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Park University, Metropolitan Community College Commit to Seamless Transfer Process for MCC Graduates
January 25, 2024
Leaders from Park University and Metropolitan Community College have signed an articulation agreement that will provide MCC graduates a straightforward path to earning a bachelor’s degree at Park. The two schools entered into the agreement during a ceremony on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus on Jan. 24.
Black History Month Conversation With Gwendolyn Grant
January 22, 2024
Gwendolyn Grant, president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, will be the featured speaker of a Black History Month program hosted by Park University on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
2023 Top 10 Stories
January 19, 2024
Park University celebrated another noteworthy year in 2023 as the University and its students, employees and alumni garnered national media attention, and earned international, national and local honors. Park’s Office of Strategic Communications compiled the University’s 10 biggest events and stories of the year.
Park University Promotes Melissa Ford to Chief Advancement Officer
December 1, 2023
Melissa Ford has been appointed as the chief advancement officer at Park University, effective today.
Park University to Host Annual International Festival on Nov. 17
October 26, 2023
In celebration of International Education Week, Park University’s Office of International Education will host its annual International Festival on Friday, Nov. 17. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Park Avenue area within the Mabee Learning Center / Academic Underground on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus. Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.
Park University Hosting Lecture Event on Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing
October 24, 2023
Park University’s Great War Institute, a division of the University’s George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War, will host its second Great War Institute Lecture Series event with a discussion on “Pershing of the West: The Formative Days of ‘Black Jack’ Pershing in the American Frontier.” The talk will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 21, starting at 6:30 p.m. at The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., and streamed live.
Former U.S. Ambassador Stuart Symington IV to Speak at Park University
October 11, 2023
W. Stuart Symington IV, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria (2016-19), Rwanda (2008-11) and Djibouti (2006-08), will participate in a conversation at Park University’s flagship Parkville (Mo.) Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 31, starting at 10 a.m. in McCoy Meetin’ House.