By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – With approximately 4 billion fans and more than 250 million players, soccer is the world’s most popular sport. It’s a game that brings people from different cultures and backgrounds together. No matter where you’re from, there’s a good chance you can find kids kicking around a soccer ball. The sport’s global reach was on full display Saturday, when students from more than a half-dozen countries shared the same field at … [Read more...] about UNK Men’s Soccer Club members share passion for global game
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Mary Chinnock Petroski receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
Mary Chinnock Petroski, chief compliance officer in the UNK Office of Equity and Compliance, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award during last week’s meeting. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and the University of Nebraska. It is the university’s top staff award. Originally from Alliance, Chinnock Petroski earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from … [Read more...] about Mary Chinnock Petroski receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
Do your part to keep campus safe: Get vaccinated against COVID-19
KEARNEY – Sophia Harder got vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect herself and those around her. It’s that simple. The University of Nebraska at Kearney junior signed up for the vaccine as soon as it was available last spring. She works in UNK Student Health and studies biology education. She knew she needed to do her part to help end this pandemic. “I just want to do what I can to help keep everyone safe,” Harder said. That’s the message UNK is sending to … [Read more...] about Do your part to keep campus safe: Get vaccinated against COVID-19
‘I felt called to it’: Maha Younes named chief diversity officer at UNK
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Maha Younes was supposed to be on the search committee for the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s chief diversity officer position. With extensive international experience and a passion for serving marginalized and vulnerable populations, she would have been a perfect fit for the group. But that wasn’t enough to satisfy the social work professor, who connected with the position on a personal level. “I felt called to … [Read more...] about ‘I felt called to it’: Maha Younes named chief diversity officer at UNK
UNK event honors King’s legacy, spreads message of equality
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Martin Luther King Jr. was just a teenager when he penned “The Purpose of Education” as an undergraduate student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. In the 1947 essay, which appeared in the campus newspaper, King contends that the purpose of education is two-fold. It must develop students’ intellect and critical thinking, as well as their character and morals. “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. … [Read more...] about UNK event honors King’s legacy, spreads message of equality
