By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It started with a casual conversation among childhood friends. Juan Guzman, director of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, had recently reconnected with an old pal through Facebook and they got to talking about college. “His son wanted to come to a school in the United States and learn the English language,” said Guzman, who grew up in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. Of course, … [Read more...] about UNK offices work together to create new partnerships in Mexico
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Research program connects UNK with Latin American countries
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is partnering with academic institutions from four Latin American countries to promote undergraduate research, expand students’ global perspectives and create opportunities for collaboration among faculty. Last year, UNK joined the Inter-Institutional Program for Strengthening of Research and Graduate Studies in the Pacific, better known as DELFIN. Started in 1995, the program … [Read more...] about Research program connects UNK with Latin American countries
UNK, family help Lexington’s Cecilia Perales-Garcia land dream job
“My biggest hope is that some of these students are going to be able to look at me and identify with my story and my challenges and my obstacles and be like, ‘If Señora Perales can do it, then maybe I can, too." - Cecilia Perales-Garcia By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Her eyes fill with tears when she talks about the sacrifices he made for their family. Cecilia Perales-Garcia was just 3 years old when her father, Constancio, moved his wife, Maria, and … [Read more...] about UNK, family help Lexington’s Cecilia Perales-Garcia land dream job
échale ganas – Multicultural Leaders Day shows students they can thrive at UNK
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – There’s a common phrase in Mexico: “echale ganas.” Loosely translated, it means “put effort into it.” University of Nebraska at Kearney sophomore Adrian Gomez received this advice a lot while growing up in Lexington. “Whenever I was facing any sort of challenge, I would hear my parents’ voices telling me to just put some effort into it,” he said. Gomez, a public administration major and the youngest of three … [Read more...] about échale ganas – Multicultural Leaders Day shows students they can thrive at UNK
‘Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer’ to show March 1 at UNK; Film’s subject to appear for Q&A
https://vimeo.com/156426119 KEARNEY – The subject of an award-winning documentary about undocumented immigrants and challenges facing LGBT people will be in Kearney for a showing of the film about his life. “Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America” will show at 6 p.m. March 1 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union. It is free and open to the public. “Forbidden” is a documentary tracking the life of Moises Serrano as an … [Read more...] about ‘Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer’ to show March 1 at UNK; Film’s subject to appear for Q&A
