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February 2026 News at UCM
Students, faculty and staff at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) have been showing off their expertise this month. Three members of the Talking Mules are now state champions, associate professors published a book on digital literacy in libraries, innovative students won scholarships at the U.S. Bank Idea Jam, and a Biology student was awarded first place for her poster at the Missouri Natural Resources Conference.
March 05, 2026
UCM Professor Charles Schwepker Named Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS
Charles H. Schwepker Jr., Ph.D., Randall and Kelly Harbert Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the University of Central Missouri, has been recognized as a Highly Ranked Scholar™ by ScholarGPS®, placing him among the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide based on lifetime scholarly contributions.
June 12, 2025
UCM's Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence
The University of Central Missouri (UCM) celebrated a significant milestone Friday, May 2 as students, faculty, alumni and longtime friends gathered in the Ward Edwards Building atrium on the Warrensburg campus to commemorate 30 years of excellence at the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies.
May 05, 2025
Douglas R. Davenport Named Dean of Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies at UCM
UCM is pleased to announce Douglas R. Davenport, Ph.D., as the new permanent dean of the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies (HCBPS). Davenport, who has served as interim dean since July 1, 2024, officially assumes his permanent role effective July 1, 2025.
March 20, 2025
UCM Students Secure Second Place in National Digital Marketing Competition
Four outstanding students from the University of Central Missouri have clinched second place in the prestigious 2024 National Digital Marketing Competition. The team, composed of Karter Burnside, Hale; Delaney Mallory, Braymer; Emma Rueter, Kansas City; and Piper Stevens, Lone Jack, excelled to the finals, surpassing hundreds of other university teams in a rigorous contest that highlights the best in digital marketing prowess.
April 24, 2024
Students Take Second Place at Sales Competition Hosted by KU
Following up its first place finish the past two years, the University of Central Missouri sales team in the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies was edged out by the University of Georgia and took second place in the 2024 King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition. This competitive event was hosted by the University of Kansas School of Business April 5-6.
April 11, 2024
UCM's Online, Part-time, Affordable MBA Recognized by Fortune Education
Students who want to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, but require a flexible pathway to degree completion, may want to consider the University of Central Missouri. Recent rankings by Fortune Education list UCM’s MBA among the best online and part-time programs in the nation. This follows other rankings throughout the 2022-2023 academic year which have named UCM’s MBA among the best programs locally, regionally and beyond.
February 20, 2023
Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies' Online MBA Nationally Ranked by Fortune
For the second consecutive year, Fortune Education, a subsidiary of Fortune Media, has ranked the part-time MBA program at the University of Central Missouri as a top program in the nation.
July 12, 2022
UCM Harmon College, Central Bank Jointly Create New Extended Internship
Before students graduate from the University of Central Missouri, one of the most cherished learning opportunities comes through internships that provide valuable hands-on experience and insight into their prospective careers. While these opportunities typically last one semester, Central Bank and the UCM Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies are taking this experience one step further through a new extended, paid internship that is two semesters long, and begins this fall.
June 22, 2022
Massachusetts Educator Soon to Begin Duties as Harmon College Dean
Selected through a national search, Mark Suazo, Ph.D., a longtime college educator whose professional path also has included working as an engineer and as program manager for multimillion dollar projects, will put his experience to work as the new dean of the University of Central Missouri’s Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies. He begins his service to UCM on July 11.
May 19, 2022
