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UCM Theatre and Dance Offers 2023-24 Season Tickets, Free Admission with University Student ID
University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the availability of 2023-2024 season tickets now through Sept. 28.The theme for this season is “With Love,” commemorating UCM Theatre and Dance productions that celebrate love in its many different forms.
August 22, 2023
UCM Athletics Legend Jerry Hughes Honored Through Building Renaming
During the four decades Jerry Hughes served in a leadership post within University of Central Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics, the UCM Multipurpose Building became much like a second home. He devoted countless hours at the institution’s main indoor sports arena watching the growth of thousands of student athletes, the building of regional and national championship athletics teams, and the countless celebrations that came with the home-teams’ successes. Although Hughes passed away on Jan. 21, 2023 while he was serving as Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, his professional legacy will live on with the Multipurpose Building being renamed the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
August 21, 2023
With New MACADA Recognition, Schueller Contributes to UCM's History of Award-winning Academic Advisement Professionals
When it comes to advising students on the best path toward a successful higher education experience, University of Central Missouri staff members have no shortage of recognition through state, regional and national accolades. Success in this area is once again being highlighted with Ken Schueller being named recipient of the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) Outstanding Academic Advising Award for an Academic Advising Administrator.
August 18, 2023
UCM Performing Arts Faculty Take Center Stage Aug. 28 for the Provost's Faculty Showcase
Highlighting the diverse, talented faculty members who serve the University of Central Missouri, performing artists representing the UCM academic areas of Music, Theatre and Dance return to Hart Recital Hall for their annual season opener, the Provost’s Faculty Showcase, at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28.
August 17, 2023
S&P Global Ratings Assign UCM 'A+' Long-term Rating for Sixth Year
The University of Central Missouri has received a long-term rating of “A+” by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings for the sixth consecutive year regarding its Missouri Health & Educational facilities Authority’s series 3013C, 2018A and 2018B educational facilities bonds. In addition, as a result of UCM’s dedication to sound financial operations, the rating continues to include a stable outlook.
August 17, 2023
UCM's Get the Red Out Offers Family Fun Saturday, Sept. 9
A University of Central Missouri tradition that brings both the campus and community together for a day of fun, food and more, Get the Red Out is planned for 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 in Warrensburg. No admission is charged for activities that take place in the area that encompasses a section of Holden Street between South and Clark streets on the west side of campus.
August 16, 2023
Federal VA Grant Supports Voices of the Heartland Sharing Life Stories of Underrepresented WWII, Civil War Veterans
Within a half-hour drive of the University of Central Missouri, rows of neatly-placed headstones line the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville honoring individuals who served in the United States military. With only small bits of information etched into each of the hundreds of gray granite monuments that dot this vast burial ground, the life stories of many underrepresented World War II veterans mostly remain untold. This will soon change, however, thanks to a $399,000 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) grant that will also cover project work at Fort Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas.
August 14, 2023
Career and Life Design Center Tailors Student Fall Events to Support Career Readiness
University of Central Missouri students who are looking for opportunities to network with business and industry professionals or seek internships and jobs should consider the UCM Career and Life Design Center’s fall 2023 offerings in addition to other services that support their professional development.
August 11, 2023
UCM CJ Student from Greenwood Honored for Research on Gangs
As a graduate student in the University of Central Missouri’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Pricila Avila’s dedication to strong academics and scholarly research paid off recently by earning her national recognition for her superior efforts in gang research.
August 09, 2023
Fall Theatre and Dance Productions Offer Opportunities for Students
University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance announces its fall 2023 auditions for “Everybody,” directed by Jenise Cook, visiting assistant professor of theatre; “Cinderella,” directed by Dr. Aaron Scully, assistant professor of theatre and dance; and Studio Theatre One-Acts, directed by UCM students.
August 07, 2023
