January 22, 2010
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Keeping Students
UFirst: UMKC’s Early Warning Initiative
By Jennifer DeHaemers, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
In February 2009, Provost Gail Hackett and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management [SAEM], Mel Tyler, launched UMKC Early Warning Initiative, a project advanced by the university’s strategic plan.
Out of the Past, Into the Future
UMKC - A History
Part 5 of 8
[Part 4 of UMKC’s History: At mid-century, UKC shifted from being a small, liberal arts school to becoming an institution focused on serving the general population and offering professional academic programs. UKC’s most significant transformation, however, occurred when the university merged with the University of Missouri system on July 23, 1963 to become the University of Missouri – Kansas City.]
1960-1970: Decades of Social Activism and Campus Expansion
The late 1960s brought widespread anti-Vietnam War protests to many U.S. campuses. Although UMKC experienced a few protest rallies and sit-ins, the fact that the student body was mostly comprised of older-than-average students who commuted to campus rather than living in University housing reduced the opportunities for the extended anti-war organizing prevalent at other universities in the region. Nevertheless, UMKC’s student newspaper, University News [UNews], which had once primarily included articles about social and sports events, turned increasingly political.
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