Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break 2015!

We are interviewing NOW for openings for our yearlong paid positions for both men and women. We are interviewing for both May and August start dates. Also, we are open to students who will be seniors next year to work with us over the summer. Both positions offer monthly pay and free room and board. […]

UMKC School of Computing and Engineering A research study, entitled “Multimodal Iris, Periocular and Conjunctival Vasculature Dataset for Mobile Applications”, is being conducted at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. We are seeking paid volunteers to have their face and eyes photographed. The data collection of each subject will span over two visits about […]

The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life announces the 21st Century Leadership Academy, May 17 – 22, 2015 in St. Louis, MO. Apply to Represent UMKC as a Shear Fellow. Application Deadline: March 31, 2015 Spend a week with outstanding student leaders and savvy women in public life: women judges, women office holders […]

The UMKC Sociology Club is sponsoring a free showing of “The Crisis in Higher Education – An Overview: Ivory Tower”, followed by a discussion panel featuring Dr. Shannon Jackson and Dr. Ricardo Marte. “The rise in U.S. college tuition is unsustainable. That’s the argument of a new television documentary, “Ivory Tower,” which tackles growing worries […]

The UMKC Sociology Club is hosting “Pizza for Your Thoughts?” on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 11:00am in Flarsheim 302. This event gives students the opportunity to gather and discuss current events and their sociological implications, over pizza and drinks. Each event will feature new and relevant discussion topics. Please attend if your schedule permits.

New Mark Care Center is currently accepting applications for a part-time Social Service Assistant. Some of the areas of responsibility include care plans, MDS, the admission process, and assisting residents and families. Send resumes to: adeponte@newmarkcare.com or Fax 816-883-4091 Angela Barnes, B.S.W. Social Services Director New Mark Care Center & Northcourt Rehab Suites

Summer 2015 Program The Osa Field Institute invites students to apply to participate in a bioarchaeological field experience in Central and South America. Students will travel first to the city of San Jose in Costa Rica where they will have the opportunity to examine skeletons at the National Museum of Costa Rica. Skeletal samples from […]

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 […]

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 […]