By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications The coronavirus pandemic created unprecedented challenges for K-12 educators. When schools across the country closed their doors to slow the spread of COVID-19, teachers who rely on in-person classes and face-to-face interactions to connect with students were suddenly thrust into the world of online learning – whether they were ready or not. The rapid transition to remote education was met with fear and uncertainty in many … [Read more...] about ‘I was ready to go’: UNK program prepares Palmer, other teachers for online education
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UNK students help preserve Broken Bow’s history
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney students and faculty helped a community preserve its history. History professor Jinny Turman’s Community History and Preservation class partnered with the Custer County Historical Museum in Broken Bow to organize a History Harvest. A History Harvest allows the public to bring photographs, letters, postcards, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, heirlooms and artifacts to be digitized to … [Read more...] about UNK students help preserve Broken Bow’s history
Building Healthy Families offers weight loss program in Broken Bow, McCook
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Building Healthy Families Program is expanding to Broken Bow and McCook. The program recently received a nearly $100,000 grant from the Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska. Building Healthy Families aims to teach families how to incorporate healthy behaviors into their lives. The 12-week program is designed for families of overweight children. Family members are … [Read more...] about Building Healthy Families offers weight loss program in Broken Bow, McCook
Jerry Scott named UNK Distinguished Educator of the Year
KEARNEY – Jerry Scott of Broken Bow is the recipient of the 2015 College of Education Distinguished Educator of the Year award given by the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He will receive his award at the 36thDistinguished Alumni Awards luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 25 in the Ponderosa Room inside the Nebraskan Student Union. Tickets are per person and can be purchased at www.unkalumni.org/homecoming or by calling the UNK Alumni Association at 308-698-5271. A 1983 … [Read more...] about Jerry Scott named UNK Distinguished Educator of the Year
