Celebrating Excellence,” the annual Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony, is scheduled for April 9 at 2 p.m. in Room 401 of the Student Union. The award program is a tradition that recognizes the exceptional achievements of UMKC faculty and staff. The list of award recipients can be accessed here. All faculty and staff are welcome [...]
We are proud to announce that UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton will receive the 2012 Henry W. Bloch Human Relations Award from the Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee on November 18. This award is given to someone who inspires the citizens of our community and exemplifies exceptional leadership and community activism. Chancellor Morton will be [...]
For the fourth time this year, a UMKC student has received a prestigious DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) fellowship. Dustin Stalnaker, a Master’s student in the Department of History, has received a German Studies Research Grant to spend up to 6 weeks in Germany doing research for his thesis. This highly competitive award (only 10 [...]
Each year, the UMKC community celebrates the accomplishments of our outstanding faculty and staff. These awards recognize excellence in the areas of teaching, service and engagement, research and creative activity, mentoring, and commitment to excellence in work. Awards are presented at the annual spring faculty and staff recognition ceremony. The nomination deadline is quickly approaching [...]
The UMKC National Public Radio affiliate KCUR 89.3FM won Station of the Year and Frank Morris, news director of KCUR-FM, won Journalist of the Year! For the 2012 Heart of America awards, KCUR was granted 15 awards altogether. The annual awards are presented by the Kansas City Press Club, a local affiliate of the Society [...]
Beginning July 1, 2012, Dr. Lawrence Dreyfus will embark upon a three-year appointment as the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at UMKC. In this position he will oversee the Office of Research Services, which includes all UMKC research and economic development initiatives including the Institute for Human Development and the UMKC Innovation Center. [...]
In a national election, the membership of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine elected Denis M Medeiros, UMKC Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, a councilor to serve on its Executive Board for four years, through 2016. The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine membership is composed of physician scientists and scientists from [...]
Our students are enjoying quite a year with the DAAD fellowships. The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)/ German Academic Exchange Service “promotes international academic relations and cooperation” by offering programs and funding for students, faculty, researchers, and others in higher education. The aim of DAAD is “to enable young academic elites from around the world to [...]
We would like to congratulate the School of Education for the recent receipt of a $1.5 million gift from the Sosland Foundation and the Vivian & Hymie J. Sosland Charitable Trust. This gift will create the Vivian and Hymie Sosland Endowed Chair in Urban Teacher Education. Together with Dean Blanchett, the Endowed Chair will serve [...]
