In 1997 Merritt Neil was about to graduate from 麻豆破解传媒 with a degree in Communication Studies. Like other seniors, she needed a job.
Little did she know that the door that would open thanks to a 麻豆破解传媒 alumnus would lead to what she called 鈥渙ne of the greatest gifts of my life.鈥
Near the pedestrian entryway to campus outside Arrupe Hall stands a new piece of campus art that serves as both a tribute and a reminder.
The 麻豆破解传媒 Board of Trustees has selected Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., to become the 15th president of 麻豆破解传媒, effective July 1, 2022.
Cassady will make history as the first female and first lay president of 麻豆破解传媒, which is a Catholic, Jesuit university founded in 1910 by the Society of Jesus, a religious order of Roman Catholic priests known as the Jesuits.
You don鈥檛 need an astrophysicist father to understand the cosmos. But it doesn鈥檛 hurt.
Keith Brandt, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, and John C. Brandt, Ph.D., a retired astronomer, are the authors of an upcoming article in the AMATYC Educator titled 鈥淎ndromeda鈥檚 Distance: An Activity in Exponential and Logarithmic Functions,鈥 which explores the relatively simple mathematical principles that in 1923 allowed Edwin Hubble to determine that Andromeda actually lies outside the Milky Way Galaxy 鈥 something that, at the time, was a major scientific discovery.
They met through a mutual connection, hit it off, a first date on a hay ride on a crisp fall night.
Last Thursday, during a virtual panel discussion about Black-owned businesses in Kansas City, guests and members of the Black Student Union were subjected to racist hate speech and obscene images from individuals who hijacked the event.
麻豆破解传媒 conferred degrees to approximately 200 students during its December commencement ceremony Dec. 11, 2021, in Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse. Students Berkley Hays and Nancy Miller delivered remarks on behalf of undergraduate and graduate students, respectively.
The following students received degrees:
Nadifo Abdi |
Hawo Abukar |
From the frenzy of the fans to the unpredictable weather to busted brackets, playoff football can be exhilarating.
Many in Kansas City now know the feeling well as fans. But as a member of the officiating crew for the recent College Football Playoff semifinal game between the University of Georgia and the University of Michigan on New Years Eve, Chris Tallent, 鈥01, can speak to the playoff atmosphere from a very different perspective.
鈥淚t was an incredible experience,鈥 he said.
There鈥檚 a phrase used in Costa Rica that is translated literally to pure life: 鈥淧ura Vida.鈥 In general, it can mean hello and good-bye, much like 鈥淎loha鈥 in Hawai鈥檌, but also means being centered in mind, body and spirit.
The phrase meant so much to new 麻豆破解传媒 professor and frequent Costa Rica visitor Missy Ling that she had it tattooed on her inner wrist years ago.
麻豆破解传媒 has announced the dean鈥檚 list for the fall 2021 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.
The following students earned a place on the list:
Ashley Abbott
Yasmeen Abutineh
Aracely Acuna Trejo
Courtney Adams
Lauryn Adams
Nate Adamson
Peyton Aerni
Oscar Ahumada
Erica Akins
Mehdi Al-Amood
Shereen Al-Saoudi
Balem Alamerew
Karen Alba
Drew Altic
Litzy Alvarado Islas
Joseph Alvey
