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Roos Give Back: Spreading Hope One PB&J at a Time

Aubrionna Mead, Staff Writer
March 10, 2024

  First Gen Roos and UMKC’s Alpha Alpha Alpha fraternity gave back Wednesday, Feb. 28 by making over 400 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to hand out to Kansas City’s unhoused population.    This generous give-back took place in the First Gen Den in Atterbury Student...

This change only applies to incoming freshman in Missouri and Kansas.

ACT and GPA Requirements Change for First Time Student Automatic Scholarships

Belle Yennie, Staff Writer
April 10, 2023

  ACT and GPA requirements will change in fall 2023 for first-time college students attending UMKC. Scholarships will be determined by either ACT or GPA, instead of both, for future students to receive automatic scholarships.   The scholarship changes will be renewable...

Roo Advantage Scholarship recipient Madison Atkins is set to receive the rest of her college tuition for free. (Ian Lack/Roo News)

New Scholarships Offer Free Tuition to Pell-Eligible Students, In-State Tuition to Non-Residents

Ian Lack, Writer
September 19, 2022

“If I’m being honest, I started crying telling them. I was so excited, but I was also really confused. How did I get a scholarship that basically covers everything?”    These were junior Madison Atkins’s thoughts as she told her family she received the Roo...

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Financial aid speaker offers advice for scholarship hunters

Maximus Cervantez-Reeds
March 9, 2021

UMKC’s Financial Aid Department held an advisor event late last month to educate current college students on how to earn more scholarships.  Led by UMKC Financial Aid & Scholarships Director Scott Young, the hour-long seminar covered the basic information the department...

UMKC creates new business scholarship for Hispanic students

UMKC creates new business scholarship for Hispanic students

Henry Madriles
September 29, 2020

The Henry W. Bloch School of Management has teamed up with the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund (HDFKC) to form a new scholarship program aimed at incoming Hispanic students. Offering a potential total of $10,000 per student, the new program has been created to...

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