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Phadiziana Smith-Whiteside overcomes obstacles to be first in family to attend college

February 27, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

By ERIKA PRITCHARD UNK Communications KEARNEY – Phadiziana Smith-Whiteside didn’t know a single family member – parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles or cousins – who had attended college. “Leaving high school was a big transition,” she said. “I had to look up YouTube videos of freshmen moving in because I didn’t know anything. Should I bring a mirror? Do they have a checklist? Is that a thing?” An Omaha Northwest High School graduate, Smith-Whiteside also … [Read more...] about Phadiziana Smith-Whiteside overcomes obstacles to be first in family to attend college

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Cassie Morten, Chelsea Bartling, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Disability Services for Students, Early childhood family advocate, Family science, LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center, Phadiziana Smith-Whiteside, social work, Thompson Scholar's, TRIO Student Support Services

First-Gen Loper: Diaz wants to be role model for family members, future students

November 7, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

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

Filed Under: College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: College of Education, Emely Diaz, First Generation, Kearney, Omaha Public Schools, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Thompson Scholar's, UNK

Two brain surgeries won’t slow down UNK’s Jazmin Matias-Trejo

September 16, 2019 by gottulatm

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Less than two months ago, Jazmin Matias-Trejo was lying in a hospital bed, her future plans seemingly put on hold. Instead of enjoying the last few weeks of summer break before returning to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the 19-year-old was wondering whether she’d survive. “I can’t believe this is happening,” the Wood River native thought to herself as she prepared for the first of two surgeries to remove a … [Read more...] about Two brain surgeries won’t slow down UNK’s Jazmin Matias-Trejo

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Student Life Tagged With: Brain Tumor, Buffett Foundation, Criminal Justice, Jazmin Matias-Trejo, Jennifer Harvey, Thompson Scholar's, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, Wood River

MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR: NU collaboration helps students succeed, meet Nebraska’s workforce needs

March 15, 2019 by gottulatm

Chancellor Doug Kristensen

By DOUG KRISTENSEN UNK Chancellor KEARNEY – There is no greater return on investment to Nebraskans than to assure affordable access to students in quality University of Nebraska programs that are delivering graduates prepared to excel in the state’s workforce – in classrooms, laboratories, offices, fields, factories and studios. This transformational investment is especially important for Nebraska’s low-income and first-generation students, who are succeeding in … [Read more...] about MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR: NU collaboration helps students succeed, meet Nebraska’s workforce needs

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: Central Community College, Chancellor, Column, Doug Kristensen, Kearney Bound, Teachers Scholars Academy, Thompson Scholar's, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, workforce

UNK Psychology hosts free showing of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ at The World Theatre

February 16, 2019 by gottulatm

Bobby Shafran, left, David Kellman and Eddy Galland were separated at birth. They are the subjects of the documentary "Three Identical Strangers." It will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 19) at Kearney’s The World Theater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=uM5TQ4f7ycw KEARNEY – In 1961, identical triplets were born in New York and adopted as infants by separate families, each child unaware that he had brothers. At the direction of a Jewish adoption agency and psychiatrists, the three were intentionally placed with families at different economic levels: one blue-collar, one middle-class and one wealthy. The separations were done as part of an undisclosed … [Read more...] about UNK Psychology hosts free showing of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ at The World Theatre

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Documentary, Film, Thompson Scholar's, Three Identical Strangers, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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