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Deb Schroeder saw many changes in her 41 years with UNK Information Technology

April 9, 2019 by gottulatm

During her 41-year career at UNK, Deb Schroeder was part of projects that developed the campus network, introduced wireless internet and transitioned the student information system from punched cards to computer terminals and online databases. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Deb Schroeder talks to high schoolers about careers in information technology, she tells them they’ll likely be training for jobs that don’t exist yet – that’s how quickly the industry changes. Someone could’ve had the same conversation with her when she enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Kearney nearly five decades ago. “When I was a college student, you could never say I aspired to be a chief … [Read more...] about Deb Schroeder saw many changes in her 41 years with UNK Information Technology

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chief Information Officer, Deb Schroeder, Information Technology Services, IT, Mark Askren, Retirement, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

No more password expiration dates; University IT simplifying login policy

March 21, 2019 by gottulatm

KEARNEY – Information technology services is simplifying the password policy for UNK students and employees. Beginning Sunday (March 24), ITS is eliminating password expiration dates and synchronizing TrueYou and campus accounts so users have only a single password to remember. The change doesn’t immediately impact existing account passwords. Your TrueYou (Firefly, SAP, MyBlue and MyRecords) and campus (UNK email, Canvas and Box) passwords will sync the next time you … [Read more...] about No more password expiration dates; University IT simplifying login policy

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Box, Canvas, email, Firefly, Information Technology, IT, login, MyBlue, MyRecords, Password, SAP, TrueYou, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

CoderDojo movement returns to UNK for three youth sessions; First event Feb. 18

February 15, 2019 by gottulatm

KEARNEY – The CoderDojo movement is returning to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where youth will learn about computer coding, building websites, creating apps and exploring technology. Hosted by Kearney Area Coder Dojos, the events include separate sessions at UNK and include a partnership with UNK’s Computer Science and Information Technology Department. CoderDojos are from 6 to 8 p.m. at UNK’s Otto Olsen Building room 110 on Feb. 18, March 18 and April … [Read more...] about CoderDojo movement returns to UNK for three youth sessions; First event Feb. 18

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: CoderDojo, Computer Science, Information Technology, IT, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Forget California, retiring professor Ron Tuttle found his home at University of Nebraska at Kearney

April 24, 2018 by admin 7 Comments

Ron Tuttle, who has taught electricity and electronics throughout his tenure, is retiring after 44 years as an industrial technology professor at UNK. He said the challenge of staying up-to-date in the industrial technology and information networking and telecommunications fields didn’t leave time for many dull moments.

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Ron Tuttle had his sights set on sunny California. It was the “Beach Boys era,” as he called it, and the West Coast was the place to be for 20-somethings. At least that’s what Tuttle thought before he arrived in Kearney in 1974. The industrial technology professor with a passion for motorcycles and rebuilding cars planned to stay at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for three years before heading west to the … [Read more...] about Forget California, retiring professor Ron Tuttle found his home at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Filed Under: Business & Technology, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Industrial Technology, Information Networking, IT, Retirement, Telecommunications, Ton Tuttle, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK’s Kearney Bound program lands Bryan Escobar IT job in cattle industry

April 13, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Bryan Escobar of Lexington came to UNK through its Kearney Bound program, which is for first-generation college students. He has an internship with Turnkey Computer Systems, a Texas company that provides management and accounting systems for the cattle feeding industry. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Kearney Bound program changed Bryan Escobar’s life. The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior grew up in Lexington, where his parents worked at the Tyson meatpacking plant. They made enough money to get by, but paying for a university education would have been a stretch. “They were always pushing for me to get a higher education,” said Escobar, whose parents emigrated to the United States from Central America … [Read more...] about UNK’s Kearney Bound program lands Bryan Escobar IT job in cattle industry

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Bryan Escobar, internship, IT, Kearney Bound, Lexington, Sigma Lambda Beta, Turnkey Computer Systems, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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