Tim Jares Dean, College of Business and Technology What was the toughest thing you had to overcome to attend college? I’m not sure how my parents did it, but it was never a question for my brothers and me. Sure, funds were tight. I think my parents gave me $500 total. The rest of my funds came from scholarships, summer earnings, jobs while in school and loans. The bottom line for me was that I always knew a college education was an expectation, not an option. Best … [Read more...] about First-Gen Loper: Parents set expectations for Dean Jares from the start
First Generation
PHOTO GALLERY: Celebrating 1st-Gen Lopers
The University of Nebraska at Kearney celebrated the nearly 2,100 current Lopers who are the first in their families to attend college and recognized their accomplishments Friday during a campuswide event in the Nebraskan Student Union. The first-ever First-Gen Lopers Celebration, which also recognized first-generation faculty and staff, featured free ice cream and special UNK first-gen T-shirts, a photo booth with Louie the Loper and comments from three first-generation … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Celebrating 1st-Gen Lopers
First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Emely Diaz was conducting her field experience at Lexington Middle School, she posed a question to a group of seventh grade boys. What do you want to do when you grow up? They all gave a similar answer, and it didn’t involve college. The middle schoolers assumed they’d be working at the local meatpacking plant or in another labor-intensive job, just like their parents. They hadn’t seriously considered the … [Read more...] about First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students
First-Gen Loper: Kearney Bound made college possible for Noah Journey
Noah Journey, Kearney Business Education Major What was the toughest thing you had to overcome to attend college? Financial struggles were always the biggest obstacle for me in the pursuit of a college degree. My parents both worked endless hours every week to support my brother and me. I had a job paired with year-round athletics and, of course, schoolwork. My family and parents knew I had the ability to go to college, therefore there was always pressure to put myself in … [Read more...] about First-Gen Loper: Kearney Bound made college possible for Noah Journey
CHANCELLOR COLUMN: UNK mission is helping first-generation students succeed
Higher education is transformational, and affordable access is critical. While this is true for everyone, it is especially true for Nebraska’s many Pell-eligible/low income students and first-generation students (students who are the first in their families to attend college). The University of Nebraska at Kearney is proud to provide affordable access to high quality educational experiences. It is an effort driven by an entire team – the University of Nebraska Board of … [Read more...] about CHANCELLOR COLUMN: UNK mission is helping first-generation students succeed
