VISIT THE NEW LOCATION The Office of Student and Family Transitions is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at its new location, rooms 142A and 142M inside the Nebraskan Student Union. CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA You can follow the Office of Student and Family Transitions on Facebook and Instagram. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Think of Renae Zimmer and DJ Hardwick as the leaders of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s welcoming … [Read more...] about UNK office provides ‘seamless transition’ for freshmen, transfer students
Renae Zimmer
Back2School Bash provides four days of fun for UNK students
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is welcoming students to campus next week with four days of fun activities. Back2School Bash, a new event that precedes the traditional Blue and Gold Welcome Week festivities, gives incoming freshmen and other Lopers an opportunity to explore campus and the Kearney community before classes begin Aug. 24. “We want to create that UNK connection and a sense of belonging as soon as students arrive on campus. That’s something … [Read more...] about Back2School Bash provides four days of fun for UNK students
UNK leadership program prepares students for future careers
"I’ve been able to collaborate with other students and talk to different faculty, and I feel much more comfortable talking to them and putting myself out there." - Kaitlyn Pineda By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kaitlyn Pineda was pretty shy and reserved when she arrived at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She knew that had to change. The biology major and pre-medicine student wants to be a physician working in pediatrics or neonatology. But … [Read more...] about UNK leadership program prepares students for future careers
Krista Fritson shares expertise as suicide LOSS Team clinician
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Suicide. “It happens in every community, large and small,” says Krista Fritson. A psychology professor at University of Nebraska at Kearney, Fritson shares her expertise by serving as the lead clinician for the Central Nebraska LOSS Team – a partnership between the Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition and LOSS Development Group. The goal of the LOSS Team is to provide a message of hope, so survivors of those … [Read more...] about Krista Fritson shares expertise as suicide LOSS Team clinician
