By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A Hollywood screenwriter couldn’t have scripted it any better. Saturday’s wrestling dual between the University of Nebraska at Kearney, ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, and Grand View University, the top-ranked team in NAIA, came down to the final match. With the visiting Vikings ahead 19-15, it was time for a showdown years in the making. Twin brothers Josh and Justin Portillo, who hadn’t faced each other in a … [Read more...] about Portillo brothers settle sibling rivalry on Saturday, focus on bigger goals
UNK hosting virtual poetry reading, workshop with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
KEARNEY – Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer believes in the power of practice. She’s been writing a poem a day since 2006, drawing inspiration from themes such as parenting, gardening, the natural world, love, science, thriving/failure and daily life. Her work is “wrestled by fear and beauty, sorrow and gratitude.” “Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer makes you glad you are alive. Her poems are thought-provoking and gratitude-provoking, full of both slow wisdom and timeliness,” … [Read more...] about UNK hosting virtual poetry reading, workshop with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
UNK conference focuses on educational technology, post-COVID learning
REGISTER HERE By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – COVID-19 changed education. When K-12 schools and colleges across the state were forced to close their doors, students and teachers were suddenly thrust into the world of online learning and instruction. This led to both challenges and opportunities. Two years after the pandemic began, there’s an increased emphasis on expanding access to online resources and more teachers are looking for ways to utilize … [Read more...] about UNK conference focuses on educational technology, post-COVID learning
Nebraska STEM, health care careers get boost from state scholarship funds
Incoming UNK students can apply for the Nebraska Career Scholarship here. The application deadline is Feb. 28. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Like many states across the country, Nebraska continues to face workforce shortages, with critical needs in STEM and health care. Nebraska will have more than 34,000 annual openings in high-skill, high-demand, high-wage jobs in the next five years, according to the state’s Department of Labor, with most of those … [Read more...] about Nebraska STEM, health care careers get boost from state scholarship funds
Masks required on campus beginning Jan. 15
UNK’s Chancellor’s Cabinet reports that beginning Jan. 15, all UNK students, faculty, staff and visitors are required to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth inside classrooms, labs and buildings. This mask policy will remain in effect through Feb. 5. The policy is meant to protect the operations of the university during the present wave of infection. This decision is based on the continued increase in COVID-19 transmission in the state and county. The university … [Read more...] about Masks required on campus beginning Jan. 15
