Criterion One: Mission and Integrity Core Component 1c: Understanding of and support for the mission pervade the organization.

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	To develop a professional workforce Our professional programs embrace the mission of urban service. Our School of Law [SOL], for example, which has proudly adopted the identifying motto, “the urban public law school with the small liberal arts feel,” embraces its urban mission by providing the community with pro bono legal services through its family law, tax, and entrepreneurial legal clinics. (For more information see Criterion 5.)
The L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs, part of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, educates students to participate effectively as public administrators within the urban environment. Coursework, research, faculty recruitment, and community collaborations are all influenced by an urban perspective.
Our Architecture, Urban Planning and Design [AUPD] Department within the College of Arts and Sciences directly engages with the urban Kansas City community to improve the safety, health and aesthetic experience of urban neighborhoods. Most recently, AUPD led a design team to provide essential planning assistance for Kansas City’s Washington Wheatley neighborhood. AUPD’s expertise also extends to other urban areas far beyond Kansas City. “New Orleans: Planning for Heritage Tourism,” an AUPD design recovery project in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, received national recognition.