Posted: September 26, 2023 3:00:00 PM CDT
Kameran Dostal is an elementary art teacher, UNK graduate student, 2023 Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award recipient, and a real-life superhero.
Posted: June 20, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
UNK Special Education M.A.Ed. graduate Brin Martin finds support both in and out of the classroom during pregnancy complications.
Posted: May 22, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
Dr. Janet Eckerson has played many roles in recent Spanish Education M.A.Ed. graduate Brenda Lopez Adame's life: high school teacher, colleague, professor and mentor. Her most recent role was hooding her at the spring 2023 commencement ceremony.
Posted: May 17, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
UNK's online Learning, Design and Technology M.S.Ed. program gives upcoming graduate Jennifer Lauder the opportunity and confidence to make a career change from teaching elementary school to teaching medical doctors how to better teach and serve online students.
Posted: April 27, 2023 10:00:00 AM CDT
UNK's Higher Education Student Affairs M.S.Ed. international student Jennifer Bucci will graduate this May with her second master's degree from the U.S. Aware of her limited time left in the states, she has been living her life as a verb.
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
The University of Nebraska at Kearney and Kearney Public Schools have teamed up to create a grant-funded UNK Mid-Nebraska Educator Pipeline project to fight for our education system, starting with keeping new teachers engaged, educated, and supported.
Posted: March 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Besides joining UNK’s College of Business & Technology Department one semester apart, Borchers Fall 2015 and Yaw Spring 2016, they both spent years working in their industries after college, which allows them to bring earned and learned knowledge to their teaching.
Posted: February 9, 2023 11:00:00 AM CST
Kelsey Walker's goal was to walk across the UNK commencement stage to receive her diploma, just as her parents and brother did. With the help of UNK experiential learning and professor, Dr. Vu, she did that, made a larger impact on her students, and became a published author.
Posted: January 31, 2023 6:00:00 AM CST
Eligible students have the opportunity every year to be considered for one of the many scholarships awarded at UNK. In fact, in the 2022-2023 school year alone, 295 of UNK’s College of Business and Technology students were awarded 510 scholarships worth a combined total of $524,000.
Posted: January 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Jenn True, the 2022 Outstanding New Principal of the Year recipient, made the transition from elementary teacher to elementary principal with the help of UNK's Principalship program and professors.
Posted: September 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
Her journey at UNK has included many valuable experiences and prepared her for her next steps. She is looking forward to graduation this December, the job hunt in spring, and discovering where she will settle down.
Posted: June 21, 2021 8:00:00 AM CDT
The Nebraska Department of Education is seeking proposals for sessions at the 2021 Paraeducator conference to be held at the Younes Center in Kearney as a hybrid event. All community members are encouraged to nominate an outstanding paraeducator for recognition as the Nebraska Paraeducator of the Year.
Posted: January 22, 2020 11:15:00 AM CST
U.S. News and World Report has once again ranked the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) as one of the best institutions in the country for students pursuing an online graduate degree in education. In addition, the University was placed on the list of “Best Online Master’s in Education Programs for Veterans." How do UNK’s online graduate students benefit from these rankings? Here’s a closer look:
Posted: December 20, 2019 7:00:00 AM CST
For Brett and Sara Kluever of Gibbon, working toward online master’s degrees in Instructional Technology simultaneously allowed for a strong support system to be established from the start. While finding the right balance was challenging at times, Brett says his personal motivation to complete his degree was always clear...
Posted: August 8, 2017 8:00:00 AM CDT
For Sarah Bartling, students have always been the reason she works in a career she loves every day. Initially planning to teach at the elementary school level, her own educational and professional journey at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) led to her position as an online program coordinator in the Department of Teacher Education.
Posted: July 24, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
The Nebraska Country School Conference (2nd ever in the state) was held at UNK Friday and Saturday, July 14th and 15th. This two day event hosted phenomenal speakers on a variety of topics, including the Curator of the National Orphan Train Complex, Genoa Indian Industrial School Museum, and NET documentaries of Country Schools. UNK’s own Assistant Professors contributed to the conference, Dr. Christopher Steinke presented on the Dust Bowl and Dr. David Vail on The Blizzard of 1800...
Posted: May 2, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
I decided to end the school year and start the summer with a list of great book recommendations for the months ahead. I invited faculty to assist in this, so here goes!
Posted: April 17, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
The new inductees for Academy for Teacher Education Excellence at UNK today are Kipp Petersen and Brett Kluever. This award is given to individuals each year who have made outstanding contributions to the preparation of new teachers and the field of education
Posted: April 1, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
I should say right off the bat, I am not a special education teacher, however, like most educators I have worked closely with special education throughout my career and have a great deal of respect for those teachers. In my dealings with special education, it has been my observation that an unwarranted amount of paper work is required by federal regulation. I decided to do a bit of exploring to see if this was true. Here’s what I found out:
Posted: March 24, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
The College of Education latest forum featured COE faculty presenting on topics related to promoting scholarship with students and integrating technology into teaching.
