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Alex Unseth [left] and Yasmen Hassen [right] speaking at the dinner.

SGA members and attendees reflect on the past year

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, Intern
April 28, 2025

  SGA members talked about the deep impact of this past year on April 21 in the Pierson Auditorium to support and reflect on the accomplishments of the executive board and the rest of SGA.     This event was the first annual End of Year Celebration Dinner, a tradition...

Emergency Alert pole located in the Quad.

Gunpoint Robbery in Education Building Sparks Fear Among UMKC Students and Staff

  UMKC police alerted students that a woman was robbed at gunpoint in the Education Building early Friday morning.      Police stated that the incident occurred around 4:40 a.m. and the suspect was an armed male wearing all black with a face mask and wielded a...

The Foodiverse during a lunch rush.

Chancellor isn’t pleased with quality after going “undercover” to the Foodiverse

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, Intern
April 24, 2025

  At the end of March, Chancellor Mauli Agrawal and Provost Jennifer Lundgren put on ordinary clothes to try to experience the dining hall as a student would.     Though their goal was to go unnoticed, according to the chancellor, that plan “didn’t work for...

The main UMKC campus sign welcomes visitors featuring the newly earned Carnegie Research R1 designation. Shortly after, UMKC was named to the U.S. News Top 100 list. Pictured April 17, 2025.

U.S. News ranks four UMKC graduate programs among Top 100 nationwide

McKaylie Forrest, Staff Writer
April 24, 2025

  Faculty from four UMKC graduate programs earned high praise from university deans this spring, as their dedication to research and pride in their students’ success helped propel their programs into the Top 100 nationwide.    The UMKC School of Education, Social Work,...

Located in the walkway from Haag Hall to the Rockhill parking garage, signs about sexual assault line the sides.

UMKC students spread awareness on sexual assault throughout the month of April

Rachel Meng, Staff Writer
April 23, 2025

  UMKC students are taking action to commemorate April as national Sexual Assault Awareness Month.   Resources, Intervention, Support, and Education, or RISE, is a confidential support office on campus available to both staff and students.    Those at RISE are not...

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