Archive for February, 2015

Application Deadline Approaching: Summer Employment Opportunity for Spring 2015 BA’s and Current MA Students

February 25, 2015

If you are interested in applying, the deadline is fast approaching…..Monday, April 13, 2015. Summer Teaching Positions Available: Teach Reading to Students of All Ages This Summer • Earn more than $6,000 during the summer. Teachers typically earn between $500 and $700 per week while teaching. • Gain over 500 hours of teacher-training and teaching […]

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Research Methods in Costa Rica

February 23, 2015

Ethnographic Assessment and Field Research: Techniques and Applications Field School in Costa Rica Date: June 1-27, 2015 The course will provide a broad overview of both quantitative and qualitative anthropological and social research methods. Foundation theoretical orientations leading to their development will also be discussed. A primary focus of the course will then address a […]

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Student Undergraduate Research Opportunity (SUROP)

February 20, 2015

Applications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity (SUROP) are now available through UMKC’s Office of Undergraduate Research. SUROP provides UMKC undergraduates students with the opportunity to engage in research, scholarly projects, and creative work while being mentored by a faculty member during the summer session, 2015. Selected students receive a $2,000 tuition grant and up […]

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ASA Undergraduate Newsletter: “The Independent Variable”

February 18, 2015

Sociology students can access the new Winter edition of The Independent Variable free for 30 days. This issue runs the gamut of topics such as revealing a potential fertility consequence of friendship and a clip of professors reading their own teaching evaluations. Since all sociology students can’t physically get together in one room, this newsletter […]

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Online Survey Request for UMKC Students

February 12, 2015

Greetings, Our names are Dr. LaVerne Berkel and David Mosher. We are researchers developing a questionnaire about young adults’ perceptions of religious/spiritual leader’s humility. If you are willing and able, we ask that you pass along this email to UMKC’s students to allow them the chance to partake in our online survey. Students are invited […]

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2015 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge

February 11, 2015

This annual event, sponsored by the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, encourages UMKC students from all disciplines to create ventures by presenting their ideas to business leaders and entrepreneurs in a multi-stage competition. The 1st place team receives a $15,000 team award, and all 16 semifinalist teams receive a minimum $1,000 team award! This […]

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OSA Field Institute – July, 2015

February 11, 2015

Greetings from OFI! I’m excited to announce our program for July 2015: Kindly forward to interested students and faculty. A Comprehensive Cultural and Forensic Anthropology Workshop Providing Training For Mass Grave Excavation Dates: July 6th – 31st, 2015 Location: OSA Field Institute, Costa Rica This workshop will approach the excavation of mass graves from an […]

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LGBTQIA Poetry Slam

February 10, 2015

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2015 Urban Education and Community Forum: “The Role of Universities in Transforming Communities”

February 10, 2015

Please click on the link below for more information about about this opportunity! http://education.umkc.edu/events/event/2015-urban-education-and-community-forum/

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UMKC Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council (IDSC) Week

February 9, 2015

Please see flyer for more details on events for the week of 2/9/15!

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