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Now that you are finishing up another semester of final exams this week, don’t forget to stop by the UMKC Bookstores at the Student Union and Hospital Hill to sell-back your books for cash! If you rented your books, the last day to return your rentals is this Friday, May 16th.
Take a break during your study session for finals! Join the Office of Student Involvement for fun FREE activities designed to help you relax and focus.
– Ease up with free massages on May 8th & 9th in the Union.
– Join UPB for late night breakfast in the Student Success Center on May 8th.
– Cuddle with therapy dogs on May 12th, 13th & 14th in the Union.
– Free Roasterie Coffee 11am – 1pm on May 13th — Get a little pick-me-up in your cup! In celebration of a new partnership between Kansas City’s leading local coffee-roasting company and hometown soccer heroes Sporting KC, they’ll be serving up their signature Sporting KC blend. Don’t miss your chance to grab your own (free) cup of victory! Stop by their van located next to the Student Union.
Check out the extended hours at the Student Union and for Jazzman’s Cafe. Special extended hours at Miller Nichols Library can be found here. The Dental Library will be open until 11pm May 5 – May 8 and May 12 – May 15.
The UMKC Union Programming Board invites you to the Late Night Breakfast on Thursday, May 8th from 10pm to midnight in the Student Success Center Dining Hall.
Take a break from studying and enjoy FREE breakfast before the sun rises!
[The following was provided by the School of Graduate Studies and Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council.]
The annual Community of Scholars Symposium and Awards Ceremony will be 1 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8 at the Student Union, room 401.
The Symposium, hosted by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) and Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council (IDSC), features UMKC graduate students’ research papers, posters and panel presentations.
Following the Symposium will be a Reception and Awards Ceremony from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. featuring the school’s presentation of 41 Research Grant Awards to graduate students, the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Awards, the Arthur Mag Graduate Fellowship Awards, Preparing Future Faculty Scholar Awards and the inaugural Ronald A. MacQuarrie Graduate Fellowship. In addition, the following awards will be presented:
SGS/IDSC Research Poster and Symposium Paper Awards
IDSC Outstanding Faculty Award: Theodore White, Dean of the School of Biological Sciences
Outstanding Dissertation Award Winners: Nazgol Bagheri, Geosciences/Sociology; Ankit Shah, Pharmacology/Cell Biology and Biophysics
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award: Dustin Stalnaker, History
Superior Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards: Amol Singh, Bloch School; Anne Derrell, History; Amy Nygaard Mickelson, Art and Art History; Kristin Everson, Math; Janalee Isaacson, Nursing and Health Studies; Anna Shipman, Biological Sciences.
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