KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney exercise science professor Kate Heelan was honored Friday with the Leland Holdt/Security Mutual Life Distinguished Faculty Award. Presented each year during winter commencement, UNK’s most prestigious faculty award recognizes an outstanding teacher-scholar for their achievements in education, research and service. The award, which also honors UNK alumnus Leland Holdt and commemorates his many years of leadership at Security … [Read more...] about An inspiring teacher and mentor, Kate Heelan receives UNK’s Distinguished Faculty Award
Ed Scantling
Scantlings impacted UNK students in many ways; Retiring after 34 years
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It’s a familiar story around the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. Eve and Ed Scantling planned to stay for only a year or two when they moved here in 1985. The California transplants knew little about central Nebraska – “I had to pull out the atlas to figure out where Kearney was,” Eve said with a laugh – and were all but certain they’d end up back on the West Coast. Thirty-four years later, they’re … [Read more...] about Scantlings impacted UNK students in many ways; Retiring after 34 years
University of Nebraska at Kearney sees increased interest, applications from Colorado, Kansas students
By ED SCANTLING Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Enrollment Management It is early in the 2018 recruitment cycle, but the Advantage Scholarship for Colorado and Kansas students appears to be working as intended. Applications and visits have increased, and so has overall interest from students in our western and southern border states. Admitted undergraduate students from Colorado are up 66 percent from last year, and admitted undergraduate numbers … [Read more...] about University of Nebraska at Kearney sees increased interest, applications from Colorado, Kansas students
Excitement surrounds UNK unveil of long-awaited STEM building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqKmzJjxKRo&feature=youtu.be By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Exciting. Remarkable. Impressive. Amazing. Overdue. Those words were said repeatedly by people in attendance Monday when the University of Nebraska at Kearney unveiled its new STEM building that will open in 2019. “This building is going to have some remarkable vistas and venues for learning,” said Chancellor Doug Kristensen. “It is a statement about … [Read more...] about Excitement surrounds UNK unveil of long-awaited STEM building
UNK up 7.5 percent in freshmen numbers; Overall head count up to 6,788
KEARNEY – Enrollment is up at University of Nebraska at Kearney over last year – good news for the university and community, officials announced today. The “census” reported on the sixth day of the semester (Aug. 29) to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents was 6,788 students – up from 6,747 last year. Of that number, first-time freshmen were 1,008 – up 70 students over last year. “First-time freshmen are a key measure of enrollment at the undergraduate … [Read more...] about UNK up 7.5 percent in freshmen numbers; Overall head count up to 6,788