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Three Fulbright Grantees Have Bright Year Ahead

May 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Arts and Literature, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by Strategic Marketing and Communications.] Three University of Missouri-Kansas City students were awarded Fulbright grants to study abroad during the 2013-2014 academic year.

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Snow Stays On Our Minds … “Snowmageddon”

February 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Kansas City’s “snowmageddon” shut down many schools and businesses last week — including the University of Missouri-Kansas City – but that didn’t stop UMKC students and friends from having a little fun in the snow.

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UMKC Theatre Presents – “Eat This! KC Chews on the Politics of Food”

February 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Alumni, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Visual and Performing Arts

[The following was provided by the UMKC Theatre.] UMKC Theatre presents “Eat This! KC Chews on the Politics of Food,” running March 1 – March 10 at the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, Studio 116. This play was written and directed by Stephanie Roberts.

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Spoken word artists perform “A Night of Poetry”

February 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Alumni, Community Connections, Diversity, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students, Visual and Performing Arts

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Spoken word artists Azure Antionette and Mayda del Valle will perform “A Night of Poetry” at the University of Missouri-Kansas City at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in Pierson Auditorium, Atterbury Student Success Center. A reception will take place at 5:30 p.m.

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What’s Old? What’s New? – “The New Normal”

February 19th, 2013 · Comments Off · Administration, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Community Connections, Diversity, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Ari Shapiro, NPR’s White House Correspondent and an award-winning journalist, will deliver the 6th Annual UMKC Pride Keynote Address at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7. His topic will be “The Next LGBTQ Generation – The New Normal.”

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Communiversity’s Wholistic Health Fair Will Take Place March 24

February 19th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Alumni, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Communiversity.] The UMKC Communiversity Wholistic Health Fair, a bi-annual event since 1999, will take place between 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 at the UMKC Student Union. The fair will host 56 exhibitors and 20 workshops.

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UMKC Makes Princeton Review Top 75 ‘Best Value,’ Second Consecutive Year

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Alumni, Community Connections, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The University of Missouri-Kansas City is listed as one of the Top 75 public universities in the U.S. by The Princeton Review for the second consecutive year.

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UMKC Law School Listed Among ‘Best Law Schools for Black Students’

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Diversity, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The School of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has been listed as one of “the best law schools for black students” in the 2013 Edition of The Black Student’s Guide to Law Schools.

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Check Out K-ROO – the Online Student-Run Radio Station

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Communications, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the UMKC Communication Studies Department.] K-ROO is streamed online at k-roo.org 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Live programming takes place between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Monday – Friday. Overnight and weekends are archived shows from earlier in the week. 

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Bloch School Encourages Participation in the 2013 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Henry W. Bloch School of Management.] Any UMKC student or student team with an idea for a business or venture is invited to participate in the 2013 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge. The event takes place on April 27. Sign up now to be considered for a spot in the [...]

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