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University IDEA
University
Recipient:
IDEA
Markussen
Recipient:
Honored
Markussen Honored
The Innovation, Development, and
The Entrepreneurship Innovation, Development, Award (IDEA) and
Entrepreneurship recognizes faculty excellence Award (IDEA) in en-
recognizes gagement and faculty outreach. excellence Dr. Phyllis in engagement
Markussen, and retiring outreach. Chair Dr. of Phyllis Family
Markussen, Studies & Interior retiring Design, Chair was of Family one of
Studies the first & recipients Interior Design, of this was award one of in
the 2010. first She recipients has extended of this her award academic in
2010. expertise She beyond has extended the institution her academic
expertise to benefit beyond others. the institution According to
to University benefit President others. James According Milliken, to
University this award President goes to those James who Milliken, work
this with award citizens, goes businesses, to those government who work
with and citizens, non-profit businesses, organizations, government other
and educational non-profit institutions, organizations, communi- other
educational ties, or regions institutions, to develop communi- new ideas,
ties, technologies, or regions programs, to develop or new businesses ideas,
technologies, that strengthen programs, the region or or businesses commu-
that nity strengthen economically, the region educationally or commuor
nity governmentally. economically, educationally or
governmentally.
Chancellor Kristensen, Dean Burkink, Dr.
Markussen Chancellor 2010 Kristensen, IDEA Dean Award Burkink, Winner, Dr. and
Markussen 2010
V.C.
IDEA
Charles
Award
Bicak.
Winner, and
V.C. Charles Bicak.
Marketing & MIS
Receive Marketing UNK & Teaching MIS
Receive UNK Award Teaching
Award
Dr. Charlie Bicak, Senior V.C. of Aca-
Dr. demic Charlie and Student Bicak, Senior Affairs, V.C. announced of Academic
that the and Marketing/MIS Student Affairs, Department announced
that won the the Marketing/MIS 2009 UNK Departmental Department
won Teaching the Award. 2009 UNK This Departmental award is to
Teaching "recognize Award. a department This award which is has to
"recognize outstanding a esprit department de corps which in its dedi- has
outstanding cation to the esprit education de corps of students." in its dedication
to the education of students."
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COLLEGE OF B & T
COLLEGE OF B & T
A $2,000 award goes along with the
UNK A $2,000 honor. award goes along with the
UNK honor.
Marketing & MIS Department.
Marketing & MIS Department.
Xpanxion Receives Award
Xpanxion Receives Award
University President J.B. Milliken
University awarded the President 2010 Walter J.B. Scott Milliken Entre-
awarded preneurial the Business 2010 Walter Award Scott to Entre- Paul
preneurial Eurek, 1997 Business Xpanxion Award founder, to for Paul the
Eurek, unique 1997 technology-based Xpanxion founder, partnership for the
unique with UNK’s technology-based CBT faculty and partnership students.
with The UNK’s US-based CBT Quality faculty Assurance and students. cen-
The ter in US-based Kearney Quality has a Assurance cross-sourcing center
quality in Kearney assurance has model a cross-sourcing
which lever-
quality ages onshore, assurance offshore, model which and lever- rural
ages sourcing onshore, capabilities offshore, to provide and clients rural
sourcing with a capabilities customer tailored to provide "best clients of
with breed" a solution. customer Xpanxion, tailored a "best leading of
breed" IT consulting solution. and Xpanxion, outsourcing a services leading
IT provider, consulting is dedicated and outsourcing to helping services clients
provider, design, develop, is dedicated upgrade, to helping and maintain clients
design, their web-based develop, applications. upgrade, and maintain
their web-based applications.
BSBA online Degree
BSBA online Degree
The bachelor of science in business
The administration bachelor of online science degree in business program
administration will see its first online students degree in the program fall of
will 2010 see according its first students to Dr. in Kathy the fall Zuck- of
2010 weiler, according the program’s to Dr. coordinator. Kathy Zuck- She
weiler, said, ―This the program’s program coordinator. is ideal for She the
said, working ―This adult program who is interested is ideal for in skill the
working and knowledge adult who development is interested as in well skill as
and completing knowledge a degree development program. as well It can as
completing help one land a a degree position program. in management It can
help and one management land a position training in management programs,
and human management relations, marketing, training programs, sales or
human information relations, technology.‖ marketing, For additional sales or
information technology.‖ on the program, For contact additional her
information at 308-865-8185 on the program, or email contact zuckweil- her
at erkm@unk.edu.
308-865-8185 or email zuckweilerkm@unk.edu.
Entrepreneurial
Networking
Entrepreneurial
in Nebraska
Networking in Nebraska
The Kearney Ramada Inn was the site of
The more Kearney than 550 Ramada small Inn business was the people, site of
more faculty, than students, 550 small and staff business who gathered people,
faculty, to network students, and learn and at staff Marketplace who gathered Ne-
to braska network in February. and learn at This Marketplace event, which Nebraska
was hosted in February. by the Center This event, for Rural which Af-
was fairs hosted and cosponsored by the Center by for the Rural CBT Af- and
fairs the CRRD, and cosponsored taught participants by the CBT network- and
the ing CRRD, skills, brand taught management, participants network- business
ing exit skills, strategies, brand target management, marketing business and re-
exit search, strategies, how to successfully target marketing utilize and social research,
networking, how to and successfully so much utilize more. social There
networking, were approximately and so much ten different more. There ses-
were sions each approximately hour throughout ten different the day from sessions
which each active hour learners throughout could the choose. day from Nu-
which merous active businesses learners set could up shop choose. to Nu- sell
merous products businesses while other set entities up shop had to booths sell
products to show while entrepreneurs other entities the services had booths pro-
to vided show that entrepreneurs could make the their services businesses provided
more profitable. that could One make such their entity businesses was the
more Nebraska profitable. Business One Development such entity was Center the
Nebraska which provides Business a variety Development of services Center at
which no charge provides to help a spur variety business of services success. at
no charge to help spur business success.
CRRD Director, Shawn Kaskie, said,
CRRD ―The 58 Director, student attendees Shawn Kaskie, were exposed said,
―The to professional 58 student development attendees were experiences exposed
to that professional are invaluable development and difficult experiences to repli-
that cate are in invaluable the classroom. and difficult Many to students replicate
gained in insight the classroom. into professional Many students careers
gained in their insight fields of into interest professional through visiting careers
in with their and fields listening of interest to experienced through visiting entre-
with preneurs and and listening service to providers.‖ experienced entrepreneurs
and service providers.‖
Marketplace Nebraska will be in Kearney again
Marketplace next year. For Nebraska more information, will be in Kearney contact Carrie again
next Stithem year. at stithemcl@unk.edu For more information, or 308-865-8199. contact Carrie
Stithem at stithemcl@unk.edu or 308-865-8199.
Students in Free Enterprise made presentations and provided
Students hands-on-learning in Free Enterprise activities made for Marketplace presentations NE and participants.
provided
hands-on-learning activities for Marketplace NE participants.