By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Charlie Bicak, senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, uses the proverbial phrase to describe the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. As COVID-19 continues to impact higher education, you have to look for ways to take advantage of a difficult situation. That’s exactly what UNK was able to do through its January … [Read more...] about UNK students show strong interest in January intersession, generating 1,500 credit hours
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UNK spring mitigation plan includes Phase I protocols to keep campus safe
Current UNK Pandemic Status: Phase I All students, employees and campus visitors are required to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth in all public and shared environments on campus. This includes classrooms, offices where people work within six feet of each other, common areas, outdoor spaces when separation is not possible and during University group or mass transit. … Exceptions may be approved for those in situations where close contact is required and masks are … [Read more...] about UNK spring mitigation plan includes Phase I protocols to keep campus safe
UNK events, on and off campus, must get Phase I approval
UNK’s Emergency Operations Team, the Public Health Center on campus and administration would like to remind you of the following Phase I policies regarding campus events: All events hosted on or off campus by UNK groups must be approved by the UNK Event Approval Committee. No events sponsored by non-UNK groups will be approved. Event organizers must submit a plan to the committee no later than three weeks prior to the event date. The form – available here – covers … [Read more...] about UNK events, on and off campus, must get Phase I approval
COVID-19, Discovery Hall, University Village projects top UNK stories of 2020
Here is a snapshot of the most-read and top stories of 2020 posted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s communications and news team. https://youtu.be/LLbn8GDAVSo UNK celebrates ‘future of higher education’ at Discovery Hall grand opening Discovery Hall is much more than a fancy, new addition to the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The state-of-the-art STEM facility will revolutionize higher education and workforce development in Nebraska. University of … [Read more...] about COVID-19, Discovery Hall, University Village projects top UNK stories of 2020
‘Everyone gave more’: UNK community works together to complete challenging semester
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Fall 2020 was a semester unlike any other. Smiling faces were covered by cloth face masks. On-campus activities and athletic events were disrupted. And classes were modified to ensure learning continued during a global pandemic. It wasn’t a great semester, John Falconer admits, acknowledging the stressful situations University of Nebraska at Kearney students, staff and faculty faced. “But given the context, I … [Read more...] about ‘Everyone gave more’: UNK community works together to complete challenging semester
