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Facing ‘unreal’ teacher shortage, school districts turn to UNK to fill demand

February 11, 2022 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Tom McGuire needs only one word to describe the current teacher shortage. Unreal. “Everybody needs teachers,” said McGuire, a middle school principal in Sioux City, Iowa. When he graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in December 1990, there were 70 to 80 candidates competing for the same job, according to McGuire, who’s held teaching and administrative positions in Millard, Columbus and Central … [Read more...] about Facing ‘unreal’ teacher shortage, school districts turn to UNK to fill demand

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: Academic Advising and Career Development, Bailey Branson, Chandra Diaz, College of Education, Kearney, Nebraska Promise, New Nebraskan, Sioux City Community Schools, Teacher Education, Tom McGuire, University of Nebraska, UNK

Big jump in first-time freshmen boosts UNK enrollment to 6,275 students

September 8, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – With a freshman class 125 students larger than last year, the University of Nebraska at Kearney logs an enrollment increase for fall 2021, to 6,275. First-time, full-time freshman enrollment increased 16%, attributable to gains of 70% in out-of-state freshmen, 8.9% in Nebraska freshmen and 107% in international freshmen. Graduate student enrollment increased 0.4%. Total undergraduates from states outside Nebraska increased 19% to 586. For the first time this … [Read more...] about Big jump in first-time freshmen boosts UNK enrollment to 6,275 students

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: Enrollment, International Education, Kearney, Kelly Bartling, Nebraska Promise, New Nebraskan, Tim Burkink, University of Nebraska, UNK

COVID-19, Discovery Hall, University Village projects top UNK stories of 2020

December 31, 2020 by gottulatm

Here is a snapshot of the most-read and top stories of 2020 posted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s communications and news team. https://youtu.be/LLbn8GDAVSo UNK celebrates ‘future of higher education’ at Discovery Hall grand opening Discovery Hall is much more than a fancy, new addition to the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The state-of-the-art STEM facility will revolutionize higher education and workforce development in Nebraska. University of … [Read more...] about COVID-19, Discovery Hall, University Village projects top UNK stories of 2020

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Bell Tower, Best Colleges, College Park, commencement, COVID-19, Discovery Hall, Millenium, National Guard, Nebraska Promise, New Nebraskan, Top Stories, U.S. News and World Report, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University Village, UNK, wedding

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