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
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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
Career Days lineup offers UNK students job advice, opportunities
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting numerous Career Days events to help students interact with companies and examine career opportunities in a variety of fields. The series of career fairs, networking receptions and workshops is from Oct. 2-24. The Fall Career and Graduate School Fair, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at UNK’s Health and Sports Center, is among Career Days highlights. More than 100 companies and organizations are represented at … [Read more...] about Career Days lineup offers UNK students job advice, opportunities
UNK departments team up to offer Career Days events
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will explore career opportunities during Career Days Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. A Job Search Boot Camp, career fairs and more will take place during the two-week event. This is the first time individual career fairs and job search workshops are being promoted and hosted as a series of events at UNK. Organizers hope the approach creates additional interest on campus. “Several … [Read more...] about UNK departments team up to offer Career Days events
McKelvey receives industrial distribution scholarship
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Hayden McKelvey, a junior industrial distribution major at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, received the 2014-15 Gary L. Buffington Memorial Scholarship. The award is for $10,000. McKelvey is president of the Industrial Distribution Organization, the largest student organization on campus. He also serves as the student body vice president. “Since he arrived on campus, Hayden has been involved not only on campus but … [Read more...] about McKelvey receives industrial distribution scholarship
