KEARNEY – Kearney City Council on Tuesday (Feb. 12) will consider applying for a grant to support construction of a city-university tennis complex at University Village. The majority of the proposed $6.5 million project will be donor-funded, with up to $1.125 million proposed from the state’s Civic and Community Center Financing Act Fund. The proposed outdoor/indoor tennis complex will be owned by the City of Kearney and leased no-cost to University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about Proposed tennis facility at University Village on Kearney City Council agenda
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Chancellor Kristensen: UNK facility will be model for early childhood education
University breaks ground on $7.8M project; Fall 2019 targeted for completion By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The mission of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new Early Childhood Education Center was best described by a group of young children who performed during Friday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony. The children, dressed in blue “Little Lopers” shirts, sang “Together We Can Change the World.” “That is what our future is all about,” UNK … [Read more...] about Chancellor Kristensen: UNK facility will be model for early childhood education
UNK to celebrate childhood education center groundbreaking Friday
When: 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5 Where: south of Village Flats, on University Village (U.S. Highway 30 west of West Center) Who: UNK administration, NU Foundation, UNK child development center children and staff, College of Education faculty and staff, benefactor, construction and architect. KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney, the community and greater Nebraska will celebrate on Oct. 5 the beginning of Nebraska’s most innovative center of early childhood excellence … [Read more...] about UNK to celebrate childhood education center groundbreaking Friday
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
RIBBON-CUTTING: As Village Flats opens, UNK vision becoming reality
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – George Holman knew Village Flats would be a popular place to live, but even he was pleasantly surprised by how quickly the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest residence hall reached capacity. “I knew there would be interest, I knew there was demand for it, but how quickly it filled was a bit of a surprise,” said Holman, associate dean of student affairs and director of residence life at UNK. Nearly 200 members of … [Read more...] about RIBBON-CUTTING: As Village Flats opens, UNK vision becoming reality
