WHERE THEY BELONG: RAUERT FAMILY FINDS 'HOME AWAY FROM HOME' AT UNK

KEARNEY, Neb., July 14 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

By TYLER ELLYSON

UNK Communications

KEARNEY - For the Rauert family, the University of Nebraska at Kearney has never been just a college campus.

It's a gathering place, a launch pad, a source of friendships and, perhaps most importantly, a second home.

Ask the family to describe their connection to UNK and a common theme quickly emerges.

"A home away from home," said Jenna Rauert, who earned a bachelor's degree in communication disorders this spring and is now pursuing a master's in speech-language pathology.

Around a table inside the Nebraskan Student Union, heads nod in agreement.

For more than three decades, the university has been wov...