By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – April 20, 1999. That’s when Amy Over’s life changed. It was three days after prom and about a month before graduation. Over, then an 18-year-old senior at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was excited to wrap up the academic year and move on to college. She had just received a basketball scholarship, so she stopped by Dave Sanders’ classroom that morning to thank her coach and teacher. “I got to tell … [Read more...] about Columbine survivor Amy Over will share recovery story at UNK event
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UNK hosting 32nd annual Criminal Justice Conference next week
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting its 32nd annual Criminal Justice Conference on Monday, Oct. 4. Scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room, the event features two keynote speakers and a career fair with roughly 30 agencies represented. It’s free and open to the public. This year’s speakers are Danny Madrid, a doctoral candidate at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Bobby Payne, lead chaplain for the … [Read more...] about UNK hosting 32nd annual Criminal Justice Conference next week
Holocaust survivor Milton Kleinberg speaking Sept. 23 at Nebraskan Student Union
KEARNEY – Holocaust survivor Milton M. Kleinberg will share his remarkable story 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The author of “Bread or Death: Memories of My Childhood During and After the Holocaust” will speak in the Ponderosa Room inside UNK’s Nebraskan Student Union. The event, which is free and open to the public, will also be livestreamed at unk.edu/socialdashboard. Born a Jew in Poland, Kleinberg faced horrific circumstances as a child. … [Read more...] about Holocaust survivor Milton Kleinberg speaking Sept. 23 at Nebraskan Student Union
American Democracy Project hosting Constitution Day Quiz Bowl
KEARNEY – UNK American Democracy Project is hosting a Constitution Day Quiz Bowl competition 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. Teams will test their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and related topics while competing for prizes. The top three teams will receive prize baskets valued at $50, $100 and $150, respectively. Raffle prizes are also up for grabs. The competition is open only to UNK students; however, faculty and staff are … [Read more...] about American Democracy Project hosting Constitution Day Quiz Bowl
No Limits Student Research Conference addresses women’s, gender issues
KEARNEY – The No Limits Student Research Conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. More than 60 students from colleges and universities across the region will present their work on topics related to women’s and gender issues during the event, which is free and open to the public. The keynote speaker is Lindsey Churchill, an associate professor of history … [Read more...] about No Limits Student Research Conference addresses women’s, gender issues
