to high quality educational experiences. It is an effort driven by an entire team – the University of Nebraska Board of … [Read more...] about CHANCELLOR COLUMN: UNK mission is helping first-generation students succeed
Thompson Scholars life changing for Kerri Gibbs, hundreds of others in its 10 years at UNK
Name: Kerri Gibbs Title: Registered Nurse, Platte Valley Medical Group, Kearney. Hometown: Cozad Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center at Kearney, 2014; Undergraduate studies, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2010-12; Cozad High School, 2010. Family: Husband, John, admissions counselor at UNK; Infant son, Logan. By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Confidence. Independence. Opportunity. Accessibility. … [Read more...] about Thompson Scholars life changing for Kerri Gibbs, hundreds of others in its 10 years at UNK
