June 2023 Posts

Word Hacks

Posted: June 16, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT

Word Hacks

Delete the entire Word at once You can delete an entire word by holding the Ctrl key along with Backspace to speed up your work.   Smart Lookup you can quickly search the web from inside Word. Get information about a word, such as its definition, the word’s origin, pronunciation, and much more. Just right-click on a word > Smart Lookup.

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

New technologies, same great program: UNK’s online Biology M.S. celebrates 20 years of excellence

Posted: June 12, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT

New technologies, same great program: UNK’s online Biology M.S. celebrates 20 years of excellence

The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s online Biology M.S. program is celebrating two decades of educating students through an online format.   The program was developed in May of 2003, making it older than the majority of UNK’s incoming freshman.   “I believe we are the oldest fully online Biology M.S. program,” Biology M.S. Online Program Coordinator Brian Peterson said.  Throughout the decades, the program and technology has...

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: UNK Online, General, Graduate Studies, Natural and Social Sciences

Online student Scott Foens feels connection to UNK from nearly 500 miles away

Posted: June 6, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT

Online student Scott Foens feels connection to UNK from nearly 500 miles away

A major reason people steer away from online higher education is the fear of feeling like a number or not being connected to the campus, professors, or peers. This is not the case for Scott Foens, a current student in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s online History M.A. program.  Foens is a U.S. Airforce veteran and currently works for the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa overseeing the land management system. His undergraduate was in history and his passion for writing...

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: Graduate Studies, UNK Online, General

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