[The following was emailed to UMKC Everyone on May 24.] The news reports from Joplin following the devastating tornado that struck that area continue. The UMKC community joins others in offering our sympathy to the families of those who died and our hope to the hundreds of individuals displaced, distressed, and traumatized by this disaster.
Entries from May 31st, 2011
Message from Chancellor Leo Morton: Southern Missouri tornadoes
May 31st, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic units, Administration, Alumni, Communications, Community Connections, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Scholarships, Staff, Students, Support services
Tags: devastating tornado·Heart to Heart International·Joplin·Red Cross·school of nursing·the Salvation Army
Safety tips and resources for campus emergencies
May 31st, 2011 · Comments Off · Communications, Faculty, Staff, Students, Support services
In case of emergency, call 911. Top 10 safety tips: Lock it up. Never leave your room or personal items unattended. Don’t walk alone. Use the buddy-buddy system to make sure you’re never alone after normal campus hours. Know the people you live with. Never let strangers into the residence halls or apartment complex without [...]
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UMKC Team Travels to the AAC&U General Education Summer Institute
May 31st, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Administration, Announcement, Communications, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, General Education, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia
UMKC was selected to send a team to attend the AAC&U Institute on General Education and Assessment, which will be held June 4-8 on the campus of San Jose State University. The institute provides an opportunity to work with AAC&U institute faculty, as well as faculty from schools around the country, in order to develop effective [...]
May 25 – Update on UMKC Alumni and friends in southern Missouri storm area
May 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic units, Administration, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Announcement, Communications, Community Connections, University Advancement
[The following was provided by UMKC University Advancement and uploaded to UMatters on May 25.] An update regarding our alumni and friends in the Joplin area and our outreach to them since the devastating tornado: In total, we have 325 alumni in the Joplin metro area. The UMKC University Advancement’s Association model, which supports unit-based [...]
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UMKC responds to Joplin tornado
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic units, Alumni, Announcement, Community Connections, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Staff, Students, Support services
Yesterday, faculty and staff at UMKC Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medicine held meetings and began organizing in response to the major storms that swept through Joplin and southern Missouri over the weekend. The Schools are closely monitoring the situation and are reaching out to our students and alumni in the storm area. Along with [...]
Tags: Joplin·Red Cross·School of Medicine·school of nursing·school of pharmacy
UMKC’s new Student Union receives LEED Gold certification
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Administration, Announcement, Awards and honors, Capital improvements, Students, Sustainability
On May 13, UMKC learned that its new Student Union has officially been certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] Gold project. The new building, which has received several architectural and environmental awards throughout the last year, features public transportation access, storm water control, natural lighting, skylights, high ceilings, a central stairway and [...]
UMKC’s IEI announces its 26th Annual EOY honorees
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Announcement, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers
[The following was provided by UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management.] The Council for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management have announced the honorees for the 26th Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards celebration. For the first time in the event’s [...]
Tags: Entrepreneurship·Henry W. Bloch School of Management·Innovation·Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
UMKC Roos Tumblers sold at Staff Picnic to benefit Water.org
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Announcement, Community Connections, Mission and Goals, Staff, Sustainability
[The following was provided by the Staff Council’s Service Project Committee.] Staff Council’s Service Project Committee will be selling UMKC Roos tumblers at the Staff Picnic on Wednesday, May 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for $5 each. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to benefit Water.org, a locally-based non-profit organization that [...]
Tags: Roos tumblers·Water.org
UMKC School of Pharmacy professor recognized for distinction in psychiatric pharmacy
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic units, Awards and honors, Faculty, Life Sciences
[The following was submitted by UMKC’s Office of Public Relations.] Roger W. Sommi, PharmD, Professor of Pharmacy and Psychiatry at UMKC’s School of Pharmacy, has been awarded the 2011 Judith J. Saklad Award from the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP). The award is presented annually to a senior psychiatric pharmacy practitioner who has [...]
Tags: College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists·psychiatric pharmacy practitioner·Roger W. Sommi·school of pharmacy
