Posted: April 30, 2025 12:00:00 PM CDT
The University of Nebraska at Kearney is gearing up for one of its largest graduate commencement ceremonies yet, with 239 candidates set to earn their master’s degrees this May—making up nearly one-fourth of the university’s total 729 graduates. Several online and blended programs are also seeing larger graduating classes this year, including 46 candidates in the online Curriculum and Instruction M.A.Ed. program, 21 in the blended Master of Business Administration...
Posted: April 29, 2025 5:00:00 PM CDT
In 2024, 84% of students surveyed by the Digital Education Council reported using Artificial Intelligence for their studies. Of those students, 24% reported using AI daily.In another national survey, 80% of college students think that college should prepare them to use AI after graduation.UNK is taking that challenge seriously.“It’s very quickly touching all jobs; it’s reaching into all industries,” explained Shannon Mulhearn, UNK assistant professor and director of...
Posted: April 29, 2025 12:00:00 AM CDT
When Dr. Danielle Kaminski was studying economics and math at Drew University in New Jersey, she knew she wanted to delve deeper into economics. Later, as a graduate student at Michigan State University, she conducted research in agricultural human resource management practices and consumer food and agricultural policy preferences before earning her Ph.D. in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. Upon graduation, she knew she wanted to work in a smaller community where the emphasis was...
Posted: April 18, 2025 5:00:00 PM CDT
Graduate Oral Presentation Natural and Physical Sciences 1st Place: Cody McGregor - “Avian Communities in Varying Stages of Restored Riparian Habitat Along the Platte River”, Biology, Mentor: Jayne Jonas-Bratten Fine Arts and Humanities 1st Place: Kiley Truex - “Basic Writing through the Lens of Mina Shaughnessy: The Ideas and Influence of the Field's Most Prominent Figure”, English, Mentor: Amanda Sladek 2nd Place: Amelia Rodgers - “Evangelical...
Posted: April 15, 2025 12:00:00 AM CDT
For Tessa Hamling and her team, this year’s National Association of Homebuilders Student Competition was a place to put what they’ve been learning into practice. Thanks to the focus on experiential learning offered by UNK’s College of Business and Technology, these students stood out among the best in their field. Hamling, who is a junior, was the architect for this year’s team. As an interior and product design major with a minor in construction management, she...
