UMKC Roos got together at the UMKC Playhouse on September 16th. Playing lawn games, enjoying a nacho bar, international students had the opportunity to connect with each other in their new home.  

Approximately 200 people filled an empty Kansas City building to greet new international students and build friendships and community at the end of January. Games, conversation and homemade biryani were all available to visitors at the Friends of Internationals’ (FOI) annual...

Wenjie Cao traveled across the world to pursue his education, but his experience as an international student at UMKC has included loneliness and adversity. “The school has taken very poor care of international students, especially during the epidemic,” Cao said. “It...

Students at UMKC’s Applied Language Institute (ALI) got their hands dirty as part of their day of service.  Despite past setbacks from the global pandemic shutdown, two groups of students volunteered in early November at ReStore and Habitat for Humanity locations in...

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...