Posted: August 30, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
For University of Nebraska at Kearney students Ethan Krueger and Devin Stroh, hands-on learning is a normal part of their daily life within the Industrial Distribution program. This past April when their professor, Dr. Ben Brachle, took them on a road trip to the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) conference in Florida, they were able to get a glimpse at what makes UNK so special. As ID majors, a program that is part of the College of Business and Technology,...
Posted: August 23, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
There aren’t many programs that can boast nearly 100% job placement since its founding like the Industrial Distribution (ID) program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney can. As one of the few ID programs in the nation, UNK shares this distinction with schools such as East Carolina University, and Purdue University. According to Dr. Ben Brachle, an ID faculty member, UNK “just can’t graduate students fast enough because they are uniquely positioned to get into these...
Posted: August 18, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
Q and A with Landon Lueshen by Theresa Boedeker Landon Lueshen is joining the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics. He enjoys connecting with others and brings 15 years of corporate experience to his position. Not only did he received his BA in Business Administration with an Accounting Emphasis and his Master of Business Administration from UNK, but some of his former classmates teach at UNK. This time, though, he won’t be a...
Posted: August 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
Jody Herchenbach, a new Assistant Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology, knows all about agriculture and business. But that, wasn’t her initial plan. She grew up in Leigh, Nebraska on a pig farm and was involved in 4-H and FFA. Originally, she wanted to leave agriculture behind. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and earned her BS in Business Management. Working 4 years as an Extension Assistant...
Posted: August 16, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
It wasn’t too long ago that Brewed Awakening’s manager Heather Harrison, if offered, would have turned down a cup of coffee. Even though she accepted the position of manager at Brewed Awakening, which is located on the west campus of UNK, she admits that she wasn’t even a coffee drinker at the time. A lot has changed for Heather since then. In addition to applying her education as a business major to help rebuild this student-run business, she has also learned to appreciate...
