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Cars parked in the UMKC Rockhill parking garage.

SGA Presidents Address Ongoing Struggle with Campus Parking Scarcity

Sydney Siemens, RooTV Executive Producer, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

  UMKC campus has long been plagued by a persistent issue: parking scarcity.    With students voicing frustrations over the lack of available spaces and steep parking fees, the Student Government Association (SGA) has been pressured to address the problem.    During...

Student walking in front of Linda Hall Library.

Outback in the Office

Manuel Rivera, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

  While some students spent their spring break soaking up the sun, others job shadowed with employers on and off campus in a new program called “Take a Roo to Work.”    Created by the Assistant Director of Career Preparation, Megan Raney, UMKC students experienced...

The program fosters collaboration and community through specific cohort classes, building lasting relationships among scholars.

UMKC Elevates Education with Bloch School ‘More in 4’ Program

Sydney Siemens, RooTV Executive Producer
April 18, 2024

  UMKC is reshaping the landscape of higher education with its innovative ‘More in 4’ program in the Henry W. Bloch School of Management.   The program will allow students from any major enrolled in the Bloch School of Management to obtain both their undergraduate...

Scofield Hall houses many advisors for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

An Endless Road to Graduation

Troi Buford, Staff Writer
April 12, 2024

  Many students at UMKC have found themselves having to come back an additional semester to take another class – or classes – just when they believed they were supposed to walk across the stage.         Students already have to deal with the stress that comes...

UMKCs State of the University address took place on Wednesday, April 3. Photo by Jazlyn Summers

State of the University: UMKC’s Research Renaissance and Campus Evolution

Jazlyn Summers, Staff Writer
April 3, 2024

  Chancellor Mauli C. Agrawal delivered the State of the University address on Wednesday with an outpouring of pride for UMKC and all that has been accomplished in the past year.    Agrawal outlined future plans that would benefit the campus and boost student success. He...

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