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Former Sprint CEO Gary Forsee not only faces a new position as head of the University of Missouri (UM) system, but he also faces skeptics who wonder if a businessman can survive in academia. "The Curators made it pretty clear their desire to find someone with a background coming directly from business," Forsee said.
New machines are limiting access to student newspapers across campus. USA Today, The New York Times and The Kansas City Star can now only be obtained with a valid UMKC student identification card. As part of the Collegiate Readership Program, the cost of the machines is split between USA Today and The New York Times.
The Twin Oaks apartments are becoming a distant memory to those who knew them. The new buzz on the west side of campus is the new Oak Place Apartments. Building apartments rather than dorms is part of the overall plan to offer students a full range of housing options, said Bob Simmons, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Facilities.
The U-News will be running a weekly, multi-part series on the Institute for Urban Education and the School of Education. In the interest of full disclosure, I must say I dropped out of the School of Education a year ago after deciding I didn't want to teach in urban schools.
Eight months of grant-writing teamwork paid off when UMKC Chancellor Guy Bailey recently received a check for $502,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Marr Sound Archives, housed in the Miller Nichols Library (MNL), now has the means to breathe new life into the J.
A new face seeks to aid the struggling Kansas City School District. Airick Leonard West officially announced his plan to run for the Kansas City School Board of Directors Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Durwin Rice Gallery. "This campaign is called Kansas City United for Educational Achievement," West said.
UMKC Theater Department celebrates founder The UMKC Theater Department will celebrate the birthday of its founder Dr. Patricia McIlrath on Jan. 20. The evening will include a presentation of Dr. Felicia Hardison Londré's book "The Enchanted Years of the Stage: Kansas City at the Crossroads of American Theater.
Dec. 2 1:15 p.m. Information - Officers responded to a report of an unidentified male sleeping on the floor in the Health Sciences Building. 5:38 p.m. Illness - Officers responded to a suspect sleeping in Miller Nichols Library. The suspect complained of back pain and was transported to the hospital by MAST ambulance.
