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UCM Students Use Augmented Reality Technology to Help Nursing Students Practice Real-life Healthcare Scenarios
Using state-of-the-art equipment in the UCM Lee’s Summit Mixed Reality Studio, the students – known as Team Jupiter – are developing simulation guides for an augmented healthcare world.
April 18, 2022
UCM's Greater Kansas City Writing Project Awarded Pandemic Recovery Grant
The University of Central Missouri’s Greater Kansas City Writing Project (GKCWP) was recently awarded a grant through the National Writing Project’s Building a More Perfect Union, a grant program for humanities organizations from throughout the United States to assist in recovery from interruptions to operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
April 18, 2022
Justin and Emma Cobb Are First Married Couple to Receive Charno Awards
For the first time in history, the presentation of the most prestigious honor given to students at the University of Central Missouri has been presented to a married couple. Justin and Emma Cobb both received Charno Awards during a ceremony April 14 in the Elliott Student Union.
April 15, 2022
UCM Students Take First Place at University of Kansas Sales Competition
Continuing to have a successful spring 2022 semester, the University of Central Missouri sales team took first place in the King’s Hawaiian sales competition hosted by the University of Kansas School of Business April 8-9 in Lawrence.
April 14, 2022
Muleskinner Students Capture 25 Individual and Team State Awards
Demonstrating their skills in several journalism, advertising and digital media categories, members of the Muleskinner, the University of Central Missouri’s student newspaper, captured a total of 25 individual and team awards during the Missouri College Media Association’s annual convention and awards program.
April 14, 2022
Stan Elliott Showcases Missouri Innovation Program at National STEM Work-based Learning Webinar
Stan Elliott, Missouri Innovation Campus Program director, was a featured presenter at a recent STEMconnector webinar focusing on how employers can recruit and retain qualified STEM workers.
April 14, 2022
UCM Music Welcomes Jazz Saxophonist, Scholar Melvin Butler
University of Central Missouri (UCM) Music welcomes jazz saxophonist, scholar, and Kansas City native Dr. Melvin Butler, associate professor of music at the University of Miami, for a two two-day residency on campus. His visit includes a performance April 19 and a lecture April 20, both free and open to the public, and supported by the Florence Hull Greer-Oppenheimer General Studies Program, UCM Music Jazz and UCM Music Academic areas.
April 12, 2022
Student Spotlight: Jo Riese Returns to UCM After Nearly 20 Years Away from College to Graduate With Honors
In May 2021, she received her bachelor’s degree in modern languages and culture - French. In addition, Riese’s oldest daughter graduated from UCM in 2015 with her youngest currently enrolled.
April 06, 2022
University of Central Missouri Hosts Teens from 20/20 Leadership Program at Lee's Summit Campus
High-school students toured the state-of-the-art Missouri Innovation Campus and participated in workshop and team-building activities.
April 06, 2022
UCM Grabs 16 Awards in Two Prestigious Educational Advertising Competitions
In helping to promote the University of Central Missouri and its programs, Integrated Marketing and Communications has learned that it is being honored with 16 awards for its entries in two national competitions that recognize excellence in higher education advertising and marketing. Honors highlighting outstanding creative achievements were received in both the Educational Advertising Awards and the Collegiate Advertising Awards competitions, including submissions ranging from small institutions to some of the largest and most prestigious colleges and universities in the country and abroad.
April 05, 2022
