By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It’s difficult for Holly Rockenbach to choose her favorite student organization. She’s involved in so many groups and activities at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and she loves them all. “That’s a really unique and positive thing about UNK – you can be involved in a lot of different things. You don’t just have to pick one thing and only do that. I’ve had the opportunity to get involved in a lot of different … [Read more...] about UNK senior Holly Rockenbach ‘shows what it means to be a Loper’
Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center
Marisa Macy appointed Community Chair for Early Childhood Education
KEARNEY – Marisa Macy is the new Cille and Ron Williams Community Chair for Early Childhood Education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. In this position, Macy will have a leadership role in a research agenda that focuses on the needs of young children with and without disabilities from birth to age 8. She’s also an associate professor in the College of Education, where she teaches classes to students interested in careers in early childhood education. Her research … [Read more...] about Marisa Macy appointed Community Chair for Early Childhood Education
PHOTOS: UNK’s youth Lemonade Stand program
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development hosted its annual Lemonade Stand program for youths entering grades four and five. Participants in the free program set up lemonade stands Thursday at different Kearney locations. But first, earlier in the week, they learned about business concepts such as counting change, selling to customers, making a product and marketing. Professionals from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development led a public … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: UNK’s youth Lemonade Stand program
Campus power outages planned as part of electrical grid project
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is planning a series of power outages as work progresses on a project that will improve the campus electrical grid. These outages are necessary so contractors can connect Village Flats and the Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center to UNK’s high-voltage electrical grid and provide a redundant power supply for other buildings located west of the canal. Electrical shutdowns are planned at the following times and … [Read more...] about Campus power outages planned as part of electrical grid project
Danner, Catapano to lead Plambeck Early Childhood Center
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When the University of Nebraska at Kearney broke ground on its new LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center in October 2018, Chancellor Doug Kristensen called the $7.8 million project a model for early childhood education that will impact generations of Nebraskans. “Our students will have the best place to learn, from the best faculty, in the best environment,” he said while celebrating the … [Read more...] about Danner, Catapano to lead Plambeck Early Childhood Center
