By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Richard and Barbara Bush were all but certain their children would attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They both graduated from the school – he in 1953 and she in 1955 – and Barbara was even named homecoming queen. Surely their kids would follow this tradition someday. At least that’s what they thought before settling in Kearney shortly after Richard graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in … [Read more...]
US Ambassador Kritenbrink: UNK prepared me for what I’m doing today
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Daniel Kritenbrink has traveled the world as a foreign service officer. He’s been an American diplomat for 24 years, representing the U.S. in Asia and the Middle East and working on foreign policy in Washington, D.C. The 50-year-old loves his job. “It’s the only thing I know how to do and it’s the only thing I want to do,” said Kritenbrink, who has a passion for public service. This journey, which led to his current position as the … [Read more...]
Inspired by eclipse, UNK alumnus Jonathan Jaworski writes song featured at commencement
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Music inspired by a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle will be performed at Friday’s University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement ceremony. UNK alumnus Jonathan Jaworski wrote the song “ECLIPSE” to express his excitement for last year’s “Great American Eclipse” – a total solar eclipse stretching from coast to coast that was visible along a 70-mile-wide path across Nebraska. “I actually wrote the piece beforehand,” said Jaworski, who read about … [Read more...]
First unveiled in 1985, ceremonial mace comes out each year for UNK commencement
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Few people have access to Raymond Schultze’s creation. For 362 days a year, it’s stashed inside University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen’s conference room – tucked between a pair of bookcases filled with various mementos and scholarly literature. Among the items on display – volleyballs signed by former Loper players, volumes of books on the “Writings of Washington” and “Laws of Nebraska” and a nameplate and gavel … [Read more...]
U.S. Ambassador Kritenbrink giving commencement address Friday to 681; View List of Graduates
What: UNK Spring Commencement When: 10 a.m., Friday, May 4 Where: UNK Health and Sports Center, 24th Street and 15th Avenue, Kearney Social Media: Follow @UNKearney and #lopergrad on Instagram and Twitter to see photos and posts from 2018 graduates, their friends and families Live Broadcast: Watch Commencement live and join in the #lopergrad conversation at http://unk.edu/eventdashboard KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees for 681 will be conferred at University of Nebraska at … [Read more...]
