coordinator of work study/student employment, Office of Financial Aid, (308) 865-8520
13th Annual Early Awareness Day @ UNK
Tuesday, March 28th
About 76 4th Grade students from Elm Creek, Pleasanton, Amherst , and Axtell
will be on campus between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m .
We will start the day off in the Health & Sports Complex and from there, the students will
be touring campus and attending presentations and demonstrations all over campus.
Some planned activities include: Graphic Design, Construction Management, Fun with Technology, a Planetarium Show,
Residence Hall tours in Randall and Stout Halls, and hands-on activities in the Radio/TV areas in the Mitchell Center.
The students and their sponsors will be treated to lunch at the Nebraskan in the Commons between 11:15 and Noon .
We will wrap up the day playing wallyball in Cushing in the racquetball courts !
Early Awareness Day was developed through the efforts of the
Nebraska Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NeASFAA)
and is part of the “Look to the Future” curriculum being utilized at these four schools.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Financial Aid, the Kearney EducationQuest
Foundation, the Nebraska College Savings Plan, Nelnet and Platte Valley State Bank.
We host this event each year to give these young people a glimpse of college
life in hopes that it will spark an interest in furthering their education.
A very special Thank You goes out to all who generously offered to help in the
production of this event. Your participation and contribution of time and effort is greatly appreciated!
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY:
9:00 to 9:10 a.m. Welcome Address to all students (76 area 4th graders)
Darrell Morris, UNK Head Football Coach
Health & Sports Center – Upper Level, Sections B 11 & 12
9:10 to 9:15 a.m . Divide students into four groups*: A, B, C, D
9:15 to 9:20 a.m. Tour of Campus begins for all groups
9:20 to 9:50 a.m. Group A: Residential Life Tour – Randall Hall – Front Desk
Group B: Graphic Design – Fine Arts – Main Office near the Gallery
Mark Hartman, Art Dept. Chair
Group C: Radio/TV Demo – Library, Front Entrance – Go to Mitchell Center
Keith Terry, Professor
Organization (Restrooms available – east end of the hallway)
9:50 to 9:55 a.m. Tour of Campus continues for all groups
9:55 to 10:25 a.m. Group A: Radio/TV Demo – Library, Front Entrance
Keith Terry, Professor (Restrooms available on the floor)
Group B: Residential Life Tour – Randall Hall – Front Desk
Group C: Construction Management – Otto Olson, Room 129
Organization (Restrooms available – east end of the hallway)
Group D: Graphic Design – Fine Arts – Main Office near the Gallery
Mark Hartman, Art Dept. Chair
10:25 to 10:30 a.m. Tour of Campus continues for all groups
10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Groups A & B : Planetarium Show
Dr. Jose Mena-Werth, Bruner Hall, Lower Level
Groups C & D: Fun with Technology – Computer Science and Information
(Restrooms – north end, then down the west hall)
11:10 to 11:15 All Groups proceed to Nebraskan Student Union
11:15 to Noon LUNCH for All Groups (Restroom Breaks before & after lunch)
Nebraskan Student Union Commons
12:00 to 12:05 p.m. Tour of Campus continues for all groups
12:05 to 12:35 Group A: Construction Management – Otto Olson, Room 129
Organization (Restrooms available – east end of the hallway)
Group B: Radio/TV Demo – Library, Front Entrance
Keith Terry, Professor (Restrooms available on the floor)
Group C: Graphic Design – Fine Arts – Main Office near the Gallery
Group D: Residential Life Tour – Stout Hall – Front Desk
Sarah Wald, Hall Director
12:35 to 12:40 p.m. Tour of Campus continues for all groups
12:40 to 1:10 p.m. Group A: Graphic Design – Fine Arts – Main Office near the Gallery
Mark Hartman, Art Dept. Chair
Larry Kuskie, Professor & the Construction Management Student Organization (Restrooms available – east end of the hallway)
Group C: Residential Life Tour – Stout Hall – Front Desk
Sarah Wald, Hall Director
Group D: Radio/TV Demo – Library, Front Entrance
Keith Terry, Professor (Restrooms available on the floor)
1:10 to 1:15 p.m. Tour of Campus continues for all groups
1:15 to 1:55 p.m. Groups A & B : Fun with Technology – Computer Science and Information
(Restrooms – north end, then down the west hall)
Groups C & D : Planetarium Show
Dr. Jose Mena-Werth, Bruner Hall, Lower Level
1:55 to 2:15 p.m . REFRESHMENT BREAK for All Groups
Due to snow/wet ground – we’ll have our break in the main hallway of the
2:15 to 2:20 p.m. ALL GROUPS proceed to Cushing Coliseum Fieldhouse
2:20 to 2:50 p.m. ALL GROUPS – Intramural Activities
(Restrooms available in the hallway between the sports arena and Cushing)
2:50 p.m . Students Receive UNK Packets from the Kearney EducationQuest Foundation and the Nebraska College Savings Plan
3:00 p.m. Dismiss to Buses from HPER
* Group A = 21 Students – 21 from Elm Creek
* Group B = 20 Students – 11 from Elm Creek & 9 from Pleasanton
* Group C = 18 Students – 18 from Axtell
* Group D = 17 Students – 17 from Amherst
