June 2023 Posts

Support from UNK allows Brin Martin to earn M.A.Ed. despite lengthy stay in NICU with daughter

Posted: June 20, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT

Support from UNK allows Brin Martin to earn M.A.Ed. despite lengthy stay in NICU with daughter

Most University of Nebraska at Kearney students look forward to being handed their diploma on graduation day, but Brin Martin was excited to receive a hug from her advisor, Sarah Bartling.  Martin received her associate degree from Mid-Plains Community College then transferred to UNK where she graduated with her bachelor's in early childhood in 2018. In 2020, after a couple of years of teaching Special Education, Martin decided to pursue her master’s online through UNK. She...

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: Graduate Studies, UNK Online, Education, General

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 history were...

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: Graduate Studies, UNK Online, General

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