Election director resigns
Bridgett Johnson, junior, political science, resigned her post as election director Nov. 8.
"I was asked to resign by Sarah Lubischer [director of Student Life] to resign," Johnson said. "Not as an adviser, but as a friend."
Johnson said her authority and resources had been stripped and she would not have access to results of the new Student Union referendum. Lubischer said the results could be compromised with Johnson running the election, according to Johnson.
"I felt as though since my power was diminishing, it was a better idea for me personally to resign," Johnson said.
Lubischer will serve as interim election director. The position of election director has traditionally been held by a student.
The first election over which Lubischer will preside is for the Student Union referendum. Voting takes place Nov. 14 - 16.
- Joshua Seiden
Bloch program among best
?The Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration's executive MBA program has been named one of the top programs in the world by global business newspaper, Financial Times. This ranks Bloch's EMBA program with such schools as Northwestern, Texas, Duke and Ohio State, according to a UMKC press release. Of the 90 worldwide EMBA programs highlighted by Financial Times, Bloch's EMBA program ranked 36th of U.S. universities and 16th of public U.S. universities,the press release said. The Bloch School ranks 80th overall. Financial Times also ranked schools in subcategories. According to the press release, in the subcategory of Career Progress, the Bloch program ranked sixth of U.S. universities and first for public universities. The program was also ranked second in diversity for its percentage of women students.
"It has always been my dream for Kansas City to have a nationally recognized program that trains executives to be business and civic leaders," said Henry Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block and benefactor of the Bloch School in the press release. "The achievement of this ranking for Bloch represents the realization of that dream. Kansas City can be proud to have a business school with programs that rank among the best in the world. And this is just the beginning - the stage is set for more great things to come."- Megan Henderson
