By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kim Carlson knows firsthand how frustrating it can be to spend a couple hundred dollars on a college textbook that gets used for one semester. The University of Nebraska at Kearney biology professor went through the process this summer when her son Zane enrolled in classes as a freshman. “I know how expensive books are, and it’s ridiculous,” Carlson said. According to survey data from the College Board, the … [Read more...] about OER program saves UNK students thousands of dollars in textbook costs
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UNK online classes just got cheaper; NU reduces tuition rates for Nebraska students
LINCOLN - In another step to expand access and flexibility for students and families, University of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced today that the NU system is moving to a single, reduced in-state tuition rate for most online undergraduate courses beginning in the fall 2020 semester. With the move, most resident, undergraduate online courses will cost a standard $259 per credit hour. Depending on the campus, that represents a reduction of up to 9 percent – … [Read more...] about UNK online classes just got cheaper; NU reduces tuition rates for Nebraska students
UNK offers first-year students enhanced start online: ‘O.N.E. Loper’
KEARNEY – Students looking to start their university experience but who can’t attend in person are offered a new program this fall at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. O.N.E. Loper (Online Networking Experience) is an academic and student-support experience designed as a remote, full-time first semester to respond to needs of students and their families who for several reasons may choose to begin their college experience from home. Students in O.N.E. Loper will take … [Read more...] about UNK offers first-year students enhanced start online: ‘O.N.E. Loper’
Brandi Mayer balances master’s classes, military service during deployment
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Brandi Mayer celebrated the start of a new semester in a place a world away from the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. Dressed in Army fatigues, the 28-year-old aviation operations specialist posed for a back-to-school photo at a military base in the Middle East, where she’s currently stationed with the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade. Mayer and nearly 700 other soldiers from the St. … [Read more...] about Brandi Mayer balances master’s classes, military service during deployment
UNK online graduate education program ranked 28th nationally
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney was once again recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best schools in the country for students pursuing an online graduate degree in education. UNK tied for 28th place, along with Purdue University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, on U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Online Master’s in Education Programs” list, which included 223 public and private institutions. Only Creighton … [Read more...] about UNK online graduate education program ranked 28th nationally
