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By USucceed, May 7, 2013 9:03 am

Graduating students who have excelled in both academic achievement and community service may be nominated as a Vice Chancellor’s Honor Recipient. This recognition honors students who maintain high scholastic performance while actively participating in University and community activities outside the classroom.

Congratulations to the Spring 2013 Honor Recipients!

• Deepti Bankapur, SCE (ECE) – Nominated by Deborah O’Bannon and LaShaundra Randolph
• Joshua Boehm, A&S (UP+D) – Nominated by Sungyop Kim
• Christine Burleson, A&S (Psychology) – Nominated by Jannette Berkley-Patton
• Ashley Capps, Pharmacy – Nominated by Cameron Lindsey
• Melony Chakrabarty, Medicine – Nominated by Connie Beachler
• Andrew Dang, Biology – Nominated by Tammy Welchert
• Krishna Doddapaneni, SCE (Computer Science) – Nominated by Jamie Kanki
• Karol Gil Vasquez, A&S (Economics) – Nominated by John Henry
• Collin Herman, A&S (Chemistry) and Biology – Nominated by Kathleen Kilway and Loretta Sanderson Klamm
• Ryan Holbrook, A&S (Chemistry) – Nominated by Kathleen Kilway
• Brandon Jackson, A&S (Chemistry) – Nominated by LaShaundra Randolph
• Mena Kerolus, Medicine – Nominated by Agostino Molteni
• Sarah Meiners, Biology – Nominated by Aaron Reed and Ursula Gurney
• James Mitchell, A&S (Environmental Studies) – Nominated by Caroline Davies
• Ashika Odhav, Medicine – Nominated by Kathy Kinder
• Amy Quinn, Law – Nominated by Nancy Levit
• Bethany Rippy, Biology – Nominated by Hazel Jones
• Jamison Ryan, Biology – Nominated by Aaron Reed and Bill Smith
• Jouliana Sadek, Graduate Studies (Molecular Biology and BioChemistry) – Nominated by Sandy Gault

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By USucceed, May 7, 2013 9:02 am

The Fulbright Program is funded through the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program provides funding for students, scholars, teachers, and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.  This competitive program requires applicants to undergo an extensive application process.  UMKC is proud to announce students selected to receive one of these prestigious awards:

Research Awards

• John Chittum, Doctoral Student at the Conservatory, will be studying in Sweden (one of ten selected out of 45 applicants)

English Teaching Assistantships

• Kate Tankel, Education and Spanish, will be teaching in Ecuador (one of three selected out of 52 applicants)
• Nathan Hoffmann, French and Cello, will be teaching in Belgium (one of two selected out of 31 applicants)

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By USucceed, May 7, 2013 8:57 am

Cash for your textbooks!

Done studying?  looking for some summer spending cash? Bring your textbooks back to the bookstore and sell them back!  Plus, enter to win prizes with every books you sell back!

Starts this week!

• May 6-10, 8am – 6pm
• May 13-17, 8am – 6pm
• May 20-21, 8am – 4pm

No Saturdays or Sundays, no off-site buys.  Don’t forget to turn in your rental books!

Reserve your books for Fall!  Enroll now in the Early Bird program:  and when you register, the Bookstore does all the work for you!

Register for Early Bird Textbook Reservations!

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By USucceed, May 6, 2013 5:24 pm

Studying for finals?  Check out the following locations and hours for your studying comfort and convenience…and be sure to catch a break with a free massage or cuddle with a therapy dog, too!

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By USucceed, April 30, 2013 8:15 am

From left to right – Matias Bichara (junior), Rayyan Umrani (junior), Khalil Kennedy (freshman), Ida Ayalew (freshman), Whitney Young (freshman), and Brody Sabor (freshman).

Six members of the UMKC  Undergraduate Mock Trial Team competed at the National Diversity Mock Trial Competition in Chicago earlier this April.  The competition was established to encourage interest in the law among diverse undergraduate students and is hosted by the John Marshall School of Law.  Student participants conducted full trials in a courtroom setting and experienced how the law is practiced and applied.  The competition was judged by law students and local attorneys and judges.

UMKC was awarded five of the eight total awards given at the competition (4 top team awards and 4 top individual speaker awards).  And perhaps even more impressive, all six competing team members are first-year mock trial competitors.  The UMKC Mock Trial team was awarded the 2^nd (Matias Bichara, junior),  3^rd (Rayyan Umrani, junior)  and 4^th (Ida Ayalew, freshman) place team awards.  In addition, Rayyan Umrani was awarded the 1^st place top speaker award, and freshman Brody Sabor was awarded the 2^nd place top speaker award.  In addition to awards, the students earned tuition waivers towards their first year of law school at select law schools:  Rayyan Umrani ($21,000), Matias Bichara ($9,000), Brody Sabor ($9,000) and Ida Iyalew ($3,000). 

The team is composed of undergraduate students and try-outs are held in the Fall of every year.  The team is coached by Jessica Bernard (Ensz & Jester and UMKC adjunct instructor), Anthony McDaniel (UMKC alumnus and current UMKC School of Law student), Irene Downs (UMKC alumna), Amanda Mendon (UMKC alumna), and Kate Young (UMKC alumna). 

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By USucceed, April 30, 2013 8:14 am

New Next Fall – The RooWriter replaces the WEPT!

Starting Monday August 19, 2013, the first day of the regular Fall semester, the online RooWriter Writing Assessment will officially be launched, replacing the handwritten Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) with a more student-friendly and student-useful assessment tool.

All undergraduate students must complete the writing assessment in order to graduate and to enroll in certain courses—but now the assessment is on-line, within a longer window of time, and provides direct feedback on a student’s current ability to use academic reading and writing in the critical analysis of discourse.

Like the old WEPT, students write a persuasive written argument in the form of an essay based on a given Reading Packet.

Unlike the old WEPT, students now have a much larger selection of Reading Packets to choose from and will receive a copy of their essay as well as a critical response to that essay written by two RooWriter Evaluators rather than a simple (and unenlightening) pass/fail grade.

The criteria the Evaluators will use for assessing student performance on the RooWriter are based on the criteria used to assess student reading, writing, and discourse analysis in the new 30-hour University-wide General Education Program.

Taking the RooWriter will only satisfy the undergraduate graduation requirement after a student has completed Discourse II (or equivalent), but we encourage students to take the RooWriter at any time (and multiple times) before or after Discourse II as a personal diagnostic as they move through their UMKC career.

RooWriter Advantages for Students:

• Take online anywhere, at any time, on any computer over the Internet; no long registration delays!
• Typed with a word processor over 72 hours, rather than handwritten in a bluebook over a 3 hour period
• A choice of discipline-specific Reading Packet of articles on a subject of interest to you
• Receive a copy of your essay and critical feedback on your writing in a formative, diagnostic report
• Can take more than once in your UMKC career, and before graduation, for a current assessment of your writing

Remember, if you have questions about your writing, contact the Writing Studio at 235-1146 to set up an appointment with a tutor or ask about upcoming writing workshops. The RooWriter will be working closely with the Writing Studio to help students make use of the reports the RooWriter provides. The Writing Studio has locations in the Atterbury Student Success Center and Miller Nichols Library.