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UNK impacts education across Nebraska; 1 in 7 teachers are Lopers

June 11, 2019 by gottulatm

More than 4,300 UNK graduates teach in Nebraska’s PK-12 schools By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – You’ll find them in nearly 300 communities across the state – from Ogallala to Omaha, Scottsbluff to South Sioux City and points in between. They’re teaching in small towns in the heart of cattle country and urban areas within the “Silicon Prairie.” When it comes to PK-12 education, the University of Nebraska at Kearney has the Cornhusker State covered … [Read more...] about UNK impacts education across Nebraska; 1 in 7 teachers are Lopers

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Albion, Aurora, Boone Central, Cassie Olson, Columbus, Doug Kittle, Dundy County Stratton, education, Grand Island, Jim Kent, Kate Tellus, Kearney Public Schools, Kent Edwards, Learning with the Lopers, Lincoln Public Schools, Loree Cain, Nicole Miller, Ogallala, Pender, Steve Joel, Teaching, Thad Nixon, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Two years sober, Clinton Zegers returns to UNK to receive degree

May 7, 2019 by gottulatm

Clinton Zegers graduated last week with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an accounting emphasis from UNK. “My mom was really proud. She cried and made me promise that I would walk,” said Zegers, who finished his degree through UNK’s online program after dropping out of school in fall 2010. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It had been nearly nine years since Clinton Zegers last stepped foot on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. He was in his early 20s then, a typical college student with a respectable 3.2 GPA preparing for his final semester of classes. By all appearances, the former homecoming king, class president and all-state football player at David City Aquinas High School was on the right track. But he was hiding another … [Read more...] about Two years sober, Clinton Zegers returns to UNK to receive degree

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Bellwood, Clinton Zegers, Columbus, David City, eCampus, Stacey Schwarz

Living Right: Todd Bartee finds niche in public health

February 4, 2019 by gottulatm

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Most exercise science research occurs in a controlled environment. Professors and students design a workout regime, find subjects to monitor, then track their improvements over time. This works for some tests, but what happens when participants are off their scheduled routine and back to their regular habits? How do you get people to increase their physical activity and eat better on their own? This is the type of question Todd … [Read more...] about Living Right: Todd Bartee finds niche in public health

Filed Under: 2018/2019, College of Education, Faculty, News Tagged With: Columbus, Exercise Science, Fitness, public health, Rural Futures Institute, Todd Bartee, Wellness

With cancer in his past, UNK’s Kyle Anderson focused on future in health care

October 12, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Two years ago, Kyle Anderson didn’t think he’d live long enough to celebrate Christmas. Now the University of Nebraska at Kearney sophomore is preparing for a career as a physician and the opportunity to help others overcome health-related obstacles. “I definitely know what it means to have a good physician, and I’d love to be able to pay that forward to my patients someday,” he said. Anderson was diagnosed in 2011 … [Read more...] about With cancer in his past, UNK’s Kyle Anderson focused on future in health care

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Cancer, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Glow Gold, Kyle Anderson, Make-A-Wish, Mayo Clinic, Sammy's Superheroes, Seattle Seahawks, Sigma Tau Gamma, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK student Danielle Tilley presents home-school fitness research in Washington

May 22, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

By Interactive Health Technologies WASHINGTON – University of Nebraska at Kearney student Danielle Tilley was recently named one of 60 winners in the national “Posters on the Hill” contest sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research. Her research project demonstrated how physical education heart rate technology gave home-schooled students a more accurate picture of their fitness by showing the differences between their perceived and actual exertion … [Read more...] about UNK student Danielle Tilley presents home-school fitness research in Washington

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Columbus, Danielle Tilley, Fitness, Home school, Posters on the Hill, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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