WHAT: UNK Summer Commencement WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, July 30 WHERE: UNK Health and Sports Center SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow @UNKearney on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to see photos and posts LIVE BROADCAST: Watch commencement live at http://unk.edu/eventdashboard By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Football brought John Masker to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The academic opportunities kept him here for six years. A lifelong Loper fan, Masker … [Read more...] about Commencement speaker John Masker given ‘incredible opportunity’ at UNK
Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Peg Johnston retiring after 16 years of bringing enthusiasm, love, care to classroom
PEG JOHNSTON Job Title: Senior Lecturer, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences Years at UNK: 16 Family: Husband, Don, and three adult children with five grandchildren Hobbies/Interests: Church and ministry service, exercise, cooking, gardening (flowers and vegetables), traveling to national parks, home renovations, reading, sewing and needlework Three words that describe your personality: Loyal, funny (both humorous and quirky) and caring Share something about yourself that … [Read more...] about Peg Johnston retiring after 16 years of bringing enthusiasm, love, care to classroom
High-Tech Health: Adkins-Bollwitt uses technology to motivate, involve PE students
VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON When they walk in the gym for PE class, students’ first stop is a projection screen. “Shoot baskets or walk the track,” it tells them; some head toward the hoops, while others set a brisk pace around the room. Later, students will visit a series of movement stations, recording their cartwheels and somersaults on mobile devices and reviewing the videos to see how well they did. At the end of … [Read more...] about High-Tech Health: Adkins-Bollwitt uses technology to motivate, involve PE students
UNK students become the teachers in advanced nutrition course
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Dinnertime lacked the pizzazz Kim Panowicz was looking for. Family meals had become somewhat stale as she stuck with the same meat-and-potatoes recipes that satisfied her husband and teenage daughter. “We were always eating the same things,” said Panowicz, who wanted to spice up the menu by introducing items that are both good-tasting and good for you. “We all needed to eat healthier in our household,” she said. “I … [Read more...] about UNK students become the teachers in advanced nutrition course
Working out the UNK way: Lopers create home fitness videos for class project
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – With many gyms and fitness centers temporarily closed, people may be looking for new ways to stay active during the coronavirus outbreak. Luckily, there’s a group of Lopers you can learn from. Equipped with smartphones and everyday household items, University of Nebraska at Kearney students are showing people how to maintain their fitness while they’re stuck at home. The idea came from exercise science … [Read more...] about Working out the UNK way: Lopers create home fitness videos for class project
