Posted: November 21, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
The idea was formed to create new drinks “named after the faces you see every day” at UNK. This gave the class the “sense of team” that Hollman was hoping for. Since the decision was made to use Brewed Awakening as part of this class project, Hollman explains that it’s “gotten quite a bit of steam.”
Posted: November 14, 2023 11:50:00 AM CST
Entrepreneurship students from all over the world are encouraged to get involved with Cultivate via the Canvas page that the club is creating to expand their membership. Online students as well as international students will be able to join this organization through Canvas.
Posted: October 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
The club usually meets in West Center once a month, but it’s not unusual for them to decide to hang out in a more casual atmosphere such as Brewed Awakenings. A typical meeting might consist of discussing club business, listening to a guest speaker who is a local business leader, or taking a tour of one of the many businesses around Kearney.
Posted: September 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
In addition to his speaking engagements at UNK, Birge is also open to the idea of having interns work at Fast Forward. He recently had an extremely qualified intern reach out to him. As the student shared that he wanted to work at Fast Forward because he felt that the company solved real problems, Birge knew he had succeeded at creating “an environment around something more than just money.”
Posted: September 12, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
According to Layne Hudson, the current Vice-President of Communications for IDO, “the professors are great” and “very involved with IDO.” Hudson works hard “to make sure ID students are informed about all upcoming events and opportunities” available to them through this club.
Posted: September 5, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
True to the experiential learning that has long been the hallmark of classes at UNK, Brockmeier explains that he and Armagost prepare lessons that require the students to “do activities” that have a “real world” aspect. One example is when students are first asked to contemplate where they spend their money before beginning a project which, according to Brockmeier, requires them to “track every dollar” they spend.
Posted: May 2, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
For Novacek, who was able to participate in internships as well as work in the industry before graduation, he feels thankful that the opportunities he received at UNK helped him graduate without feeling a ‘huge shock” when he entered “the real world” of business.
Posted: March 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Chloe Dakan, a senior business student who is majoring in marketing, states that making a fake business plan for a fleet of electrical cars for this competition “solidified what (she’s been) doing” in her classes. She stated that her team has “realized that choosing UNK was the best option for us” because they were not afraid to put to use, at this competition, the type of hands-on learning they experience in their college classes.
Posted: January 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Klein starts each day traveling throughout the building where he gets to do what he enjoys the most, interacting with his colleagues. He eventually ends up at UNK’s student-run coffee shop Brewed Awakenings, the first major renovation project he worked on.
Posted: November 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM CST
He read the feedback where the student “cut right to the heart of it” which ended up being a powerful experience for him as a teacher.
Posted: September 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM CDT
Dr. Envick needs to get to know each of her students before she can successfully facilitate their learning. To do this, she first determines their strengths and weaknesses.
Posted: October 23, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
Rachel Jack, an Enactus member and the leader of New Venture Adventure tells us a little bit about what she learned from organizing such a big event as well as how Enactus in general has helped enhance her UNK experience.
Posted: August 21, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
In 2014, Dr. Greg Benson took over the direction of the Supply Chain Management for UNK. He has grown the program to almost 70 students strong. Nebraska has a great deal of job demand for purchasing managers, logistics managers and distribution managers in the companies located in the state.
Posted: August 21, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
Our student spotlight is Guilia Napoli, who studies at the International University of Language and Media in Milan, Italy. During her time in the U.S., she was a part of the student project of Open for Business Magazine; a partnership involving the Office of International Education and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development.
Posted: April 17, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
Originally from Scandinavia, Dr. Sonja Bickford has had a plethora of experience abroad. Bickford has taken groups of students on trips, has been been instrumental in creating a partnership between UNK and a university in Finland, and has worked with the International programs on campus. She is currently a visiting faculty member in the department of Industrial Technology. Bickford elaborates here on her experiences abroad and her current projects.
Posted: April 17, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
Amanda Slattery is a sophomore from Indianola studying Interior Design and Construction Management. Slattery participated in UNK's first 3 Day Startup this year. Here she shares about her experiences at UNK and how 3DS impacted her as an entrepreneur.
Posted: March 31, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
Dr. Susan Jensen has held a number of roles at UNK, including assistant management professor, Assistant Director for the Nebraska Business Development Center, and Associate Dean for the College of Business and Technology. Here she shares about her experience while traveling with students in Ireland.
Posted: March 31, 2017 12:00:00 AM CDT
Katelyn Ziebarth is a senior at UNK studying business administration and health care management. Ziebarth has held an instrumental role as a leader in Enactus, presented as part of a competition team, and chaired her own project--all in the same year. Here Ziebarth shares about her experiences.
Posted: February 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM CST
Jeff Nordhues is a professor in Interior and Product Design at UNK. He and his wife founded a 'design and make' lighting studio in Kearney called Pax Modern. This entrepreneurial experience has allowed Nordhues to better teach his students in theoretical and practical ways.
Posted: February 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM CST
Emily is in her fifth year at UNK and is excited to finally graduate in May! She is studying Multimedia and is the go-to for all things media at the Center for Entrepreneurship this semester.
