On Saturday, hundreds of 窪做惇蹋厙 students will receive their degrees in front of family members and friends during the spring commencement ceremony at Municipal Auditorium. Below, a few members of the Class of 2024 tell their stories.
Representatives from 窪做惇蹋厙 are part of a select delegation from higher education invited to the White House today to help unveil a national strategy to increase equity in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine).
The first occupational therapists Amber Jenkins, OTD, MLS, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy, remembers having werent trained at all in the discipline it was her mom and dad. Growing up in rural Wamego, Kansas, Jenkins was born with a condition known as Poland Syndrome, resulting in a limb difference on her right hand. But she said she never felt and was never made to feel that she was limited because of it.
Half a century after 窪做惇蹋厙 started its first womens athletic programs, female sports are stronger than ever.
Two specialty graduate business programs at 窪做惇蹋厙s College Business and Technology are ranked among the top 30 in the nation, alongside rankings for occupational therapy, physical therapy and communication sciences and disorders, in the Best Grad Schools list released today by U.S. News & World Report.
As part of the 窪做惇蹋厙 Leadership Series event Tuesday night, the University honored Dave Harrison, 81, founder and president of VanTrust Real Estate, with this years award. In more than 40 years in commercial real estate, Harrison company has left a recognizable mark on Kansas City and beyond.
窪做惇蹋厙 Leadership Series guest Kevin Roose said AI is changing the landscape of the workforce, but gave three pieces of advice to those in the audience who felt uneasy about this technology
A premier Kansas City educational institution with deep roots in whole-person learning, leadership and service and a local business are announcing an exciting new partnership to elevate their brand, tell their story and welcome more students.
Senior Caroline Knopke said she grew up diving it's the only sport I've really ever known, she said and competed through high school. When it came time to choose a college, she found herself drawn to 窪做惇蹋厙. But that meant the end of her competitive diving career (though she would still coach a local girls team). Until this year.
Seniors Chidera Okafor and Reggie Jeffrey didnt necessarily have history in mind when they decided to run as a ticket in last years Student Senate elections.
Can I do the job well? was the first consideration that Okafor said came to mind.
But as perhaps the first Black Student Senate president and vice president in the Universitys history, thats just what they did.
