May Posts

For the love of Science: UNK Public Communication M.A. graduate is ready to share her passion

Posted: May 15, 2024 3:00:00 PM CDT

For the love of Science: UNK Public Communication M.A. graduate is ready to share her passion

“I love science communication,” said upcoming University of Nebraska at Kearney Public Communication M.A. graduate Gwendolynn Folk.  She loves it so much that she drove more than 800 miles to UNK from Idaho State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and worked as a post-baccalaureate scholar in a socio-urban-hydrology lab.  This 12-hour journey was sparked by meeting UNK’s Research Professor of Communication and Biology Dr....

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: General, Graduate Studies, UNK Online

UNK’s Transitional Certification Program paves the way for Vincent Smail’s return to Lincoln High School

Posted: May 14, 2024 10:00:00 AM CDT

UNK’s Transitional Certification Program paves the way for Vincent Smail’s return to Lincoln High School

What do you want to do when you grow up?  We’ve all been asked this question at one point in our lives.  University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Transitional Certification Program student Vincent Smail believes we should be asking a deeper question, “How will you impact your community?”  If you would have asked Smail this 14 years ago, as a senior at Lincoln High, he would have been unsure of both of his answers. Now, Smail is back at Lincoln...

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: General, UNK Online, Graduate Studies

Public History M.A. student Tatiana Moore named UNK’s 2024 Graduate Student of the Year

Posted: May 5, 2024 12:00:00 PM CDT

Public History M.A. student Tatiana Moore named UNK’s 2024 Graduate Student of the Year

Public History Master of Arts student Tatiana Moore is making history at the University of Nebraska at Kearney as the third recipient of the Graduate Student of the Year award.  Although a native of Norfolk, Moore considers UNK home. After graduating in 2020 with a History Education B.A.Ed., she returned to her former high school in Norfolk to teach history.   “I loved being in the classroom, but I realized that I wanted to teach history in a different way,”...

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By: Heidi Knake

Category: Graduate Studies, General, UNK Online

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