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Joining a student organization is one of the many ways that students can get involved on campus. (UMKC)

How to get involved at UMKC with RooGroups

Lawrence Brooks IV
August 22, 2021

After an extended period of taking courses over Zoom due to the pandemic, UMKC students are returning to campus and looking to make human connections. UMKC has over 300 student organizations, many of which will return to in-person fellowship this fall. This kicks off with Roo...

Williams poses for a photo on Zoom with members of the UMKC Enactus team during their virtual national competition in May 2020. (Lindsey Temaat)

Making a difference, one handshake at a time

Lindsey Temaat
March 25, 2021

Ben Williams is a shining example of a professor who knows how to support his students during the pandemic.   Williams is the assistant teaching professor for the Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department at the UMKC Bloch School of Management and is the...

Enactus’ FeedKC releases app to eliminate food waste, hunger

Enactus’ FeedKC releases app to eliminate food waste, hunger

Emma Lane
April 21, 2020

FeedKC, a project of student organization UMKC Enactus, has released a new web application to eliminate food waste and hunger by redistributing food to those who need it. Through the app, businesses can post leftover food that food banks can then claim and pick up. “We...

UMKC Enactus competes to do the most good in the world

UMKC Enactus competes to do the most good in the world

Regan Smith
March 10, 2020

Unlike many other organizations around the world, UMKC’s Enactus group values a healthy competition. It tries to challenge students to go the extra mile, think outside the box and present multiple solutions for solving real world problems. Its main goal is simple yet ambitious:...

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