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Dean’s Corner: Master’s Degrees Make a Comeback

  A major concern over the past few years for Colleges and Universities has been the intense recruitment competition for a dwindling number of undergraduate students.  For those who are unaware, the pool size of college-aged students for undergraduate degrees … Continue reading

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Important Dates to Remember

Saturday, August 27 – Graduate Student Council Picnic, 11am – 12pm                             Loose Park Saturday, August 27 – Deadline to register for UMKC Graduate Student Writing Groups … Continue reading

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Announcements: New Deadline for SGS Awards

School of Graduate Studies changes Deadlines for Award Applications and Community of Scholars Celebration Breaking from past years, the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is having its Community of Scholars celebration in February as opposed to April.  April has notably … Continue reading

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Staff Spotlight: Peggy Ward-Smith

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Dr. Peggy Ward Smith holds a bachelor, master’s, and doctoral degree in nursing, as well as a master’s of counseling psychology. She currently serves as the Faculty Fellow for the School of Graduate Studies, the Director of UMKC’s Faculty Center … Continue reading

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Faculty Spotlight: Joe Parisi

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Professor Joe Parisi plays multiple roles within the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. Along with being a Professor of Instrumental Music Education, he is also the Chair of Music Education-Music Therapy and the Associate Director of Bands. He first … Continue reading

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Student Spotlight: Xiaomei (Grazia) Xiong

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Bloch student Xiaomei (Grazia) Xiong is working on her degree in Accounting, an area she terms “the Language of Business.” “On top of my existing three language skills of English, Italian and Mandarin Chinese, my Master’s degree in Accounting will … Continue reading

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Alumni Spotlight: Ben Wilson

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Dr. Ben Wilson, a 2015 graduate of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, is now an assistant professor of economics at State University of New York, College at Cortland. He has also joined the team of Research Scholars at the Binzagr Institute … Continue reading

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Dean’s Corner: Read this Article if you are Interested in a Successful Career!

I hope this title caught your attention. You might think there is not much that you can do right now to help yourself in the search for a position upon which to build your career once your degree is conferred; … Continue reading

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Important Dates to Remember

Fri., June 17 – Last day to apply for summer graduation Fri., July 1 –  Format review deadline for theses and dissertations Mon., July 4 – University closed Fri., July 29 – Defense deadline for theses/dissertations for July graduation Fri., … Continue reading

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Announcements

Interdisciplinary Student Conference Dates Moved Previously coinciding with the Community of Scholars event in April, the ISC will now coincide with Graduate Education Week in October. Graduate Education Week is October 9-15, 2016 and the Interdisciplinary Student Conference will be … Continue reading

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