By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jill Becher and her husband Bill were among the first guests to arrive at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Health and Sports Center on Friday morning. The Leigh couple showed up early to make sure they’d have a good view of their daughter Kaitlyn as she walked across the commencement stage. “We’re real proud that she’s graduating from UNK,” said Becher, who brought a bouquet of flowers and a camera to capture the … [Read more...] about ‘We want to make today about you’: UNK celebrates winter graduates
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PHOTO GALLERY: Multicultural Greek Council celebrates 10th anniversary
UNK’s Multicultural Greek Council celebrated its 10th anniversary last week. Created in 2010, the council serves as the governing body for UNK’s three nontraditional Greek organizations – the Sigma Lambda Gamma and Lambda Theta Nu sororities and Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. On Friday evening, the groups attended a banquet that included keynote speaker Xavier Romano, executive director of Sigma Lambda Beta International. The following night, the multicultural Greek … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Multicultural Greek Council celebrates 10th anniversary
Multicultural Greek organizations promote diversity, provide support for UNK students
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION UNK’s Multicultural Greek Council is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. On Friday evening, current sorority and fraternity members and alumni will gather for a banquet that includes keynote speaker Xavier Romano, executive director of Sigma Lambda Beta International. At 7 p.m. Saturday, UNK’s three multicultural Greek organizations will compete in a stepping/strolling event in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. That event is free … [Read more...] about Multicultural Greek organizations promote diversity, provide support for UNK students
First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Emely Diaz was conducting her field experience at Lexington Middle School, she posed a question to a group of seventh grade boys. What do you want to do when you grow up? They all gave a similar answer, and it didn’t involve college. The middle schoolers assumed they’d be working at the local meatpacking plant or in another labor-intensive job, just like their parents. They hadn’t seriously considered the … [Read more...] about First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students
