EVENT SCHEDULE 8 am – Check-in 8:30 am – Welcome, UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen 8:45 am – Expert panel discussion on four themes: People, Places, Government, Sectors 10 am – Breakout sessions with panelists 11:15 am – Education and workforce solutions - “Success and Vision for Expanding the Step IT Up America Program to Kearney and UNK” with BG Moore, president, Xpanxion UST Global Group. - “What We Are Doing and Where We’re Going – Aligning with Blueprint Nebraska” … [Read more...] about UNK economic development event to help advance, prioritize Blueprint Nebraska ideas
Dustin Favinger
New stipend program allows more UNK students to complete internships
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Internships are a valuable tool for college students. They provide an opportunity to experience a career before graduation and improve employability skills such as teamwork, communication, self-management and problem-solving. “We know how significant internships are in terms of job placement, pay and the overall impact they have on professional and personal development,” said Dustin Favinger, director of the College … [Read more...] about New stipend program allows more UNK students to complete internships
NEXT program connects UNK students with local employers
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Team Concepts wasn’t at the top of Jacob Nutter’s list of potential employers. The University of Nebraska at Kearney student had heard of the local business, which specializes in team-building and leadership training, but he didn’t know much about its services. That changed when Nutter met Team Concepts owner Josh Erickson through NEXT, a business leadership program launched last year by UNK’s College of Business and … [Read more...] about NEXT program connects UNK students with local employers
UNK’s Dustin Favinger selected for Nebraska Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska
LINCOLN – Dustin Favinger, director of the College of Business and Technology Career Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, has been selected to participate in Leadership Nebraska Class XII. A Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry program, Leadership Nebraska was founded in 2006 to identify current and emerging leaders across the state, enhance their leadership skills and deepen their knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing Nebraska. … [Read more...] about UNK’s Dustin Favinger selected for Nebraska Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska
UNK, Kearney Chamber partner to develop NEXT generation of business leaders
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new program gives University of Nebraska at Kearney students an opportunity to connect with the community while developing leadership and business skills. UNK’s College of Business and Technology Career Center partnered with Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce to launch NEXT, a business leadership program that focuses on professional and personal development. Through the program, which started this semester, UNK … [Read more...] about UNK, Kearney Chamber partner to develop NEXT generation of business leaders
