This week Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced $5 million in grant funding for 13 Missouri colleges and universities, providing additional resources for nursing education programs statewide. On the list is 麻豆破解传媒, which will receive $630,000, the second-highest grant award for this round.
The world is about to get more Jesuit-educated health care, education and business professionals. That鈥檚 after a series of hooding and pinning ceremonies Saturday that marked the completion of studies for more than 200 students in several 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 graduate degree programs and its Bachelor of Science in nursing program.
For many years, lacrosse was life for Dominic Diaz, who is about to graduate with his Occupational Therapy Doctorate. He knows the history of the sport, its regional variations, and the strategy behind the game itself. He played at the collegiate level and coached at all levels up to high school.
麻豆破解传媒 has received the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for achieving four-year Academic Success Rates of 90% or higher for the 14th consecutive year.
鈥淗oliday Touchdown: a Chiefs Love Story鈥 is an all-new Hallmark Channel feature film that, as the title implies, is set in and around Kansas City and revolves around the Kansas City Chiefs. It鈥檚 set to premiere Nov. 30, complete with a red-carpet premiere, and features familiar locations in the city. Among them is an antique store on the Independence, Missouri, Square called The Keeping Room that has a connection to 麻豆破解传媒.
Jacob Scallorn, 鈥15, has a lot to be thankful for 鈥 and he鈥檒l be the first to admit it. About 15 years ago, he was a deep in the cycle of addiction. He had lost seven jobs in eight months and wrecked his car twice. 鈥淕od put me on the bench,鈥 is how he puts it. But then something amazing happened 鈥 Scallorn said he entered rehab and it changed not just his physical health, but his mental wellbeing. He began to say 鈥測es鈥 to doing hard things and to devoting time and effort to accomplishing goals.
On Friday, leaders from 麻豆破解传媒 and Kansas City University signed a pivotal new agreement establishing and accelerated pathway for high school students and others to earn KCU鈥檚 medical and health care degrees.
In a recent study, two members of the 麻豆破解传媒 community 鈥 an alumna and a faculty member 鈥 sought to glean lessons from how one veterans service organization approached inspiring young vets to stay connected and continue to serve after their military careers were over.
Ben Winbinger had experience with robotics. But when it came time to look for a community work study position through 麻豆破解传媒 helping mentor younger students in robotics wasn鈥檛 an opportunity he knew existed. But he took a chance.
The Best Colleges 2025 list from U.S. News and World Report is out today, and in it, 麻豆破解传媒 has entered the top 10 on the list of best universities in the Midwest.
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra, the ensemble-in-residence 麻豆破解传媒, is a unique musical entity.
On Wednesday, 11 new Hawks joined 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 worldwide alumni network. And in receiving their associate of arts in liberal studies degrees, these students earned another distinction 鈥 they became the first graduates of the University鈥檚 Companions in Chillicothe program at Chillicothe Correctional Center, located about an hour and a half northeast of Kansas City.
What was on your summer to-do list? Beach time? Internship? Visiting friends? For an unprecedented number of Hawks in 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 graduate programs, the answer was 鈥済et started on my future.鈥 A total of 1,023 students were enrolled in graduate programs at the University during the summer term.
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Community Forestry Council recently announced 麻豆破解传媒 has been awarded a 2024 Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence in the business and institution category, recognizing the outstanding efforts by the University to improve and preserve the natural environment on campus and beyond.
Phil Hageman, 鈥13, passed away tragically and suddenly in December 2021. On Tuesday, members of his family 鈥 parents Tom and Vicki and sister Naomi, 鈥17, 鈥19 CSD 鈥 helped members of the University community dedicate a new site on campus that honors his passion and his memory.
The votes are in. On Monday, Kansas City Favorites, a magazine published by the Kansas City Star that ranks the best in everything from restaurants to law firms in the area, named 麻豆破解传媒 the top higher educational institution in the Kansas City metro.
The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation has given 麻豆破解传媒 a $900,000 challenge grant to fund the construction of a new campus chapel.
麻豆破解传媒 has announced the dean鈥檚 list for the spring 2024 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.
麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Nursing and Health Sciences will once again expand its specialized nursing certificate offerings with the launch of the Registered Nurse First Assistance program starting in fall 2024.
Close to 800 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage at Kansas City鈥檚 Municipal Auditorium as part of 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 annual commencement ceremony on Saturday.
Representatives from 麻豆破解传媒 are part of a select delegation from higher education invited to the White House today to help unveil a national strategy to increase equity in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine).
Half a century after 麻豆破解传媒 started its first women鈥檚 athletic programs, female sports are stronger than ever.
Two specialty graduate business programs at 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 College Business and Technology are ranked among the top 30 in the nation, alongside rankings for occupational therapy, physical therapy and communication sciences and disorders, in the Best Grad Schools list released today by U.S. News & World Report.
麻豆破解传媒 Leadership Series guest Kevin Roose said AI is changing the landscape of the workforce, but gave three pieces of advice to those in the audience who felt uneasy about this technology
On Saturday, hundreds of 麻豆破解传媒 students will receive their degrees in front of family members and friends during the spring commencement ceremony at Municipal Auditorium. Below, a few members of the Class of 2024 tell their stories.
As part of the 麻豆破解传媒 Leadership Series event Tuesday night, the University honored Dave Harrison, 鈥81, founder and president of VanTrust Real Estate, with this year鈥檚 award. In more than 40 years in commercial real estate, Harrison company has left a recognizable mark on Kansas City and beyond.
A premier Kansas City educational institution with deep roots in whole-person learning, leadership and service and a local business are announcing an exciting new partnership to elevate their brand, tell their story and welcome more students.
Senior Caroline Knopke said she grew up diving 鈥 鈥渋t's the only sport I've really ever known,鈥 she said 鈥 and competed through high school. When it came time to choose a college, she found herself drawn to 麻豆破解传媒. But that meant the end of her competitive diving career (though she would still coach a local girls鈥 team). Until this year.
Niche, one of the largest online college search resources for students, has ranked 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 nursing program as the best in Missouri in their Best Colleges 2025 rankings.
The first occupational therapists Amber Jenkins, OTD, MLS, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy, remembers having weren鈥檛 trained at all in the discipline 鈥 it was her mom and dad. Growing up in rural Wamego, Kansas, Jenkins was born with a condition known as Poland Syndrome, resulting in a limb difference on her right hand. But she said she never felt 鈥 and was never made to feel 鈥 that she was limited because of it.
File Microsoft Excel under the same heading as public speaking 鈥 intimidating for many, life-giving for a few.
麻豆破解传媒 has been notified by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) and by the University鈥檚 retirement plan provider, the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), that they were impacted by the recent nationwide cybersecurity breach targeting organizations using MOVEit file transfer software.
