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Regents approve regional engagement center at UNK’s University Village

December 4, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

New facility will include meeting, office space for university, businesses, public agencies By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a project Friday that will connect academics, government and business while strengthening Kearney’s role as a regional hub and portal to greater Nebraska. The board voted unanimously to support a public-private partnership that will add a Regional Engagement and Alumni Center to … [Read more...] about Regents approve regional engagement center at UNK’s University Village

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Student Life, Uvillage Tagged With: Board of Regents, Doug Kristensen, Jon Watts, Josh Berger, Kearney, Regional Engagement and Alumni Center, University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Foundation, University Village, UNK, UNK Alumni Association

Chelsea Bartling named interim director of Early Childhood Education Center

July 20, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has selected an interim director to lead its LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center. UNK alumna Chelsea Bartling was appointed to the position effective today. Bartling has 11 years of experience in the early childhood field as a preschool teacher and early childhood specialist with Grand Island and Kearney public schools. She also worked as a teacher’s aide and … [Read more...] about Chelsea Bartling named interim director of Early Childhood Education Center

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: Chelsea Bartling, Early Childhood Education Center, Jon Watts, Kearney, Kearney Public Schools, LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck, Tim Bartling, University of Nebraska, University Village, UNK

Chancellor’s Message: Revenue, overall budget picture is challenging

June 19, 2020 by gottulatm

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Earlier today President Ted Carter shared with you his vision for a 3-year plan that he and the Board of Regents will discuss next Friday at their meeting. Based on the intense level of proactive planning and decision-making during these past months, you were already aware that our revenue and overall budget picture is challenging. President Carter shared with you that budget reductions are imminent, and that a long-term view is important, to emerge following these … [Read more...] about Chancellor’s Message: Revenue, overall budget picture is challenging

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: Budget, Charlie Bicak, coronavirus, COVID-19, Doug Kristensen, Jon Watts, revenue, Strategic Plan, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Program allows NU employees to voluntarily reduce work hours

May 28, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

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KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska is implementing a voluntary reduction-in-work program to lower labor costs and address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the program, approximately 400 full-time University of Nebraska at Kearney employees will have the one-time option to voluntarily trade income for time off. “This program allows employees to voluntarily adopt a more flexible and reduced work schedule to spend more time with family or attend to … [Read more...] about Program allows NU employees to voluntarily reduce work hours

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Jon Watts, Kearney, University of Nebraska, UNK

What do you love about UNK?

March 11, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

On “I Love NU Advocacy Day,” we asked attendees one simple question: What do you love about UNK?   Adam Schultis, sophomore, political science major, Diller “I’ve really gotten involved and I really love the community and all my professors. I can go to any one of my professors and they know me and I know them.”         Paul Twigg, professor of biology “The focus on our students. We put them into everything we do. From our … [Read more...] about What do you love about UNK?

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, Faculty, News, Student Life Tagged With: Adam Schultis, Gilbert Hinga, Haley Pierce, I Love NU Advocacy Day, Jon Watts, Kearney, Makenzie Petersen, Martonia Gaskill, Paul Twigg, UNK

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