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UMKC’s School of Nursing Ranked No. 15 of Nation’s Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs

January 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Alumni, Classroom Technology, Community Connections, Faculty, Life Sciences, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing has been ranked in the Top 20 of the nation’s best online graduate nursing programs by U.S. News & World Report.

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School of Nursing Has Its First Father-Son Alumni Combo

December 18th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Classroom Technology, Life Sciences, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Tim and Daniel Q. Smith graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing last week, becoming its first father-son alumni.

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School of Medicine unveils renovated docent unit for students

August 7th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Capital improvements, Classroom Technology, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Students, Technology

Students, staff and faculty at the UMKC School of Medicine joined Dean Betty Drees and Chancellor Leo Morton on Aug. 3 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening the school’s newly renovated docent unit. The unit is one of five docent units – key elements supporting the School of Medicine’s emphasis on a team-based approach to [...]

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UMKC Libraries’ new blog keeps users informed about online resources

May 8th, 2012 · Comments Off · Classroom Technology, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Libraries

[The following was provided by UMKC Libraries.] UMKC Libraries’ Electronic Resources Support Team has created a blog to keep users up-to-date regarding changes to the libraries’ online collections, including databases and online journals and books.

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2012 Spring UMKC Theatre Training News now available online

January 24th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Classroom Technology, Communications, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Profiles, Students, Technology, Visual and Performing Arts

[The following was provided by UMKC Theatre.] The 2012 Spring issue of UMKC Theatre Training News is now available online. Among the featured articles in the magazine are

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Revision of General Education at UMKC

November 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Administration, Assessment, Classroom Technology, Communications, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, General Education, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Technology, Visual and Performing Arts

[The following is a report submitted by the UMKC General Education Advisory Task Force.] In fall of 2009, Provost Gail Hackett appointed a General Education Advisory Task Force made up of representatives from each academic unit to develop a strategy for the creation and implementation of a “new” UMKC general education program that is tied [...]

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Exploring Networks of the Future: UMKC hosts the GENI Conference

October 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Classroom Technology, Communications, Community Connections, Faculty, Government and Higher Education, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Technology

UMKC is hosting the 12th Global Environment for Network Innovations( GENI) Engineering Conference (GEC12) Nov. 2-4, 2011, in Kansas City, Missouri.  While many of the Conference meetings will take place at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, the GEC12′s networking and demonstration event will be held at UMKC’s Student Union on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 5:30 – [...]

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UMKC and MSU sign MOU establishing Pharm.D. program in Springfield

October 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Administration, Classroom Technology, Communications, Community Connections, Government and Higher Education, Life Sciences, Students

[The following was provided by UMKC’s Office of Public Relations.] Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was joined by leaders from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Missouri State University (MSU) on Friday, Oct. 14, in Springfield to announce the signing of an agreement that will allow students on the MSU campus to enroll in UMKC’s [...]

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Posting copyrighted material in Blackboard: What’s the law?

October 4th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Classroom Technology, Communications, Faculty, Libraries, Technology

On Oct. 21, UMKC Libraries, FaCET and the Leon E. Bloch Law Library will present a copyright workshop to provide Critical information for teaching faculty posting copyrighted material in Blackboard. Sessions will be held on both campuses:

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UMKC launches UFirst, an early warning system for all undergraduate students

September 20th, 2011 · Comments Off · Academic units, Administration, Classroom Technology, Communications, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students, Support services, Technology

[The following was submitted by the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.] On Sept. 27, UMKC’s Provost’s Office and the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management are launching a new early warning system called UFirst, which has been built into our existing Blackboard course management system. UFirst can be used for all undergraduate students [...]

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