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UMKC is back in-person with masks

UMKC is back in-person with masks

Thomas White
August 30, 2021

UMKC facilities, classrooms and common places are open again for full capacity in-person sessions. Buildings and programs have also resumed normal hours and operation.  UMKC fully opened on Aug. 23, the first time since March 2020. The 18-month stretch equates to nearly...

Questions with the provost: everything students need to know about COVID-19, tuition costs, and a ‘full capacity’ fall semester

Questions with the provost: everything students need to know about COVID-19, tuition costs, and a ‘full capacity’ fall semester

Lindsey Temaat
August 22, 2021

Anticipation for a full-capacity fall semester has been building since last spring. Chancellor Mauli Agrawal told Roo News in April that, barring a drastic shift in the course of the pandemic, students would return to in-person classes. Despite the recent uptick in COVID-19...

Student Emergency Fund helps over 100 UMKC students

Student Emergency Fund helps over 100 UMKC students

Caleb Wilson
September 1, 2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic many people have suffered from financial struggles. Students at UMKC have been no exception. UMKC hasn’t left them out in the cold, though. Providing relief through the Student Emergency Fund, the financial aid office has helped distribute...

UMKC deliberates plans for 2020 fall semester

UMKC deliberates plans for 2020 fall semester

Lacey Clark
April 29, 2020

As the spring semester comes to an end, UMKC is gearing up to make a decision regarding the 2020 fall semester. Some students are ready to resume courses on campus for the fall, while others think it may be unrealistic given the uncertainty of when stay-at-home orders will...

UMKC implements credit/no credit grading option for spring 2020

UMKC implements credit/no credit grading option for spring 2020

Annie Bolin
April 5, 2020

UMKC students now have the option to convert their spring semester letter grades to credit or no credit, according to a decision from Interim Provost Jenny Lundgren on Friday. Lundgren described the change as “empowering students to choose an option that best fits their...

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