The University of Nebraska at Kearney welcomed 55 new employees to campus for the start of the 2021-22 academic year. The following list includes faculty and staff whose first working day was in July, August or September, as well as employees scheduled to start in October.
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | POSITION |
| Nam Hoang Le | Accounting/Finance/Economics | Assistant Professor |
| Xiangge Wang | Accounting/Finance/Economics | Assistant Professor |
| Logan Prater | Admissions | Admissions Counselor |
| Nadine Saylor | Art and Design | Assistant Professor |
| Jessica Wall Alber | Art and Design | Office Associate |
| Marjorie Garcia-Kerboul | Biology | Research Technician L1 |
| Alexis Hobbs | Biology | Lecturer |
| Yipeng Sui | Biology | Assistant Professor |
| Megan Goeke | CBT Career Center | Assistant Director, Online Coordinator and Academic Coach |
| Lillian Ralston | Child Development Center | Teacher Assistant |
| Natasha Rethorst | Child Development Center | Lead Teacher |
| Mariel Shalz | Child Development Center | Teacher Assistant |
| Jordan McCoy | Counseling | Wellness Promotion and Prevention Coordinator |
| Jesse Andrews | Cyber Systems | Post Doc Research Associate |
| Jacques Bou Abdo | Cyber Systems | Assistant Professor |
| Shuvalaxmi Dass | Cyber Systems | Assistant Professor |
| April Phillips | Educational Administration | Associate Professor |
| Saralisa Helleberg | English | Office Associate |
| Jaeryong Lee | English | Lecturer – One Yr |
| Conner Arnold | Facilities Management & Planning | Utility Operator |
| David Ash | Facilities Management & Planning | Zone PM Associate-HVAC/Ref |
| Chelesea Kenton | Facilities Management & Planning | Custodian |
| Joshua Lantzer | Facilities Management & Planning | Auto Mechanic |
| Karlye Leibrandt | Facilities Management & Planning | Custodian |
| Jason Taylor | Facilities Management & Planning | Environmental/Health & Safety Technician |
| Jeremy Vinzenz | Facilities Management & Planning | Groundskeeper |
| Heidi Patsios | Health Science Programs | Health Sciences Adviser |
| Jared Burgoon | Industrial Technology | Assistant Professor |
| Olugbenro Ogunrinde | Industrial Technology | Assistant Professor |
| Mitch Peters | Industrial Technology | Lecturer |
| Daniel Smith | Industrial Technology | Lecturer |
| Alfred Spain | Industrial Technology | Lecturer |
| Kaiti George | Kinesiology & Sports Sciences | Lecturer |
| Elena Robinson | Kinesiology & Sports Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Erin Sweeney | Kinesiology & Sports Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Deena Schleiger | Learning Commons | Office Associate |
| Moises Castillo Negrete | Library | Library Access Services Associate |
| Jennifer Haddon | Library | Processing & Outreach Archivist/Assistant Prof. |
| Robert Macy | Management | Assistant Professor |
| Anand Sharma | Management | Associate Professor |
| Gregory Nies | Marketing/Agribusiness/SCM | Assistant Professor |
| Mirim Kim | Music, Theatre, And Dance | Collaborative Pianist |
| Jeffrey Babl | Office of the University Registrar | Education Records Assessor |
| Yayu Peng | Physics & Astronomy | Assistant Professor |
| Keri Kytola | Psychology | Assistant Professor |
| Anfernee Covarrubias Linares | Residence Life | Residence Hall Coordinator |
| Kelley Robinson | Residence Life | Residence Hall Coordinator |
| Tammy Eaton | Student Center/Union | Directory Assistant Services Supervisor |
| Linda Kitt | Student Health | Office Assistant |
| Jordan Dille | Teacher Education | Assistant Professor |
| Marisa Macy | Teacher Education | Associate Professor |
| Alicia Saxe | Teacher Education | Lecturer |
| Sara Wells | Teacher Education | Lecturer |
| Clark Finecy | UNK Police | Police Officer |
| Jason Miller | Women’s Softball | Assistant Coach |
