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Combining their deep appreciation for the University of Central Missouri with their desire to support students, a Leawood, Kansas, couple has created an endowed scholarship for students who participated in Operation Breakthrough’s Ignition Lab, powered by Travis Kelce’s Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation. The first Homer and Becky Kay “I Matter” Scholarship was awarded in fall 2023 to a young Kansas City resident pursuing his degree in Music Technology at UCM.
January 02, 2024
Honoring his outstanding performance during the falll 2023 season, Zach Zebrowswki, the University of Central Missouri Mules quarterback, today became the team's second player in history to receive the Harlon Hill Trophy for the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year.
December 15, 2023
A contract for asbestos abatement in the Humphreys Building, the renewal of the athletic apparel sponsorship, and several academic program decisions, including the expansion of the THRIVE program, were among items approved by the University of Central Missouri Board of Governors when it met in its plenary session Dec. 8 on campus.
December 13, 2023
Combining their deep appreciation for the University of Central Missouri with their desire to support students, a Leawood, Kansas, couple has created an endowed scholarship for students who participated in Operation Breakthrough’s Ignition Lab, powered by Travis Kelce’s Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation. The first Homer and Becky Kay “I Matter” Scholarship was awarded in fall 2023 to a young Kansas City resident pursuing his degree in Music Technology at UCM.
January 02, 2024
Honoring his outstanding performance during the falll 2023 season, Zach Zebrowswki, the University of Central Missouri Mules quarterback, today became the team's second player in history to receive the Harlon Hill Trophy for the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year.
December 15, 2023
A contract for asbestos abatement in the Humphreys Building, the renewal of the athletic apparel sponsorship, and several academic program decisions, including the expansion of the THRIVE program, were among items approved by the University of Central Missouri Board of Governors when it met in its plenary session Dec. 8 on campus.
December 13, 2023
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