Category: Student Access and Success

From left: Dana Falter and his brothers, Rod, Shannon and Todd, established a scholarship to support UNK students from their hometown.

Providing a Living Legacy

November 30, 2023

Dana Falter and his brothers are honoring their hometown of Creighton, Nebraska, with a scholarship fund for business and technology students who attend UNK.

Chase Glover of Grand Island, Nebraska, is studying agronomy at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

‘Prepared to Go Out Into the World’

November 30, 2023

Chase Glover didn’t think college was for him. His plans changed after his high school Future Farmers of America adviser suggested he check out the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. He traveled to Curtis, Nebraska, and took a tour. The experience changed Glover’s mind about college and planted the seeds for his future.

UNO Aviation’s newest flight simulator, a Boeing 737, is flown by students Jonathan Corey and Hunter Pherson.

Learning to Fly

November 14, 2023

Gemma Ossi is on her way to becoming a professional pilot with the help of a new, privately funded addition at UNO’s Aviation Institute — a Boeing 737 jet simulator.

Simulating to Keep Patients Safe

November 8, 2023

Simulators provide a controlled environment for learning to fly an aircraft or drive a car. In health care, visualization and simulation technology is teaching students to treat patients safely.

Trey Svatos poses in front of a computer

Finding His Future Through Tech

November 8, 2023

The UNK Department of Cyber Systems offers a wide range of majors for students interested in tech careers as job opportunities grow exponentially.

Professor Michelle Paxton, Director, Children's Justice Clinic and Center on Children, Families, and the Law, photoshoot for law college. November 12, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication

Giving Voice To the Vulnerable

November 7, 2023

The Children’s Justice Clinic, now permanently endowed, provides abused and neglected children advocates in court while offering hands-on experience for student attorneys.

UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications with sun setting in the background.

Guest Feature: Burnett Society member reflects on the impact of his gifts

August 17, 2023

Randy Essex, former executive editor of the Omaha World-Herald and a graduate of UNL, believes setting up a scholarship for students who struggle to pay for school is the best money he’s ever spent.

‘Helping Each Other’

June 8, 2023

For the first time, future physicians will complete their medical training in Kearney.

Shari R. Veil, MBA, Ph.D. poses in front of the Experience Lab in the UNL College of Journalism.

And We’re Rolling…

May 26, 2023

Passion is a word several students used to describe what they’re drawing from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications’ heavy emphasis on experiential learning, along with practice, portfolios and professional contacts.

Campus Kickoff Events Draw Interest and Enthusiasm for Campaign

March 6, 2023

Enthusiasm was on full display as approximately 1,500 students, faculty and staff from across the University of Nebraska System gathered to celebrate the launch of Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future.

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November 30, 2023