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Face masks, hand sanitizer and plastic barriers all part of UNK’s safety plan

August 18, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Facilities Management and Planning has been preparing for the fall semester since March. That’s when the department started researching all the supplies and equipment needed to keep students, staff, faculty and visitors safe when in-person instruction resumes Monday. The past five months have certainly been strange, according to Director Lee McQueen. With supply chains disrupted, delivery dates for certain products were … [Read more...] about Face masks, hand sanitizer and plastic barriers all part of UNK’s safety plan

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Facilities Management and Planning, hand sanitizer, Kearney, Lee McQueen, University of Nebraska, UNK

With move-in underway, Discovery Hall project right on schedule

June 24, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed progress on the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest building. Discovery Hall remains on schedule to open ahead of the fall semester, which begins Aug. 24. “We’re pretty much where we expected to be,” said Lee McQueen, director of UNK Facilities Management and Planning. Led by general contractor Hausmann Construction of Lincoln, the project is nearing completion, with … [Read more...] about With move-in underway, Discovery Hall project right on schedule

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: College of Business and Technology, Discovery Hall, Hausmann Construction, Kearney, Lee McQueen, Otto Olsen, STEM, Tim Jares, University of Nebraska, UNK

New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion

January 31, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

 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

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Alan Wedige, Astronomy, Aviation, College of Business and Technology, Construction Management, Cyber Systems, Engineering, Industrial Distribution, interior and product design, Kearney, Lee McQueen, Math, Physics, science, statistics, STEM, Tim Jares, UNK

Shining addition: Robotic scrubber keeps Health and Sports Center floors clean

November 5, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

 By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is taking a page from “The Jetsons” to keep the Health and Sports Center squeaky-clean. Like Rosie the robot, UNK introduced its own futuristic housekeeper last month. On the job since Oct. 8, the Minuteman RoboScrub is tasked with cleaning hard-surface floors inside the Health and Sports Center, including Cushing Coliseum and the Wellness Center. The autonomous machine follows … [Read more...] about Shining addition: Robotic scrubber keeps Health and Sports Center floors clean

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chris Blocher, Health and Sports Center, Kearney, Lee McQueen, Mark Omtvedt, Minuteman, RoboScrub, robot, The Jetsons, UNK

New Cope Fountain should be flowing this fall

June 28, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It may not look like much now, but the dirt patch south of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union will soon resume its role as a campus gathering place with a new and improved water feature. An ongoing project to replace Cope Fountain, located in the heart of UNK’s east campus, is scheduled for completion in mid-fall. The new fountain, part of a larger sanitary and storm sewer replacement … [Read more...] about New Cope Fountain should be flowing this fall

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cope Fountain, Hausmann Construction, Kearney, Lee McQueen, University of Nebraska, UNK

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