About Us
Welcome to UMKC
The Department of Residential Life at UMKC welcomes our students into a diverse campus community where differences are to be respected and celebrated.
You Belong Here
We call each of us to share and learn from our respective culture, religion, race, gender, language, nationality, dialect, sexual orientation, learning challenge, protected veteran status, physical challenge, socioeconomic condition, class, ethnicity, physical appearance, educational level and family structure. When we embrace each member of this community, we enhance our potential to discover all that we can, and we create for ourselves a process for a lifetime of learning.
Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Residential Life is to promote student learning by creating inclusive and safe environments that foster student success both personally and academically. We recognize the importance of fostering unity and understanding within a community while celebrating the individual. As a department, we are committed to creating and supporting environments of education and growth where all people are treated with dignity and respect. To meet this goal, the Department of Residential Life will:
