Employees celebrated Take Your Child to Work Day on April 28, 2022 by bringing their children to different events across the Volker and Health Sciences campuses throughout the day. We had 86 kids on campus participating in the event. The rain at the beginning of the day didn’t slow any of the kids down. As part of the events kids had the opportunity to receive a t-shirt, a certificate for completing their first day of work at UMKC, and if they attended 5 events, they were able to swing by Human Resources to pick up a UMKC water bottle.

Miller Nichols Library had many exciting exhibits available to tour including the Richard L. Sutton Geosciences Museum, State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City Research Center, the LaBudde Special Collections, and Robot tours.

KCUR offered sessions on Making Radio at KCUR with Paul Nyakatura, KCUR’s midday announcer. Kid’s had the opportunity to pick up a reporter’s notebook, take a picture behind the mic and record promos that were played throughout the morning. Check out the recording from Allison:

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The Missouri Institute for Defense & Energy shared physics demonstrations including magnetic levitation, wireless electricity, non-newtonian fluid, and a magnetic ring launcher.

University Athletics had a field day in Durwood Soccer Stadium. Children had the opportunity to play soccer with members of the UMKC men’s and women’s soccer teams. They could also tour the locker rooms and take a picture in a UMKC jersey with their very own letter of intent.

Biological Sciences hosted Species Squad stations covering all aspects of biology from looking through microscopes, examining x-rays, sorting bones, meeting some hissing cockroaches, examining stingrays, snakes, eels, and a kangaroo heart among other things.

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures offered free entry to employees and their children for the day.

Employees and their children had the opportunity to eat lunch in the Atterbury Student Success Center Dining Hall.

The School of Nursing & Health Studies and School of Pharmacy held a fun and challenging scavenger hunt through the Health Sciences Building with a lab tour.

The Provost shared popsicles and the opportunity for children to share their artistic sides by painting some UMKC themed drawings.

Arts & Sciences offered cookies and coloring in Scofield Hall along with a tornado simulation given by Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Additionally, Admissions provided campus tours for interested high school age children and the UMKC Bookstore provided coupons so everyone could expand their UMKC wardrobe – go Roos!

Kids and parents raved about their favorite sessions throughout the day with more than one child sharing how fun they thought it must be to work at UMKC. A huge thank you goes out to everyone that participated. Many units came together to make Take Your Child to Work Day possible and we hope next year’s event will see even more participation from units and employees alike.

National Take Your Child to Work Day takes place on the fourth Thursday of April every year, and this year it falls on Thursday, April 28^th. UMKC happily invites you and your children to help us celebrate this occasion.

Throughout the day on Thursday, April 28^th, parents and their children will be able to choose from an array of activities with different departments across the Volker and Health Sciences campuses. Activities range from arts & crafts to a scavenger hunt, sports, and science demonstrations. Children can also participate in a special meet and greet with UMKC’s beloved mascot, Kasey the Kangaroo. Children who participate for the day will receive a UMKC Take Your Child to Work Day t-shirt, a certificate of completion for attending the event, and free lunch in the Atterbury Student Success Center Dining Hall.

This day will also be a great opportunity for high school aged children who are considering becoming a future UMKC Roo. They can spend the day on our beautiful campus and get to know more about the educational opportunities and programs offered here at UMKC through a campus tour with Admissions.

Children of all ages are welcome to attend this event. Although we encourage everyone to participate in Take Your Child to Work Day, please seek approval from your supervisor to ensure departmental guidelines are followed and proper coverage is met. A Supervisor Approval Form will be required to register for the event.

All employees who are planning to bring their children to work on April 28, 2022, will need to register their children and sign a Waiver for each child attending by Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Click here to register your child.

For more information including a full schedule of the day’s activities, visit the Take Your Child to Work Day webpage. If you have any questions, please contact umkchr@umkc.edu.