By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Katie Benner enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, she was convinced she would blend into the background. The college freshman had no plans to get involved on campus after graduating from Central City High School, where she was a standout volleyball player, honor roll student and homecoming queen. “I was tired of living such a busy lifestyle,” Benner said. “I wanted to come to college and just … [Read more...] about Katie Benner: UNK helped form ‘the person I wanted to be’
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Nebraska Safety Center, part of UNK, teaches hundreds of young drivers rules of the road
Facility features driving simulators, realistic range By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Ross Hilkemann reacted pretty nonchalantly to what just happened. “You hit a pedestrian,” he said with a slight smirk, his comment directed toward 15-year-old James Murray. “He came out of nowhere,” the Seward teen quickly replied. “I didn’t even see him.” Hilkemann wasn’t buying the excuses. “He was definitely in the crosswalk,” the driver education … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center, part of UNK, teaches hundreds of young drivers rules of the road
Orchestra joining UNK pianist Cheng for Central City concert
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications CENTRAL CITY – University of Nebraska at Kearney student Kevin Cheng will be joined by more than 50 professional musicians during his upcoming public concert. Cheng, a graduate of Nebraska Christian Schools, is returning to Central City to play the piano with accompaniment from a full orchestra directed by Tyler White, resident conductor of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra and director of orchestras at the University of … [Read more...] about Orchestra joining UNK pianist Cheng for Central City concert
