LINCOLN – The leaders of Nebraska’s public higher education institutions, Gov. Pete Ricketts and the business community joined today in launching a statewide campaign that aims to minimize college costs and grow the workforce by encouraging students to graduate on time. The “Commit to Complete” campaign – initiated in 2016 as a University of Nebraska program and now expanded to include partners across public higher education, government and business – represents a … [Read more...] about Expanded ‘Commit to Complete’ campaign encourages timely college graduation
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Gov. Ricketts speaking next week at UNK Geography Awareness event
KEARNEY – Gov. Pete Ricketts is the keynote speaker for a Geography Awareness Week event at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Ricketts will present “The Impacts of International Trade on Nebraskans: Observations from the Recent Nebraska Trade Mission to Vietnam” at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in Copeland Hall Room 142. The event, sponsored by UNK’s departments of geography and political science, is free and open to the public. Ricketts led a trade mission last month to … [Read more...] about Gov. Ricketts speaking next week at UNK Geography Awareness event
NU Board of Regents approve 2019-21 budget request
The University of Nebraska would receive state funding to cover core needs like health insurance, utilities and general operations under a two-year budget request approved Friday by the Board of Regents. The university’s biennial budget request, which is due to Gov. Pete Ricketts and the Legislature by Sept. 15, seeks increases in state funding of 3 percent in 2019-20 and 3.7 percent in 2020-21. President Hank Bounds said the request is the result of careful work … [Read more...] about NU Board of Regents approve 2019-21 budget request
Toyo University agreement another UNK, Japanese success story
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has a long, successful history of bringing Japanese students to Kearney. UNK entered its first student exchange partnership with Japan’s Sapporo University in 1983 and today has more than 20 similar agreements with Japanese institutions. On Tuesday, UNK continued to strengthen its international ties when it signed a five-year agreement with Toyo University during the Midwest-U.S. … [Read more...] about Toyo University agreement another UNK, Japanese success story
