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State using UNK residence halls as care sites for COVID-19; First residents arrive

April 30, 2020 by gottulatm

UNK facilities employees and members of the Nebraska National Guard load supplies into Centennial Towers West on April 21. On Wednesday, the state began housing individuals at UNK. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

KEARNEY – As part of an agreement between the University of Nebraska system and State of Nebraska, two UNK residence halls are serving as alternative care sites for individuals required to quarantine or isolate because of COVID-19. The Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, area hospitals and others are utilizing the care sites during the coronavirus pandemic. UNK is now accepting people as part of the Nebraska Accommodation Project, … [Read more...] about State using UNK residence halls as care sites for COVID-19; First residents arrive

Filed Under: News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Health and Human Services, DHHS, isolation, Nebraska Accommodation Project, Nebraska National Guard, quarantine, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Maha Younes – a ‘progressive leader’ and ‘first-rate teacher’ – receives Holdt Distinguished Faculty Award

December 14, 2018 by admin

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A quote from American philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson best describes Maha Younes’ mission as an educator, researcher and advocate. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Younes, a professor in the department of social work, has definitely been a difference maker during her 27-year career … [Read more...] about Maha Younes – a ‘progressive leader’ and ‘first-rate teacher’ – receives Holdt Distinguished Faculty Award

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: commencement, Department of Health and Human Services, Distinguished Faculty Award, Kearney, Leland Holdt, Maha Younes, Peter Longo, social work, UNK

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