KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has selected 50 students to serve as resident assistants for the 2019-20 academic year. Residence hall assistants serve as resources to all students within residence halls. At UNK, resident assistants are trained in areas of community development, tactical communications and operations, leadership development and emergency response. They also are taught to deal with situations such as noise or alcohol violations, roommate … [Read more...] about Fifty UNK students named resident assistants for 2019-20
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‘Best of the best’ ready to serve UNK as resident assistants
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – In movies and television shows, resident assistants are often portrayed as fun haters who simply enforce quiet hours and other rules that come with living on a college campus. It’s a stereotype that doesn’t match reality. At the University of Nebraska at Kearney, resident assistants are problem-solvers, decision-makers, relationship-builders and student leaders who serve as positive role models for their peers. They’re … [Read more...] about ‘Best of the best’ ready to serve UNK as resident assistants
Water leaks, pipe problems lead to relocation of UNK’s Alpha Xi Delta sorority; Residence hall taken offline
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY - Plumbing issues have required the University of Nebraska at Kearney to unexpectedly close a section in one of its residence halls. Pod B in University Residence North (URN), which houses Alpha Xi Delta sorority members, received water damage Monday evening when a pipe broke on a first-floor hallway. The plumbing pipe is a component of the building’s chiller system. Although damage was minimal, it required UNK to relocate … [Read more...] about Water leaks, pipe problems lead to relocation of UNK’s Alpha Xi Delta sorority; Residence hall taken offline
Residents React: No place like home for those living at UNK’s Village Flats
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Village Flats is more than a place to live for Hallie Prickett. It’s an opportunity to attend college. The 18-year-old pre-nursing student doesn’t mince words when talking about the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest residence hall and its impact on her decision to attend school here. Without it, “I would not be able to come to college,” she said. Prickett isn’t the typical UNK freshman. In addition to her … [Read more...] about Residents React: No place like home for those living at UNK’s Village Flats
Mattresses from UNK are ‘blessing’ for Kearney, Norfolk groups helping people in need
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don Wellensiek and Dave White were busy Tuesday methodically stacking mattresses inside a semitrailer parked near the Nebraskan Student Union at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. It was time-consuming work for the UNK Facilities Management employees, but far better than the alternative of chucking the beds in a roll-off dumpster headed for the landfill. The semitrailer they loaded ended up at Orphan Grain Train, a … [Read more...] about Mattresses from UNK are ‘blessing’ for Kearney, Norfolk groups helping people in need
