2009 News Releases
NO.029Dental student wins Charles M. Schulz award for U-News cartoons Grant Snider takes top college prize in prestigious Scripps-Howard National Journalism Awards
Grant Snider, a second-year student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry, was named the Charles M. Schulz 2008 College Cartoonist of the Year for his work in the Univ...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/18/2009 5:31:23 PM
NO.028
UMKC Chapter of NAACP Presents “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week”Events begin March 16, and include a community panel and campus sleep-out
In keeping with the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s urban-serving mission, Jasmine Powell wants students to understand homelessness and reach out to the community. To achieve this goal, the junio...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/13/2009 1:56:46 PM
NO.027
UMKC Department of Communication Studies launches program with Independent Television ServicePBS documentary screenings begin March 13
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Department of Communication Studies has launched a new program with Independent Television Service (ITVS) called Community Cinema. The program involves a...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/12/2009 5:51:18 PM
NO.026
Award-winning author Thomas Frank visits UMKCWall Street Journal columnist will speak about financial meltdown
Thomas Frank, author of best-seller “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” and a weekly columnist at The Wall Street Journal, will speak at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) from 2 to 4 p.m. on ...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/10/2009 11:39:27 AM
NO.025
Recently unemployed plan for careers in geographic information systems UMKC hosts GIS business forum on job training, economic development and technology advancement
Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics cited last month’s national unemployment rate at 8.1 percent, the Bureau predicts geographic information systems-related jobs to grow much faster than the avera...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/9/2009 3:51:48 PM
NO.024
James Loewen uncovers hidden racism in thousands of American “sundown towns” UMKC School of Education sponsors candid lecture on racism
Does racism look differently today than it did throughout American history – in 1890? Between 1890 and 1930? In 2005? James W. Loewen, author of “Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Raci...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/5/2009 9:44:56 AM
NO.023
MEDIA ADVISORY
From a diverse range of perspectives, the 2009 Richard D. McKinzie Symposium will examine the role of race within the national political dialogue. The symposium honors Professor Dick McKinzie, who tau...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/4/2009 10:46:53 AM
NO.022
Human rights activist Barbara Martinez Jitner discusses gender discriminationUMKC’s Division of Diversity celebrates the ongoing struggle for humane working conditions
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Division of Diversity, Access and Equity (DDAE) welcomes Barbara Martinez Jitner as the keynote speaker for the Second Annual César Chávez Celebration at ...Full Story >>
Posted: 3/5/2009 10:00:16 AM
NO.021
Educators to address the use of technology in the classroom
Proficiency in information technologies is becoming more crucial in classrooms throughout the world. Technology serves as a vehicle to develop and support students’ skills and encourage student engage...Full Story >>
Posted: 2/27/2009 2:45:53 PM
NO.020
MEDIA ADVISORY
Theodore Seligson, an award-winning architect, urban designer and visiting professor in the UMKC Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design is hosting a series of four public lectures on “M...Full Story >>
Posted: 2/26/2009 10:42:52 AM
<< Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Next >>