[The following was provided by the UMKC Office of Public Relations.] The 2012 UMKC Health Sciences Student Research Summit will be held on Thursday, April 19 on the UMKC Health Sciences campus at Hospital Hill. Student poster presentations will be on display at the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine and in the Health Sciences Building. Faculty, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia'
UMKC Health Sciences Student Research Summit
April 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Life Sciences
Tags:
Administrative Professionals Stress Reduction Program – “Find Your Paradise”
April 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Human Resources, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Staff
[The following was provided by the Human Resources office.] In celebration of Administrative Professionals week, UMKC administrative professionals are invited to attend a program on stress reduction. Human Resources will sponsor two sessions on Friday, April 27, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the School of Medicine and 2 p.m. at the Administrative Center.
Tags:
NY Times best-selling author: “Hochschild Presents WWI ‘s Other War…”
March 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Communications, Community Connections, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia
[The following was provided by UMKC's Department of History.] On March 21, UMKC’s History Department in collaboration with the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial will host a lecture by Adam Hochschild, The New York Times best-selling author. The lecture, “Adam Hochschild Presents WWI’s Other War: The Battles Between Governments and War Resisters,” [...]
Tags:
Saving money for college: MOST, Missouri’s 529 College Savings Plan
March 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Administration, Community Connections, Government and Higher Education, Human Resources, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Students
[The following was provided by UMKC Human Resources.] On March 30, UMKC’s Human Resources (HR) epartment is offering an information session about MOST, Missouri’s 529 College Savings Plan. The State of Missouri and MOST have joined together to offer Missouri families a way to save for college. Qualified residents can receive matching fund of up [...]
Tags:
UMKC Truman Center hosts author of School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America’s Favorite Welfare Program
March 13th, 2012 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Communications, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia
[The following was provided by the UMKC Truman Center for Governmental Affairs.] UMKC’s Truman Center for Governmental Affairs is bringing Susan Levine, author of School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America’s Favorite Welfare Program (Princeton University Press, 2008), to present the next program in the UMKC Truman Legacy Series that began in 2007.
Tags:
UMKC 43rd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Symposium features filmmaker, Adrian Grenier
March 6th, 2012 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Announcement, Communications, Community Connections, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Staff, Students
[The following was provided by the UMKC Student Government Association.] For the 43rd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Symposium, the UMKC Student Government Association is bringing in actor, musician, and filmmaker, Adrian Grenier, best known for his role as Vincent Chase in the HBO series “Entourage.” Adrian will be talking about his recent film, Teenage Paparazzo, which [...]
Tags:
UMKC brings Rick Steves to Kansas City for travel talk
February 28th, 2012 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Announcement, Communications, Community Connections, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia
[The following was provided by UMKC Office of Public Relations.] As part of his “20 Cities in 20 Days” tour across America, Rick Steves, the European travel guru and public television personality, will present “European Travel as a Political Act” at Unity Auditorium on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, Mo, at 7 [...]
Tags:
Starr Symposium and Bloch School’s EMBA present Leadership Becomes Us
February 28th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Communications, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia
[The following was provided by UMKC’s Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations.] On March 10, UMKC Starr Symposium and the Bloch School of Management Executive MBA will present Leadership Becomes Us. The event, which is in UMKC Royall Hall from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., will feature leadership expert and Bloch School Professor Joan Gallos, Ph.D. speaking [...]
Tags:
Screening, Feb. 28: Miss Representation, documentary exploring underrepresentation of women in positions of power
February 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Communications, Community Connections, Diversity, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Mission and Goals, Support services, Technology
[The following was provided by UMKC Women’s Center.] “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking that they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker UMKC Women’s Center is hosting a screening of the documentary Miss Representation on Tuesday, February 28. The documentary, which is an official selection from the 2011 Sundance [...]
Tags:
IAP workshop: Spotlight on Fulbright
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Administration, Affiliated groups, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Research, Scholarships, Support services
[The following was provided by UMKC’s International Academic Programs.] UMKC’s International Academic Programs (IAP) is hosting “Spotlight on Fulbright,” a workshop open to all UMKC faculty and staff. Come join members of the IAP Office, as well as faculty members who have received a Fulbright grant, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at [...]
Tags:
