By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Javier Bezares didn’t have strong English language skills when he first arrived in Nebraska. “I could understand people, but I was scared to talk,” said Bezares, who came to the United States as an exchange student in 2019. A lot has changed since then. The native of Logroño, Spain, graduated from Broken Bow High School in May and he’s currently enrolled full time in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s … [Read more...] about UNK’s English Language Institute provides pathway to higher education
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‘God didn’t want me yet’: UNK employee Kenny Van Horn recovering from COVID-19
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kenny Van Horn doesn’t remember the first month he spent in a Kearney hospital. He can’t recall the 11 days when a ventilator pumped oxygen into his weakened body or the moments when his wife Patty stood helplessly in a nearby hallway, wondering whether the love of her life would survive. “It’s a weird feeling,” Van Horn says. “Where did that part of my life go?” By all accounts, the longtime custodian at the … [Read more...] about ‘God didn’t want me yet’: UNK employee Kenny Van Horn recovering from COVID-19
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Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island
KEARNEY – Enrollment is underway for six University of Nebraska at Kearney courses being offered at College Park at Grand Island. The first slate of courses that begins Jan. 25, 2021, includes two upper-level criminal justice classes, three 100-level classes for “early entry” high schoolers and other first-year students, and a Montessori teacher education class that will also be offered worldwide through remote technology. The partnership at College Park was announced … [Read more...] about Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island
‘All-around good kid’: Gabriel Amegatcher serves as role model for UNK teammates
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Gabriel Amegatcher’s impact on the University of Nebraska at Kearney football team can’t be measured in stats alone. The redshirt sophomore has developed into a leader for the Lopers who helps his teammates succeed both on and off the field. “Gabe is the kind of kid you want on your football team, that’s for sure,” said UNK secondary coach Jake Willrich. “He wants to be good and he wants to excel. To accomplish this, … [Read more...] about ‘All-around good kid’: Gabriel Amegatcher serves as role model for UNK teammates
