Want to help new students transition to UMKC? Want to share your Roo spirit and introduce new students to our vibrant campus life? Want to hold a flexible, fun, and rewarding part-time job in Spring/Summer 2018?
Apply to be a UMKC Orientation Leader!
The Orientation Leader position is a part-time, non-work study undergraduate student staff member in UMKC’s Admissions Office, beginning January 2018 and continuing until August 2018. This position’s primary responsibilities include assisting with freshman and transfer student Orientation programs during Summer 2018. Selection to this team is a unique honor and a rewarding opportunity for personal growth and leadership development.
The application is now open. Go to http://www.umkc.edu/orientation/orientation-leaders.cfm to learn more and apply. Applications are due November 1 by 5:00pm.
Questions? Email umkcorientation@umkc.edu.
Register now for UMKC’s annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event, which will be on the UMKC campus Oct. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. starting at the University Playhouse on 51st and Holmes Streets.
The walk is open to faculty, staff and students as well as community members. Please note that we will have a limited number of high heels available for walkers — we encourage walkers to BYOS (bring your own shoes).
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® asks men to walk a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes. Walking in women’s shoes helps men better understand and appreciate women’s experiences, thus changing perspectives, helping improve gender relationships and decreasing the potential for violence.
Since 2007, more than 1,000 have people participated in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® at UMKC. Their participation helped raise awareness of rape, sexual assault, and gender violence, as well as raise funds for the UMKC Women’s Center and Violence Prevention and Response Program.
Culture Night 2017, the biggest and most diverse culture event at UMKC, will be Saturday, April 22. Festivities start with free international food and booths representing ethnic cultures and Kansas City student-related non-profit organizations from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Pierson Auditorium of the Atterbury Student Success Center.
The evening progresses to Swinney Recreation Center from 7 to 9 p.m. for a talent show and fashion show.
Approximately 20 to 25 booths will participate in Culture Night this year, with a new “best booth” competition. Prizes will be given for best talent, best ethnic dish and best booth.
Culture night is free and open to the UMKC and Kansas City community. Culture Night is organized by the International Student Ambassadors and the International Student Affairs Office.
On Wed. April 12, 2017 the Libraries are hosting our 5th annual International Students Day, and this year we are celebrating our students from Vietnam! Throughout the event there will be sampling of authentic Vietnamese foods, a special guest speaker, and various performances and activities organized by the Vietnamese Students Association at UMKC. Activities are scheduled from 3-5pm.
More details and schedule can be found here: http://library.umkc.edu/blog/news-blog/node/254
The event is FREE, but please register here: http://umkclaw.link/celebratevietnam
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