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Gilbert Campus Leadership
April 21, 2020
Park University President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D., has announced the promotion of two staff members to new leadership positions at the University’s Gilbert (Ariz.) Campus. Sue Wilcox has been appointed as vice president of the campus, while Ben Zibers has been appointed associate vice president of the campus, both effective April 1.
Park University Coronavirus Update
March 3, 2020
As communities around the world remain on alert concerning Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Park University is undertaking an ongoing review of its Pandemic Response Plan in the event of a widespread outbreak of the disease.
Johnson Lecture 2020
March 3, 2020
Established nearly 50 years ago (December 2, 1970) to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection, the Environmental Protection Agency works to provide a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. On Tuesday, March 31, Park University will host Jeffery Robichaud, director of the EPA’s Region 7 Water Division, for an insider’s view of the history of environmental protection and the imperative for science to drive the next 50 years as part of the University’s fifth annual Johnson Family Lecture Series in Science. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University’s Parkville Campus. Admission to the lecture is free and open to the public.
Womens History Month Lecture 2020
March 2, 2020
Park University’s annual Women’s History Month Lecture will feature a discussion on “Prescribing the Pill” on Monday, March 30. The lecture, to be presented by Beth Bailey, Ph.D., will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University’s Parkville Campus. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.
Night at the Helm 2020
February 26, 2020
Night at the Helm, Park University’s annual fundraising event that benefits selected University programs, will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., starting at 6 p.m.
Top 10 Stories 2019
January 10, 2020
Park University celebrated another historic and noteworthy year in 2019 as the University garnered national media attention, and earned international, national and local honors. Park’s Office of University Engagement compiled the University’s biggest stories of the year and asked five members of the University’s staff to pick their top 10 moments from 2019.
Kansas City Area Graduates December 2019
December 18, 2019
Park University held its December 2019 Kansas City Area Commencement ceremony on Dec. 14 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo. The University had 470 students eligible to participate in the ceremony — 259 students received a master’s degree and/or a graduate certificate, and 211 students received a bachelor’s degree, associate degree and/or undergraduate certificate. W. Ann Hansbrough, J.D., an associate circuit judge in the Circuit Court of Platte County, Mo., and a member of Park’s Board of Trustees, presented the keynote address.