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‘I Love It Here:’ UNK Student Earns Eye-Opening Opportunity Through Donor Support

“It’s so inspiring to receive this support. I just think that their support is so valuable, and it means so much.”

How Donor Support Is Preparing One UNK Student To Give Back To Her Hometown

“Their investment does not just stop with me. It carries into every classroom and every student that I will teach.”

Investing in the Future of Music and Mentorship

“We need music teachers in the world. Even if kids aren’t musicians when they grow up, practicing music when they’re younger helps out with all areas of their life, and they become more accomplished later on."

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Banking on Community: How a Scholarship Helped Hewitt Moyer Pursue his Passion

November 26, 2025
“Thank you for believing in my success and believing in me as a student, as a person and as a future professional in the banking industry. I really hope to continue to strive to be the best that I can as a student and as a future banker.”

Scholarship fuels student’s dreams in the College of Business and Technology

November 14, 2025
“I am so grateful for the scholarships I have received. I am paying for college myself, and I will be graduating debt free because of this support. I genuinely don’t think I would still be in school if that was not the case.”

The Impact of Belonging: UNK Student Organizations

September 11, 2025
“I think there's a larger impact for those donors to think about. The impact of getting involved on campus is tied to retention, tied to student belonging, and just supporting those organizations supports the health of the campus in general.”​

Ayden Brophy: From Student Aide to Aspiring Educator

May 15, 2025
“[Donors] are supporting the next generation of teachers and helping new teachers understand that they are needed and wanted. It makes an immeasurable impact.”

Investing in the Future: Strengthening UNK’s College of Education

March 27, 2025
."...The fund is critical in not only community building but also articulating what is going on in the UNK campus to the rest of the world, and especially to our state.”

UNK’s College of Business and Technology ensures excellence through donor support

February 18, 2025
“I think that is important because those stories are inspirational to our students who sometimes don’t know what they can do and therefore don’t dream as big as they could. Support from our donors really does provide a margin of excellence that allows us to do truly amazing things.”

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