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Women’s History Month Spotlight: UMKC’s Women’s Center

Angelique White, Staff Writer
March 10, 2023

 The UMKC’s Women’s Center has been around since 1971, and in honor of National Women’s History Month, individuals talk about why this community is important to them.   Chelsie Duckworth is the senior program coordinator for the Women’s Center and helps her students...

Students participate in Operation Beautiful for Every Body is Beautiful Week.

Operation Beautiful is Spreading Positivity to UMKC

Aurora Wilson, Staff Writer
March 2, 2023

  Vibrant and characterful post-it notes filled the Miller Nichols Library this week for Operation Beautiful, an event hosted by the UMKC Women’s Center for Every Body is Beautiful Week (EBIB).   Students had the opportunity to write positive messages and spread them...

Students can find the M.I.R. Program on the third floor of Bloch Executive Hall.

Entrepreneurial Dreams Take Flight with M.I.R. Program

Jarrod McDaniel, Staff Writer
February 16, 2023

  UMKC's Bloch School has reintroduced a program aimed to help students achieve their entrepreneurial dreams. Located in room 317 of Bloch Executive Hall, the Regnier Institute Mentors in Residence (M.I.R.) program will give students the feedback and guidance they need to create...

Kayla Brazelton in front of her poster after the show. Photo by Hugo von Reis/RooNews.

Stunning Performance Stands Out in UMKC Show

Hugo von Reis, Staff Writer
February 13, 2023

  Kayla Brazelton performed and choreographed during the UMKC dance senior capstone on Feb. 3 at Spencer Theater.   The senior capstone takes place every year in the spring semester. The dance conservatory seniors plan their own group piece that is performed by other students,...

UMKC Holds Campus-Wide Day of Service at Roos Give Back

UMKC Holds Campus-Wide Day of Service at Roos Give Back

Emma Sauer, Writer
October 27, 2022

  After receiving their free t-shirt and fanny pack at check-in at the Miller Nichols Learning Center, attendees divided into groups and completed tasks for one of eight different non-profits partnered for Roos Give Back.  “Our purpose through Roos Give Back is...

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