Alexis Page & Deena Schleiger: This Week's Star Students!

This week, the UNK Admissions Office has TWO Star Students of the Week! Meet Alexis Page and Deena Schleiger!

Alexis Page

Alexis is one of our returning Student Diplomats this semester, and has been a phenomenal mentor to the newbies. She has excellent time management skills - especially when it comes to dropping off students for their academic appointments. She is a hard worker, genuine, and is always more than willing to help out with extra tours. Thanks for all that you do, Alexis!

• High School: Crete High School, Crete NE
• Year & Major: Junior, Pre-Medicine
• What is your dream job?: "To be a biomedical researcher."
• What is your favorite UNK tradition/event?: "Homecoming Lip Sync!"
• Where is your favorite place on campus to hang out? "The lab"

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Deena Schleiger

Deena is another one of our returning Student Diplomats this semester, and another great mentor. She is outstanding conversation skills, and is always willing to talk to prospective students and families as soon as they arrive to the Admissions Office. Deena is a great worker, is very sincere, and always carries an upbeat and positive attitude with her! Thank you for always going above and beyond, Deena!

• High School: Kearney Catholic High School - Kearney, NE
• Year & Major: Sophomore, Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development
• Where is your favorite place in Kearney to hang out?: "Home! And any of the awesome shopping locations."
• What is your dream job/career goals?: "To be a teacher for Kearney Public Schools"
• What is your favorite UNK tradition/event?: "UNK football games!"

Brittany Mrkvicka & Morgan Prochnow: This Week's Star Students!

This week, the UNK Admissions Office has TWO Star Students of the Week! Meet Brittany Mrkvicka and Morgan Prochnow!

Brittany Mrkvicka

Brittany is a 1st time student diplomat, yet has a phenomenal sense of confidence. She does a great job of taking control of a situation. She has great conversation skills, is extremely welcoming to students and their families, and is an incredibly hard worker with an always upbeat, positive, and encouraging attitude! We're looking forward to seeing the potential that she has in this office!

• High School: St. Paul High School - St. Paul, NE
• Year & Major: Sophomore, Special Education K-12 & Middle Grades Education
• Why did you choose UNK?: "I was actually having a difficult time deciding and my dad forced me to go on one more tour. That tour made me fall in love with UNK, and I'm still in touch with those tour guides."
• What is your favorite UNK tradition/event?: "The Big Event"
• UNK Activities & Organizations: 
• Alpha Phi
• Resident Assistant
• Newman Center
• Honors Program
• St. Jude Up Til Dawn
• The BIG Event

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Morgan Prochnow

Another 1st time student diplomat this semester, Morgan has really grown in these past few months; she has become increasingly more confident and is fantastic with our younger groups on campus! She is always looking for a good conversation, is very talented at forming connections with any student and their family, and is incredibly genuine and sincere. We appreciate how much Morgan has stepped up to volunteer a number of her Saturdays for special visits! Thanks for all that you do in our office, Morgan!

• High School: Seward High School - Seward, NE
• Year & Major: Junior, Communication Disorders major
• Where is your favorite place on campus to hang out?: "The Gamma Phi Beta house or the library!"
• What is your dream job/career goals?: "To become a speech language pathologist."
• What is your favorite UNK tradition/event?: "Greek Week!"