About Us
Boldly Brewing and Always Awakening
Brewed Awakening is the first student-operated business on campus at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “Boldly Brewed and Always Awakening” is our slogan. The coffee shop is managed by ENACTUS (formerly SIFE), with support from university faculty and staff, students have been empowered by the process of building this business since 2012. The shop provides experiential learning opportunities for everyone involved.
Our Story
On November 28, 2012, Brewed Awakening’s grand opening was held with UNK’s Enactus team, along with the Chancellor of UNK, the Dean of the College of Business and Technology, and other staff and faculty. We are a student-operated coffee shop located at the east entrance of West Center (UNK’s college of Business and Technology).
Brewed Awakening was created for students to have a place where they can work and gain experiential learning in a business setting, as well as fulfilling cleaning needs. We serve a variety of drinks from black coffee, specialty drinks, and a few food items. Our pace was designed for students to work, meet friends, and build a sense of community by bringing students and staff together. Besides that, we offer catering services, on and off campus.
MGT 401 Collaboration
Brewed Awakening has always been a “student run” project for UNK, but a collaboration with the Management 401 class run by Professor Travis Hollman made it even more so. Through this class, a specially selected group of students were given charge of helping to run and manage the shop.
Every semester, a new team of students is given the opportunity to figure out and solve real world problems that Brewed Awakening is actually facing. Whether it be putting together a marketing plan, financial statements, or figuring the COGS for the business, the students work with and for Brewed Awakenings staff to help make it into the most successful business it can be.
This collaboration offers an opportunity for real life experiential learning for the students of the College of Business and Technology. The hopes are for this partnership to continue into the foreseeable future, both for the benefit of the students and Brewed Awakening.
Come On In!
Weekdays
7:30 am – 1:30 pm