A busy stretch of street near the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus will be closed Monday (June 24) to allow workers to complete an asphalt milling project. Ninth Avenue will be closed from 25th Street to 28th Street beginning at 7 a.m., with work expected to be completed by 5 p.m. and the street reopened to traffic. The area under repair is a three-block stretch on the east edge of campus from Warner Hall north to an area near the Nebraskan Student Union and … [Read more...] about Busy streets near UNK closed Monday, Tuesday for City of Kearney asphalt repairs
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Construction Video and Photos: STEM building continues to take shape at UNK
Construction crews continue their work on the new STEM building at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Led by general contractor Hausmann Construction of Lincoln, the 90,000-square-foot facility is located on UNK’s west campus between West Center and Ockinga Hall. The STEM building, scheduled for completion in spring 2020, is part of a $30 million project that replaces the 64-year-old Otto C. Olsen building. It will house seven academic departments and feature … [Read more...] about Construction Video and Photos: STEM building continues to take shape at UNK
VIDEO MESSAGE: Chancellor Kristensen update on new leadership, construction, legislative bills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Ied7KvYxE Welcome to UNK FYI, a series dedicated to communicating internal news and updates to the campus community. In this installment, Chancellor Kristensen recaps spring commencement and discusses New Student Enrollment, summer camps, construction progress and a STEM building update, the new Celebrate Kearney event, legislative bills, the departure of President Hank Bounds, and promotions and the hiring of new administrative staff and … [Read more...] about VIDEO MESSAGE: Chancellor Kristensen update on new leadership, construction, legislative bills
Project enhancing UNK’s east entrance begins next week; Decorative columns coming down
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Work is scheduled to begin Monday (May 20) on a three-month project that will enhance the east side of the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus and create a more welcoming entrance for students, staff and visitors. Phase 2 of the “east gateway” project, outlined in the 2006-15 campus master plan, includes several changes designed to make the area near Warner Hall more prominent, spacious, accessible and … [Read more...] about Project enhancing UNK’s east entrance begins next week; Decorative columns coming down
Kindred events celebrate UNK art department, Fine Arts Building renovations
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Rick Schuessler calls it “a noisy, but exciting time” in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Fine Arts Building. The department of art and design, which he chairs, is getting new studio space for painting, drawing, sculpture and glassblowing through a project that adds about 5,500 square feet to the building’s west wing and introduces new technology to UNK’s art education programs. “We’ve never had a department … [Read more...] about Kindred events celebrate UNK art department, Fine Arts Building renovations
