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The hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd performing at UMKC excites students across campus.

Rae Sremmurd Tickets are Available for UMKC’s Spring Concert

Belle Yennie, Staff Writer
March 17, 2023

  Rae Sremmurd tickets for the UMKC Union Board Programming Spring Concert were released on Monday. Ticket prices for students are $10, and tickets for the public will open on March 27 for $30. The concert will be held on April 19 at the Swinney Recreational Center. Doors open...

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...

UMKC celebrates National Transfer Student Week

UMKC celebrates National Transfer Student Week

Tyrionna Clardy
October 25, 2021

Saturday marked the end of UMKC’s annual National Transfer Student Week, six event-filled days meant to welcome transfer students and make them feel more at home on campus.  This week also served as an interactive learning opportunity for students to expand their resumes...

What is UMKC doing to cultivate an anti-racist campus?

What is UMKC doing to cultivate an anti-racist campus?

Yusra Azzeh
October 25, 2021

UMKC expanded the conversation on anti-racism by hosting a workshop specially crafted for faculty and staff members.  This month’s workshop, “Cultivating Antiracist Assessment Practices: A Faculty Workshop Series,” was part of UMKC’s Shutz Lecture Series designed...

Friends of Internationals hosts welcome party to support, connect with international students

Friends of Internationals hosts welcome party to support, connect with international students

Yara Salamed
September 28, 2021

UMKC’s student organization Friends of Internationals (FOI) hosted their annual welcome party earlier this month with food, activities and opportunities to connect with people of diverse cultures from all over the world.  FOI is a Christian volunteer group serving...

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