• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

UNK News

Be Blue, Be Gold, Be Bold

  • Home
  • News
  • Events
  • Photo Galleries
  • Athletics
  • Contact Us
  • New Frontiers
You are here: Home / Archives for Grand Island

Grand Island

Sandhill crane migration is topic of College Park presentations

March 12, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

GRAND ISLAND – Each spring, one of Earth’s greatest migrations occurs along a 90-mile stretch of the Platte River valley in central Nebraska. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 sandhill cranes – roughly 80% of the total population – stop here from late February through early April to fuel up on food before resuming their journey to northern nesting grounds. Letty Reichart, an associate professor of biology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, will discuss this … [Read more...] about Sandhill crane migration is topic of College Park presentations

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: College Park, Department of Biology, Grand Island, Kearney, Letty Reichart, Sandhill crane migration, University of Nebraska, UNK

UNK program provides law enforcement training for rural agencies

December 11, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kyle Harshbarger and Jim Davis recognize the value of continuing education for law enforcement officers. Harshbarger received countless hours of advanced training during his 24-year career with Kearney Police Department, allowing him to serve as a SWAT team commander and head of criminal investigations before joining the University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty in 2018. Davis, UNK’s police chief since June 2015, has 37 … [Read more...] about UNK program provides law enforcement training for rural agencies

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: anti-bias training, College Park, Department of Criminal Justice, Don Henery, Grand Island, Jim Davis, Kearney, Knox County Sheriff's Office, Kyle Harshbarger, Law enforcement training, Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center, University of Nebraska, UNK, UNK Police

Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island

November 20, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – Enrollment is underway for six University of Nebraska at Kearney courses being offered at College Park at Grand Island. The first slate of courses that begins Jan. 25, 2021, includes two upper-level criminal justice classes, three 100-level classes for “early entry” high schoolers and other first-year students, and a Montessori teacher education class that will also be offered worldwide through remote technology. The partnership at College Park was announced … [Read more...] about Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, Career, College of Education, News Tagged With: Charlie Bicak, College Park, Criminal Justice, Grand Island, Josh Pierce, Julie Campbell, Kearney, Montessori education, Peter Longo, University of Nebraska, UNK

Bosselman recruiter: College degree gives candidates ‘a step up’

October 31, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Amy Kreutz reviews countless job applications each year as a national recruiter for Bosselman Enterprises, which operates convenience stores, travel centers, hotels, restaurants and other businesses in Nebraska and 22 other states. One of the first things she looks at during the screening process is the education section. “You will have a step up automatically from another candidate if you have a degree on your resume,” … [Read more...] about Bosselman recruiter: College degree gives candidates ‘a step up’

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Amy Kreutz, Bosselman, Bree Dority, Chief Industries, College of Business and Technology, GIX Logistics, Grand Island, Kearney, Principal, Tim Jares, UNK

Mackenzie Puckett brings competitiveness to classroom, two sports at UNK

October 30, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don’t bother asking Mackenzie Puckett what her favorite sport is. The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior gets that question a lot, and her response never changes. “I just laugh, because I’ve been asked a million times,” Puckett says. “I don’t have a favorite because both of them bring out my competitiveness.” It doesn’t matter whether she’s soaring into the landing pit during a track and field meet or hammering … [Read more...] about Mackenzie Puckett brings competitiveness to classroom, two sports at UNK

Filed Under: Athletics, College of Education, News Tagged With: Brady Bonsall, Grand Island, Kearney, Lopers, Mackenzie Puckett, MIAA, NCAA, NSAA, Rick Squiers, UNK, UNK Track, UNK Volleyball

Next Page »

Footer

Social Media

UNK Campus Update Newsletter

UNK Campus Update

Admin Area

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2021 · Metro Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in