“I’ve known about UNK’s strong academic reputation for years. ... UNK’s mission and culture fit exceptionally well with my background and my professional goals." - Tim Jares KEARNEY – Following a national search, Tim Jares has been selected as dean of the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Jares is currently Chair and Professor of Finance at the University of Northern Colorado’s Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business. Pending … [Read more...] about Tim Jares, of Northern Colorado, new UNK Business and Technology dean
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Tim Burkink sees value in international education – at UNK and abroad; Business dean transitions to new role
College of Business and Technology dean moving to new position By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Tim Burkink didn’t travel outside the United States until he was almost 30 years old. Then an assistant professor at Arizona State University, he and a colleague went to Europe to study food marketing systems in the post-war Balkans region. “It opened my eyes to the benefits of people from different cultures coming together to learn from one another,” he said of … [Read more...] about Tim Burkink sees value in international education – at UNK and abroad; Business dean transitions to new role
UNK’s New Venture Adventure gets high school students thinking about entrepreneurship
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Harol Molina wants to start his own business someday. The Lexington High School senior has a vision – a gym that caters specifically to athletes like himself – but admits there are pieces of the startup process he knows little about. “I thought this would be a good stepping stone to see how it all works,” he said Thursday during New Venture Adventure at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Molina and more than 100 … [Read more...] about UNK’s New Venture Adventure gets high school students thinking about entrepreneurship
Epsilon Pi Tau adds 17 UNK students to honor society
KEARNEY – The College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney has inducted 17 students into the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau. Epsilon Pi Tau is the leading international honor society for technology. It recognizes academic excellence of students devoted to the study of technology and preparation of practitioners for technology professions. Founded at Ohio State University in 1929, Epsilon Pi Tau is the premier academic and … [Read more...] about Epsilon Pi Tau adds 17 UNK students to honor society
The Buckle’s Karen Rhoads named UNK distinguished alumna
KEARNEY – Kearney business executive Karen Rhoads is the recipient of the UNK College of Business and Technology Distinguished Alumna award. A 1981 University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate, Rhoads is senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer for The Buckle, Inc. Rhoads worked part-time for The Buckle while a student at UNK and joined the clothing retailer in 1987 as its corporate controller after working as an accountant with Shonsey and Associates … [Read more...] about The Buckle’s Karen Rhoads named UNK distinguished alumna
