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SGA October updates: hygiene resources, Roos Give Back and climate resilience

SGA to revive once rejected health referendum

Daisy Garcia Montoya
January 25, 2021

A health and wellness referendum that failed to pass in Spring 2020 is making its way into the Student Government Association (SGA) chambers once again. Speaker of the Senate Caroline Moriarty says that a health referendum is a priority of hers for the spring semester. “I...

Student organizations move online following campus closure

Student organizations move online following campus closure

Daisy Garcia Montoya
April 1, 2020

General body meetings? Cancelled. Conferences? Cancelled. Any other event you had planned for the rest of the semester? Cancelled. With over 300 student-led organizations, student life on campus took a direct hit when the campus canceled all events for the rest of the year...

Coronavirus cuts UMKC experience short for international students

Coronavirus cuts UMKC experience short for international students

Daisy Garcia Montoya
March 31, 2020

For many students, this spring semester was an opportunity to study abroad. What no one expected was that a worldwide pandemic would cut that opportunity short. A group of six Colombian international students, Luis Páez, Alexandra Vega Camelo, Julián Núñez, Daniela Lizarazo,...

Muslim student association hosts Islamic awareness week

Muslim student association hosts Islamic awareness week

Daisy Garcia Montoya
March 9, 2020

Islamic Awareness Week (IAW), presented by the Muslim Student Association (MSA) from March 2-6, gave students an opportunity to learn about Islam and the Muslim community on campus. With a series of daily events, the (MSA) hoped to educate students by correcting misconceptions...

UMKC kicks off monthly celebration of world cultures

UMKC kicks off monthly celebration of world cultures

Daisy Garcia Montoya
March 3, 2020

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will be dedicating each month to a different country as a way to expose students to diverse cultures around the world. The objectives of this initiative are to raise awareness of other cultures, promote study abroad and...

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