By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don Wellensiek and Dave White were busy Tuesday methodically stacking mattresses inside a semitrailer parked near the Nebraskan Student Union at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. It was time-consuming work for the UNK Facilities Management employees, but far better than the alternative of chucking the beds in a roll-off dumpster headed for the landfill. The semitrailer they loaded ended up at Orphan Grain Train, a Norfolk-based … [Read more...]
Sahling estate gives $1.9 million to UNK; Pushes total support to more than $3.25 million
KEARNEY – Well known among the University of Nebraska at Kearney community – especially by those in Loper athletics – for his compassion and generous student scholarship donations, Bob Sahling is helping students once again. The Robert P. Sahling estate has bequeathed $1.95 million to UNK, bringing to more than $3.25 million the total support the late Kearney resident and businessman provided to help Nebraska students with their college educations. “The Sahling family has made a difference … [Read more...]
UNK donates 150 pounds of food to United Way of the Kearney Area
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Dining Services donated 150 pounds of food Monday to United Way of the Kearney Area thanks to students’ efforts to reduce food waste on campus. Dining Services and UNK Athletics partnered on Project: Clean Plate, which is in its fourth year. The goal of the program is to reduce food and liquid waste in the Market @ 27th Street, the dining hall in the Nebraskan Student Union. It also strives to raise awareness about poverty and fighting … [Read more...]
