UNK News

Jan 27, 2012

NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL SET FOR MONDAY-TUESDAY, FEB. 6 - 7, AT UNK

Compositions by contemporary national and international composers will be featured during the 11th annual New Music Festival Monday - Tuesday, Feb. 6 - 7, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The New Music Festival, which is directed by Dr. Darleen Mitchell, UNK professor of music, will feature...

Jan 26, 2012

AFRICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION KICKS OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH FESTIVAL

The first ever African Culture Festival at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will be held Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. “There are a lot of misunderstandings about Africa,” said Desiree Assemian, African Student Association board member. &...

Jan 26, 2012

UNK CAMPUS MOURNING LOSS OF STUDENT IN CAR/TRAIN COLLISION

The University of Nebraska at Kearney today is mourning the loss of a student who died in a car/train collision west of Kearney Wednesday night. The student, 19-year-old Jimmy (J.R.) Barnett, was a freshman industrial distribution major and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He graduated from...

Jan 25, 2012

ALPHA PHI 7TH ANNUAL RED DRESS POKER TOURNAMENT SET FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 9

The Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting the 7th annual Red Dress Poker Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Health and Sports Center. "All proceeds go the Alpha Phi Foundation, which supports women's cardiac care," said Shanna Hilger from David City...

Jan 19, 2012

Hennings increase access to education with forever scholarship fund

The children of Harvey J. and Betty L. Henning of Kearney have established a student scholarship in their parents’ honor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney to help make a college education within reach for more Nebraskans. They established the Henning Family Scholarship Fund at the University...

Jan 18, 2012

UNK TO HOST HONOR BAND AND CHORAL CLINIC MONDAY, JAN. 23

The Department of Music and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will present an Honor Band and Choral Clinic for high school students on Monday, Jan. 23. "The Honor Band and Choir Clinic is an opportunity for students in Nebraska and Kansas to work with the finest conductors in...

Jan 17, 2012

PRESTON PUGMIRE TO PERFORM AT UNK THURSDAY, FEB. 2

Musical entertainer Preston Pugmire will be performing  on Thursday, Feb. 2, on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 8 p.m. in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. Pugmire,  who is from Rexburg, Idaho, takes...

Jan 17, 2012

PLANETARIUM PRESENTS 'NIGHT SKY SAMPLER' AT 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JAN. 20

Learn to see what’s visible in the night sky during the first spring semester planetarium show, “Night Sky Sampler,” being presented on Friday, Jan. 20 , in the University of Nebraska at Kearney Bruner Hall of Science. Guest presenter Dan Glomski will begin the show at 7 p.m. The show...

Jan 12, 2012

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FIRST-EVER NATIONAL RANKINGS OF ONLINE GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS EARNS UNK A PLACE ON THE 'HONOR ROLL'

Online graduate programs in the University of Nebraska at Kearney College of Education have earned "Honor Roll" recognition in the first-ever national rankings of online graduate education programs by U.S. News and World Report. To earn national Honor Roll status in the new U.S. News ranking program...

Jan 11, 2012

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. OBSERVANCES SET FOR THURSDAY, JAN. 12, AND MONDAY, JAN. 16

"The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." will highlight the life and work of the civil rights activist on Thursday, Jan. 12, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event, which is one of two being held on the campus in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, will begin at 6 p.m. in...