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Smart lockers simplify package delivery for campus residents
BY ERIKA PRITCHARD UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraskan Student Union now serves as a centralized location for student-residents to pick up packages delivered through mailing services. UNK’s Office of Residence Life purchased 113 smart lockers of various sizes from Parcel Pending in Irvine, California, and had them installed in the hallway east of the Student Engagement offices. Students living in nine of the 10 residence halls on campus have been utilizing … [Read more...] about Smart lockers simplify package delivery for campus residents
PHOTOS: Otto Olsen demo from start to finish
Demolition of the Otto Olsen building was completed this week. After spending more than two decades on the state’s capital construction replacement list, Otto Olsen was replaced by the LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center that opened in fall 2019, an addition to the Fine Arts Building and Discovery Hall, a state-of-the-art STEM facility that opened in fall 2020. The former vocational and industrial arts building opened in 1955 and was named after … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Otto Olsen demo from start to finish
UNK graduate Jazmin Urbina shares her lifelong love of learning
By ERIKA PRITCHARD UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jazmin Urbina has loved to learn since she was a small child. As a 5-year-old, Urbina immigrated to the United States with her parents and brothers. She only spoke Spanish. Urbina enjoyed learning to speak and read English at her elementary school in Iowa, where she was part of the English as a second language program from kindergarten through fourth grade. If she didn’t understand an assignment, she relied on … [Read more...] about UNK graduate Jazmin Urbina shares her lifelong love of learning
PHOTOS: 2021 Winter Commencement
University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen conferred 387 graduate and undergraduate degrees Friday at the Health and Sports Center. Grace Tolstedt, originally from Alliance, gave the graduate reflection. She graduated summa cum laude with a 3.98 GPA and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. Michael Yanney, a UNK graduate and chairman emeritus of Burlington Capital, delivered the commencement address. NU Board of Regents … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: 2021 Winter Commencement
