By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Noel Palmer knows MBA students are busy. Many of them work full-time jobs and take care of families, leaving less time for the drive to and from campus. There’s a whole different group of people who’d love to get their Master of Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Kearney but can’t because they simply live too far away – whether that’s California, Denver or even Omaha. Palmer’s goal as … [Read more...] about New director Noel Palmer makes UNK’s Master of Business Administration program more accessible
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Noel Palmer to speak at Business Leaders Breakfast
Title of Palmer’s talk is “Leadership vs Management: What’s the Difference.” KEARNEY – The keynote speaker for the upcoming Business Leaders Breakfast Series is Noel Palmer, professor at University of Nebraska at Kearney and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. The breakfast is at 8 a.m. Feb. 17 at Coppermill Steakhouse, 421 Talmadge St. in Kearney. Palmer is a graduate of West Point and served deployments to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan. His deployment … [Read more...] about Noel Palmer to speak at Business Leaders Breakfast
Military Man: Noel Palmer zeroes in on ethics, developing leaders
BY JAN TREFFER THOMPSON Low hills run below a sky streaked with blues and violets. Palm trees line a stream, their leaves stark silhouettes. The landscape looks quiet and a little hazy, like it may be a peaceful early morning in Iraq. The scene hangs behind Dr. Noel Palmer’s left shoulder, in his office at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. It’s a reminder of the place, and the people, who have shaped his academic career. “I don’t feel like it’s mine,” he says, … [Read more...] about Military Man: Noel Palmer zeroes in on ethics, developing leaders