“Nobody told me I could take the ACT more than once for a better score." - Juan Guzman By MIKE KONZ Hub Enterprise Editor KEARNEY — Not always kind, but enormously efficient, experience has been a good teacher for Juan Guzman. Growing up as a Latino in Grand Island taught him a lot about racism — and how not to handle it. He was in high school in the 1990s when immigration officials raided the Monfort packing plant and arrested hundreds of undocumented workers. He said after the raids … [Read more...]
UNK Cultural Unity Conference emphasizes diversity, importance of attending college
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42vFmL2UZ64&feature=youtu.be By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Daniel Marez and other members of the Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity used their dance moves to pump up the crowd Friday morning at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. The University of Nebraska at Kearney student never performed at the Nebraska Cultural Unity Conference before, but he’s a product of its message. Marez, president of the Latino-based fraternity at UNK, … [Read more...]
Cultural Unity Conference aims to get high school students thinking about college
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Created by university students for high school students, the Nebraska Cultural Unity Conference aims to inspire and prepare. The 13th annual University of Nebraska at Kearney Nebraska Cultural Unity Conference will take place Wednesday (April 15) at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. The conference focuses on promoting higher education for the diverse, multicultural high school … [Read more...]
Juan Guzman receives KUDOS award from Board of Regents
Juan Guzman, director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award Sept. 19. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and the University of Nebraska. Born in Mexico, Guzman came to the United States at age 14, graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1993 as one of just three English as Second Language students, and went … [Read more...]
Gender equality focus of Justice for All Conference
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – “Advocating for Gender Equality” is the theme for the 11th annual Kent Estes Justice for All Conference at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event is Friday (Feb. 28) in the Ponderosa Room in the Nebraskan Student Union. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Curt Brungardt, professor of leadership studies at Fort Hays State University, will present the keynote address “Masculinity and Jana’s Campaign” at 8:30 a.m. Brungardt is … [Read more...]
