The History of Communiversity – Where Teachers Learn and Participants Teach
The 40th Anniversary Party for the Communiversity is Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 6-8 PM at the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania. 40 years ago a 12 x 20 inch folded poster appeared on the streets of Kansas...
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General Education Review Process Presentations – October 13th & 14th
Over the course of the last year the General Education Advisory Task Force has lead the initiative of reviewing the UMKC general education program. This meant examining current national perspectives...
View ArticleUMKC Team Traveling to the AAC&U General Education Summer Institute
UMKC was selected to send a team to attend the AAC&U Institute on General Education and Assessment, which will be held June 4-8th on the campus of San Jose State University. The institute provides...
View ArticleThe Assessable Roo – UMKC’s Outcomes Assessment Newsletter
Dr. Nathan Lindsay, the Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment, presents the first issue of the Assessable Roo – UMKC’s quarterly newsletter highlighting assessment principles and best practices. The...
View ArticleProgress Report on General Education Revision at UMKC
On April 17, 2012, the UMKC Faculty Senate voted to approve the following motion: That the Faculty Senate endorse and adopt the model proposed by the General Education Oversight Committee, which...
View ArticleUMKC Senior Survey 2011-2012
Each year the Office of Institutional Research and Planning surveys senior students preparing to graduate regarding their experiences at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. The purpose of this...
View ArticleUMKC Student Success Center to Provide Support to ‘Undecided’ Students
The University of Missouri-Kansas City will open a new center this fall to help students who arrive without a major decide what to study and reduce their dropout rate. About 350 students come to the...
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Upcoming FaCET Symposium
Mark your calendars! The annual Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching (FaCET) Symposium will take place at 9:15 a.m., January 18, 2013, in the Student Union, Room 401C. The event’s keynote speaker...
View ArticleLynda Plamann appointed to Coordinator, General Education
Provost Gail Hackett announced the appointment of Lynda Plamann, Ph.D., to the position of Coordinator of General Education. Dr. Plamann is the Associate Dean in the School of Biological Sciences and...
View ArticleUndergraduate Faculty: Save the Date!
Undergraduate Faculty, UMKC is moving forward with several initiatives designed to improve the experience of our undergraduates. These include: UMKC University-wide General Education program for Fall...
View ArticleJob Advertisement for the Coordinator – General Education Program (12-Month...
The General Education Program Coordinator position begins Summer 2015. The position will be reviewed annually, and will continue contingent upon successful execution of the identified responsibilities...
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Dr. Jennifer Waddell Appointed as General Education Coordinator
Jennifer Waddell, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as the Coordinator of General Education effective September 1, 2015. Dr. Waddell is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instructional...
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