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PHOTO GALLERY: Annual Japanese Festival celebrates ‘Tokyo 2020’

February 17, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

The Japanese Association at Kearney hosted its 19th annual Japanese Festival on Saturday at the Ponderosa Room inside the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union. The festival showcases Japanese culture and tradition through food, performances and other activities. This year’s theme was “Tokyo 2020,” celebrating the Olympic Games Japan’s capital city will host this summer. Formed in 2001, the Japanese Association at Kearney is open to any UNK … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Annual Japanese Festival celebrates ‘Tokyo 2020’

Filed Under: News, Photo Galleries, Student Life Tagged With: Corbey Dorsey, Japanese Association at Kearney, Japanese Festival, Kearney, Nebraskan Student Union, Olympic Games, Ponderosa Room, Tokyo, UNK

Annual Japanese Festival scheduled for Saturday in Ponderosa Room

February 10, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – The Japanese Association at Kearney is hosting its annual Japanese Festival on Saturday (Feb. 15) at the Ponderosa Room inside the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the festival begins at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s theme is “Tokyo 2020,” celebrating the Olympic Games Japan’s capital city will host this summer. The festival showcases Japanese culture and tradition … [Read more...] about Annual Japanese Festival scheduled for Saturday in Ponderosa Room

Filed Under: News, Student Life Tagged With: Japanese Association at Kearney, Japanese Festival, Kearney, Nebraskan Student Union, Olympic Games, Ponderosa Room, Tokyo, UNK

UNK grad Dick Wiles scored successful career with FIFA World Cups

September 25, 2019 by gottulatm

UNK graduate Dick Wiles, right, is pictured at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Wiles oversaw the development and operation of telecommunication and information technology systems at the past seven men’s World Cups. (Courtesy photo)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Nearly half the global population – roughly 3.5 billion people – watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 32-team tournament – soccer’s biggest event – took place in 11 different cities across Russia and was broadcast live in every territory around the world. None of that would have been possible without Dick Wiles, a University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate who led the team that oversaw the development and operation of … [Read more...] about UNK grad Dick Wiles scored successful career with FIFA World Cups

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Dick Wiles, Eurotech Global Sports AG, Executive in Residence, FIFA, Olympic Games, Soccer, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, World Cup

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