“I went (to the industrial distribution career fair) every single year. These companies are coming for industrial distribution students. This is why our job placement at UNK is so high, because you’re able to go out there and build relationships with these companies who are looking to hire people like you. I was fortunate enough to have multiple job offers after walking out of our career fair.” – Ty Botsford | Class of 2020 | Presidential Trainee at Lincoln Winpump UNK … [Read more...] about Loper Experience Podcast: Industrial distribution degree leads to multiple job offers
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Inside Discovery Hall: Industrial technology jobs in high demand
Aviation Systems Management The sky’s not even the limit for students in this high-demand area. Lopers soar to new heights in UNK’s aviation systems management program, which prepares students for a variety of careers in the aviation industry. One of just two schools in the state with an aviation program, UNK’s Bachelor of Science degree in aviation systems management includes a core grouping of aviation, technical and business courses, as well as a choice of two … [Read more...] about Inside Discovery Hall: Industrial technology jobs in high demand
New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – If you think the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new STEM building is impressive now, wait until you see the finished product. UNK is just a few months away from unveiling the 90,000-square-foot space that will house its construction management, industrial distribution, interior and product design, aviation, cyber systems, mathematics and statistics, physics, astronomy and engineering programs. “It’s taking shape … [Read more...] about New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion
UNK program a well-known commodity for industrial distributors
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Brett Douglas heads to a corporate gathering, it can feel like an alumni event for his alma mater. The owner and president of Kearney Winnelson, a wholesale distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies that’s part of the Winsupply Family of Companies, runs into plenty of fellow University of Nebraska at Kearney graduates in his line of work. “Within Winsupply, I can’t even estimate how many different … [Read more...] about UNK program a well-known commodity for industrial distributors
UNK Alumni Spotlight VIDEO: Yutan entrepreneur, HeavyWorth founder Dusty Reynolds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uoHc1p366U Dusty Reynolds, who lives in Yutan with his wife and two children, has started four different businesses since graduating from UNK in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial distribution. After college, Reynolds started a screen-printing business, then he launched a clothing manufacturing facility in Mali, West Africa, and founded a software company that served the motorsports industry. His current venture, HeavyWorth, is a … [Read more...] about UNK Alumni Spotlight VIDEO: Yutan entrepreneur, HeavyWorth founder Dusty Reynolds
