PLACE STUDENT SUCCESS AT THE CENTER
UMKC School of Law announces $1 million gift establishing the Julian Klein Davidson Scholarship
Gift to the UMKC Law Foundation from Dr. Mary Davidson Cohen honoring her father provides full scholarships so that outstanding students may become outstanding lawyers. Read more
Encouraging excellence
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Kate Paulman (UMKC Law 2009) decided to pursue a law degree. She was very pleased with her experience. Read more (includes video)
Some schools offer three-year degree programs, something UM leader is considering
Gary Forsee, president of the University of Missouri System, recently raised the possibility of creating a three-year, "no frills degree" as a way to make a college education more affordable. Read more
LEAD IN LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
UMKC dental students receive presidential citations from Missouri Dental Association
Esther Machen and Lindsay Pauly, senior UMKC dental students and research partners, received two of the three Presidential Citations awarded at the 2009 Missouri Dental Association (MDA) House of Delegates on Nov. 6. Read more
Nixon appoints UMKC staff member to post
UMKC staff member Letitia Thomas is picked for the Missouri Family Trust Board of Trustees. Read more
EXCEL IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
NPR picks Chen Yi's CD "Sound of the Five" as Best of 2009
National Public Radio has chosen Chen Yi's "Sound of the Five," performed by Portland's "The Third Angle New Music Ensemble," as one of the 10 Best Classical CDs of 2009. Chen Yi is professor of composition at UMKC's Conservatory of Music and Dance. Read more or listen
EMBRACE DIVERSITY
A conversation with Clovis E. Semmes, Ph.D.
Clovis E. Semmes, professor and director of UMKC's Black Studies program, will address the African American Student Union's 19th annual Freedom Breakfast on Jan. 22. Semmes sat down for an interview in 2008 when he was visiting professor of Black Studies at UMKC. Read more
PROMOTE RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Joy Swallow recognized as "Educator of the Year"
Joy Swallow, chair of UMKC's Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, was named Educator of the Year by the Kansas City chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Read more |
ALUMNI NEWS
UMKC alumna appointed to Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners
Governor Nixon has appointed Megan C. Thornberry (UMKC Law 1993) of Kansas City as chair of the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. Read more
SYSTEM NEWS
University of Missouri Board of Curators elects officers for 2010
Judith Gosney Haggard of Kennett, Mo., was elected to a one-year term as chair of the University of Missouri Board of Curators during the board's meeting Dec. 11 in St. Louis. Warren K. Erdman (UMKC Trustee) of Kansas City, Mo., was elected vice chair. Read more |
