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UCM Professor Emerita Mary McCord Recognized with 2022 MLK Community Service Award
In an event that kicked off the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, annual Community Service Awards named for King were presented during a luncheon conducted by the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce at Matthews-Crawford American Legion Post 131. University of Central Missouri Professor Emerita of Business and Social Enterprise Dr. Mary McCord was one of two individuals honored during the brief award ceremony on Jan. 12, which was presented with the theme “Living the Dream: Live and In Color.”
January 12, 2022
Life Design Initiatives Help UCM Students Solve 'Wicked Problems' They May Face in Education, Life and in Career Decisions
While the challenge of getting into college can be stressful, additional anxiety often accompanies a decision overload with students pondering which degree to pursue, and what they want to do with it once they graduate. Through initiatives that have been shared with educators across the United States, the University of Central Missouri is helping students tackle these tough decisions and more by incorporating design thinking principles into the student experience. The result of such efforts at UCM is a range of new opportunities from career readiness courses and learning facility upgrades to presentations that introduce this model for solving what researchers have called the “wicked problems” individuals may face in education, life and in making decisions about careers.
January 10, 2022
$1M Alumnus Gift to Benefit UCM's College of Education
The University of Central Missouri Alumni Foundation is pleased to announce that alumnus Greg Thurman, ’74, and his wife, Carla Thurman, of Franklin, Tennessee, have made a generous gift to the university. The gift of $1 million will fund the renovation of a gymnasium in the 53-year-old Lovinger Building into a state-of-the-art mixed-use educational facility.
January 10, 2022
