GRAND ISLAND – Each spring, one of Earth’s greatest migrations occurs along a 90-mile stretch of the Platte River valley in central Nebraska. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 sandhill cranes – roughly 80% of the total population – stop here from late February through early April to fuel up on food before resuming their journey to northern nesting grounds. Letty Reichart, an associate professor of biology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, will discuss this … [Read more...] about Sandhill crane migration is topic of College Park presentations
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UNK program provides law enforcement training for rural agencies
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kyle Harshbarger and Jim Davis recognize the value of continuing education for law enforcement officers. Harshbarger received countless hours of advanced training during his 24-year career with Kearney Police Department, allowing him to serve as a SWAT team commander and head of criminal investigations before joining the University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty in 2018. Davis, UNK’s police chief since June 2015, has 37 … [Read more...] about UNK program provides law enforcement training for rural agencies
Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island
KEARNEY – Enrollment is underway for six University of Nebraska at Kearney courses being offered at College Park at Grand Island. The first slate of courses that begins Jan. 25, 2021, includes two upper-level criminal justice classes, three 100-level classes for “early entry” high schoolers and other first-year students, and a Montessori teacher education class that will also be offered worldwide through remote technology. The partnership at College Park was announced … [Read more...] about Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island
Bosselman recruiter: College degree gives candidates ‘a step up’
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Amy Kreutz reviews countless job applications each year as a national recruiter for Bosselman Enterprises, which operates convenience stores, travel centers, hotels, restaurants and other businesses in Nebraska and 22 other states. One of the first things she looks at during the screening process is the education section. “You will have a step up automatically from another candidate if you have a degree on your resume,” … [Read more...] about Bosselman recruiter: College degree gives candidates ‘a step up’
Mackenzie Puckett brings competitiveness to classroom, two sports at UNK
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don’t bother asking Mackenzie Puckett what her favorite sport is. The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior gets that question a lot, and her response never changes. “I just laugh, because I’ve been asked a million times,” Puckett says. “I don’t have a favorite because both of them bring out my competitiveness.” It doesn’t matter whether she’s soaring into the landing pit during a track and field meet or hammering … [Read more...] about Mackenzie Puckett brings competitiveness to classroom, two sports at UNK
