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Construction Kick-off Celebrates New Summit Technology Academy-Missouri Innovation Campus
With strong participation from the University of Central Missouri, the Lee’s Summit community celebrated the construction kick-off of a new facility designed to house nationally recognized programs that are reshaping the way students experience education. At a March 10 groundbreaking ceremony, representatives from the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District and UCM launched construction of a new Summit Technology Academy / Missouri Innovation Campus.
March 10, 2016UCM Gallery of Art and Design to Host High School Art Contest and Exhibition
The University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design will host the 2016 High Art Contest and Exhibition March 15-31.
March 09, 2016UCM to Host Classes in Native American Crafts
The University of Central Missouri and the UCM Center for Religious Studies will host a series of classes in Native American crafts, offering the opportunity to create handmade items with instruction from seasoned professionals.
March 09, 2016Gift to Rotary Foundation Creates Duane R. Sterling Scholarship-Rotary Program at UCM
A gift to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International by Warrensburg businessman Lynn Harmon will provide funding for a partnership between the University of Central Missouri Foundation and The Rotary Foundation to establish the Duane R. Sterling Scholarship-Rotary Program.
March 07, 2016Green Dot Garden to Grow Campus Knowledge of Bystander Intervention Approach
Innovative programs such as the Green Dot Gardens, an initiative being developed by the University of Central Missouri community in March, along with ongoing informational sessions for faculty, staff and students, continue to grow knowledge across UCM about the role campus members play in preventing power-based personal violence.
March 02, 2016Study Shows Public Trusts PBS-Member Stations, Values Impact on Children
From its locally produced programs to engagement with K-12 students and educators across the region, KMOS shares with other PBS-member stations in a #1 rating in public trust among nationally known institutions. The same study scored PBS above the public courts of law, in second place for public trust, touted PBS’s positive impact on the education of the nation’s children, and also confirmed that people consider PBS “an excellent use of tax dollars by the American public.”
March 01, 2016Department of Theatre and Dance Welcomes the Upright Citizens Brigade
As part of a High Impact Learning Grant from the University of Central Missouri College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, The Department of Theatre and Dance will host the return of the Upright Citizens Brigade Improv Comedy Touring Troupe to the Nickerson Black Box Theatre for 90-minute show Saturday, March 5.
March 01, 2016UCM Performing Arts Series Presents The World Percussion Group in Concert
The Performing Arts Series and the Department of Music at the University of Central Missouri present The World Percussion Group–Directed by Maraca2! at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in Hendricks Hall. The concert is part of the PAS Guest Artist Series.
March 01, 2016Mules Baseball to Dedicate New Playing Surface
Mules Baseball will officially dedicate the new artificial playing surface at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field in a pregame ceremony before the Mules take on Pittsburg State on Friday, March 4. Game time for the Mules' 2016 home opener is set for 2 p.m.
February 29, 2016Stevenson Serving on Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
Joy Stevenson, Ph.D., director emerita of the University of Central Missouri International Center, has been appointed to serve as one of two public members on the 13-member Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). Recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, CEA is a specialized accreditation agency focusing on intensive English language programs and institutions serving students in higher education around the world.
February 26, 2016
