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
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UNK professor Liaquat Hossain named new population health chair
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney College of Business and Technology has selected Liaquat Hossain to serve as the inaugural Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative Chair of Population Health. A professor and chair of UNK’s Department of Cyber Systems, Hossain will lead a partnership with CyncHealth and the Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative aimed at improving the health of Nebraskans and building the state’s health care … [Read more...] about UNK professor Liaquat Hossain named new population health chair
UNK professor Liaquat Hossain named Tech Educator of the Year
OMAHA – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty member Liaquat Hossain will be recognized as the Tech Educator of the Year during the annual AIM Tech Awards. Presented by the AIM Institute, an Omaha-based nonprofit that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in the tech industry through its education and training programs, the AIM Tech Awards celebrate educators, students, businesses and community leaders for their dedication and contributions to the tech community. … [Read more...] about UNK professor Liaquat Hossain named Tech Educator of the Year
Jami Koester receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
Jami Koester, an office associate for the cyber systems and industrial technology departments at UNK, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award during the April 9 meeting. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and the University of Nebraska. It is the university’s top staff award. Koester joined UNK’s staff in October 2010 as an office associate for industrial technology … [Read more...] about Jami Koester receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
Discovery Hall brings ‘unparalleled’ opportunities to UNK campus
State-of-the-art facility is home to UNK's industrial technology, cyber systems, mathematics and statistics and physics, astronomy and engineering departments By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – There’s a lot to like about the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest academic building. Just ask College of Business and Technology Dean Tim Jares, who can’t stop talking about Discovery Hall and everything it brings to UNK. “This building is … [Read more...] about Discovery Hall brings ‘unparalleled’ opportunities to UNK campus
