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UMKC’s Gloria Tibbs Honored at White House

June 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Arts and Literature, Awards and honors, Diversity, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Libraries, Staff

[ The following was provided by the division of Strategic Marketing and Communications.] Gloria Tibbs, a librarian for the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been named a White House “Champion of Change.” She is one of 12 museum and library professionals from across the country who participated in panel discussions at the White House June [...]

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Faculty: Deadline Extended for Diversity Curriculum Infusion Institute

May 20th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity, Faculty

[The following was provided by the Division of Diversity, Access and Equity.] The Division of Diversity, Access and Equity is currently accepting applications for 10 to 15 faculty members to participate in its Diversity Curriculum Infusion Institute. Faculty participants will work with peers to develop or redevelop course curriculum with the support and guidance of [...]

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Faculty: Participate in the Diversity Curriculum Infusion Institute

May 13th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity

[The following was provided by the Division of Diversity, Access and Equity.] The Division of Diversity, Access and Equity is currently accepting applications for 10-15 faculty members to participate in its Diversity Curriculum Infusion Institute.

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Faculty: Participate in the Diversity Curriculum Infusion Institute

April 29th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity

[The following was provided by the Division of Diversity, Access and Equity.] The Division of Diversity, Access and Equity is currently accepting applications for 10-15 faculty members to participate in its Diversity Curriculum Infusion Institute.

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Kristi Ryujin to Receive KC Chamber’s Ace Award

April 8th, 2013 · Comments Off · Awards and honors, Diversity

[The following was provided by Diversity, Access and Equity] On Tuesday, April 30, the KC Chamber will honor this year’s Ace Award recipients.

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Spoken word artists perform “A Night of Poetry”

March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, 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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CineWomen: A Refreshing Showcase of Women in Film

March 11th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity, Uncategorized

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The UMKC Women’s Center and Her Art Project will host an event to commemorate Women’s History Month, entitled “CineWomen: A Refreshing Showcase of Women in Film.”

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Division of Diversity Will Hold the Mendoza Scholarship Breakfast on March 12

March 4th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity

[The following was provided by the Division of Diversity, Access and Equity.] The Division of Diversity will host the 5th Annual Agapito Mendoza Scholarship Breakfast on Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 a.m. in the Pierson Auditorium. Funds from the breakfast will support scholarships to assist UMKC Latino/Latina students.

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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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