Mar 05, 2010

Guest Artist Recital. Angelo Manzo, tuba, and Kristine Mezines, piano. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at UNK

University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Music & Performing Arts GUEST ARTIST RECITAL featured performers ANGELO MANZO, tuba KRISTINE MEZINES, piano featuring works by Eccles, Gade, Szentpali, Artunian, York and Dumitru Wednesday Evening at Seven-Thirty March 10, 2010 Fine Arts...

Mar 05, 2010

Eighth annual UNK Robotics competition set for Tuesday, March 9, in Otto Olsen

The CSIS Artificial Intelligence class will be holding the 8th annual UNK robotics competition from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.on Tuesday, March 9,  in the Nebraskan Student Union, Room 310. We will follow the competition guidelines for the Midwest Instructional Computing Symposium (MICS) 2010 robotics...

Mar 05, 2010

Trans-Nebraska Players to Perform Six Concerts in Four Communities March 7-10

UNK- The Trans-Nebraska Players, a new ensemble composed of music faculty members from three Nebraska campuses, will perform in four communities across Nebraska and Iowa March 7-10. The five-member group includes Franziska Nabb, flute, and Dr. Noah Rogoff, cello, both music faculty members from the...

Mar 05, 2010

Fame Talent Show Set for Thursday, March 11, at UNK

“Last year, there were 17 acts,” said Heather Wolf, coordinator of student activities. “We have had acts that you would expect in a talent show, like singing and dancing, but we have also had some that are out-of-the-ordinary acts such as solving three Rubik’s cubes in five minutes...

Mar 05, 2010

UNK Wind Ensemble to Present a 'Sousa Celebration' in North Platte March 26

UNK- The University of Nebraska at Kearney Wind Ensemble will present a full Sousa community concert featuring some of the favorite marches of John Philip Sousa on Friday, March 26, in North Platte. Directed by Dr. Neal Schnoor, UNK director of bands, the UNK Wind Ensemble will perform a series of...

Mar 03, 2010

Eight UNK Phi Alpha Theta Students Presenting Papers at Regional Conference in Omaha

UNK- Eight University of Nebraska at Kearney history students are presenting papers at a regional conference in Omaha this week. The eight are members of Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) history honor society, and they are presenting at the Nebraska PAT Regional Conference Thursday - Saturday, March 4-6. The...

Mar 03, 2010

'Albert Einstein: The Man & the Myth.' UNK Sigma Xi Science Cafe at 5 PM on Monday, March 8

Time magazine chose Albert Einstein as their "Man of the Century."  A physicist, for God's sake! A physicist who laid the foundations for the two pillars of modern science and then repudiated one of them and spent most of the rest of his life in a vain search for a 'Theory of Everything'. Who was...

Mar 03, 2010

Scott and Cheryl Morris 2010 International Food Festival Sunday, March 7

UNK- Fun, food and festivities will be the featured fare at the Scott and Cheryl Morris 2010 International Food Festival Sunday, March 7, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. UNK students from 45 countries around the world will serve their native foods, perform both traditional and nontraditional...

Mar 03, 2010

Annual Juried Student Exhibition Awards Announced at UNK

UNK- The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition 2010 awards have been announced at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Walker Art Gallery. This year, 58 artwork pieces were chosen from among 164 entries to be included in the exhibition. Entries were judged in eight categories including: painting,...

Mar 03, 2010

Phi Beta Lambda Competition at UNK Draws Students from 17 Nebraska High Schools

UNK- Students from 17 Nebraska high schools recently took part in the 23rd annual Phi Beta Lambda Business Competition Day at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. "Business Competition Day is just one of the ways that PBL gives back to the community," said Dr. Janet Lear, PBL adviser and UNK assistant...