By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The donations covered several tables inside Room 312 on the third floor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s student union. There were stacks of bath towels and washcloths, piles of soap, toothbrushes and nail clippers and boxes filled with combs, Kleenex and Band-Aids. “It’s incredible,” said Tanner Butler, a UNK junior from Broken Bow. “Most of us thought we were going to get a good number of items, but not this … [Read more...] about UNK students, faculty members create hygiene kits for Ukrainian refugees
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UNK students collecting donations for Ukrainian refugees
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Tanner Butler and other University of Nebraska at Kearney political science students stayed up all night to watch the news when Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. Over the past month, they’ve continued to follow the war and its impact on the Ukrainian people. “The horrors that are going on there are just atrocious,” said Butler, a junior from Broken Bow. An estimated 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes … [Read more...] about UNK students collecting donations for Ukrainian refugees
ITS leaders ask UNK campus to be aware of increased threat of cyber attacks
As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, Information Technology Services (ITS) is alerting the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus of the increased threat of cyber-attacks. “The potential to be negatively impacted – attacked – has increased as sanctions against Russia are implemented,” said Andrea Childress, chief information officer. “There are steps we can take to strengthen our defenses and protect ourselves.” Steps students, faculty and staff should take to … [Read more...] about ITS leaders ask UNK campus to be aware of increased threat of cyber attacks
