Dozens of UNK community members lined up outside the campus greenhouse to buy perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetable plants Friday afternoon. Biology professor Paul Twigg and UNK sophomore Macy Hill of McCook began planting seeds in February. They sold about 920 plants and brought in around $1,900. Proceeds will be split between the greenhouse and the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion to support programming and the Loper Pantry. PHOTOS BY ERIKA PRITCHARD, … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Plant sale raises money for UNK greenhouse, Loper Pantry
PHOTOS: Spring 2021 graduate degree commencement
Approximately 200 graduate degrees were conferred Saturday morning during the spring commencement ceremony at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. Chancellor Doug Kristensen awarded degrees to the graduates. Commencement speakers were Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse and Breanna Redl of McCook, who received a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders from UNK in 2018 and graduated Saturday with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. PHOTOS BY ERIKA PRITCHARD, UNK … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Spring 2021 graduate degree commencement
PHOTOS: Spring 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony
Nearly 500 undergraduate degrees were conferred Friday morning during the spring commencement ceremony at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. Chancellor Doug Kristensen awarded degrees to the graduates. Commencement speakers were William “Bill” Jackman, chair of the University of Nebraska Foundation Board of Directors and senior vice president of investments for UBS Financial Services in Dallas, Texas, and Trevor Daubert of Omaha, who graduated summa cum laude with a … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Spring 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony
PHOTOS: Memorial tree dedication
The College of Arts and Sciences Outreach Committee hosted a memorial tree dedication ceremony Wednesday afternoon in the green space between Copeland Hall and the Memorial Student Affairs Building. The event honored the lives of students who died while enrolled at UNK. Chancellor Doug Kristensen dedicated the memorial tree and plaque, and current UNK students read the names of deceased students. Dean of Student Affairs Gilbert Hinga, College of Arts and Sciences … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Memorial tree dedication
PHOTO GALLERY: Element 30 at University Village construction progress
Progress continues to be made on the Element 30 housing and retail space at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s University Village. Workers this week were completing roof trusses on Building A and started framing on Building D1. Carpenters have finished the first trim on the south end of the third floor of Building B, and the rough-in mechanical was completed in the same building. Part of the first phase – 27 housing units in Building B – are expected to be complete by … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Element 30 at University Village construction progress
