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Missouri Governor Mike Parson will visit the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit on March 2 to see firsthand how projects funded through the Missouri Excels program are helping prepare the next generation of researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs.
March 01, 2021
University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance, in conjunction with the Richard Herman Black Box Theatre Program and UCM Theatre and Dance Alumni, will present the inaugural alumni production: a virtual staged reading of “In the End” by alumna Sharai Bohannon, Class of 2013. The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. March 5 and 6 at 7:30 PM, live via Zoom
February 26, 2021
The University of Central Missouri Bands invites the campus community and the general public to attend its first concert performance of the Spring 2021 semester at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in Hendricks Hall. This free concert was prepared over the course of the semester with careful COVID-19 mitigations in place for the safety of all of those who attend.
February 24, 2021
Missouri Governor Mike Parson will visit the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit on March 2 to see firsthand how projects funded through the Missouri Excels program are helping prepare the next generation of researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs.
March 01, 2021
University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance, in conjunction with the Richard Herman Black Box Theatre Program and UCM Theatre and Dance Alumni, will present the inaugural alumni production: a virtual staged reading of “In the End” by alumna Sharai Bohannon, Class of 2013. The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. March 5 and 6 at 7:30 PM, live via Zoom
February 26, 2021
The University of Central Missouri Bands invites the campus community and the general public to attend its first concert performance of the Spring 2021 semester at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in Hendricks Hall. This free concert was prepared over the course of the semester with careful COVID-19 mitigations in place for the safety of all of those who attend.
February 24, 2021
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