The Institute for Urban Education (IUE) is an urban teacher preparation and scholarship program at UMKC that helps students serve Kansas City’s historically underserved public schools.   Through an effective cohort model, field experience and post-graduate mentorship,...

  The Kansas City Roos men’s soccer team are Summit League tournament champions.    Winning one of the 22 NCAA Division 1 conferences grants a team an automatic bid to the national tournament. The Roos did just that, qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the first...

  The UMKC Conservatory symphonies and choirs gathered for a concert on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to welcome and showcase the talent of six new Conservatory professors. “Clearly, they have enthusiasm for music,” said Pam Harlan, mother...

   The average blood donor is between the ages of 50 and 60. The Community Blood Center of Kansas City wants to change that.    In an ongoing effort to encourage more young people to donate blood, the UMKC Honors Program aims to host a campus blood drive at least twice...

  UMKC's First Gen Roo program honored National First-Generation College Celebration Day with a week dedicated to wellness and community, supporting students whose parents did not complete a bachelor's degree in the U.S.   The theme of the 2024 National First Generation...