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Park University’s Kansas City Area Commencement Set for May 4
April 16, 2024
CiCi Rojas, co-founder of Kansas City, Mo., based Tico Productions and Tico Sports, will present the keynote address during Park University’s Kansas City Area Commencement on Saturday, May 4.
Park University’s Howell Awards Recognize Leadership Achievements During 2023-24 Academic Year
April 11, 2024
In celebration of the leadership achievements of Park University students, faculty and staff during the 2023-24 academic year, the Office of Student Life and the Park Student Government Association announced recipients of honors as part of the 29th annual Dr. Doris A. Howell Leadership Awards on April 10.
Park University Mathematics Lecture to Focus on Paradoxes in Single Transferable Vote Elections
April 2, 2024
Park University’s annual J. Malcolm Good Mathematics Lecture on Tuesday, April 16, will feature a timely discussion on “Paradoxes of Negative and Positive Involvement in Single Transferable Vote Elections.”
Park University Faculty Featured in Campanella Gallery Art Exhibit
March 20, 2024
Past and present Park University faculty from the Department of Art and Design are showcasing their work in an art exhibit being presented in the Campanella Gallery, located within Norrington Center on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus, through Friday, May 10.
Park University Appoints Dr. Jayme Uden as Chief Human Resources Officer
March 18, 2024
Jayme Uden, Ed.D., has accepted a new leadership role at Park University as its chief human resources officer, effective March 18, 2024.
Park University’s George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War to Provide Update on Valor Medals Review Project
March 5, 2024
A program that will provide an update on the Valor Medals Review Project being conducted by the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War at Park University, will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at the Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library’s Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. The event, which will be held in the Truman Forum Auditorium and virtually via the KCPL’s YouTube channel, begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by the program from 6 to 7 p.m.
Park University to Host Women’s History Month Conversation with Kansas City Area Leaders
February 28, 2024
A trio of women leaders from the Kansas City area, all of whom are Park University alumni, will participate in an engaging Women’s History Month conversation hosted by the University on Wednesday, March 20. The one-hour event, which is open to the public, will take place in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus starting at 1 p.m. The discussion will also be livestreamed at parkumedia.com.
KCPD Chief Stacey Graves to Keynote Park University’s Women Transforming Criminal Justice Event
February 22, 2024
Stacey Graves, chief of the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, will be the featured speaker for Park University’s Women Transforming Criminal Justice event on Wednesday, March 13. The discussion, held as part of Women’s History Month, will take place virtually at parkumedia.com on Wednesday, March 13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.