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Q&A with Angie Cottrell, Director of the Office of Student Involvement

January 30th, 2013 | Add a Comment

Q&A with Angie Cottrell, Director of the Office of Student Involvement

Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa Do you have a sidekick? Dexter – my 90 pound black lab What career would you choose in an alternate reality? I’d be a lawyer. Or own a diner . . . What was the last restaurant you patronized? Classic Cookie – So yummy!!! Favorite Charity? Human Rights Campaign Do you do any community work with the Human Rights Campaign? Yes, I am on the Board of Governors Favorite place to go on payday? Ameristar Casino. Mama needs some new heels! What … Read entire article »

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TAASU hosts Freedom Breakfast

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

The African-American Student Union (TAASU) held its twenty-third Annual Freedom Breakfast Wed. morning at Pierson Auditorium in the Atterbury Student Success Center . 320 students, faculty members, and guests came to commemorate the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to kick off African American History Month. The event consisted of performances, speeches, and presentations. Attendees celebrated past civil rights progress and hoped for future progress. The theme of this year’s function was embodied in the words of King: “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Keichanda Dees-Burnett, Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Affairs, Keichanda Dees-Burnett noted that the  “theme was chosen to honor King, and to serve as a reminder of the participation and sacrifice made by past leaders who made possible the freedoms that would not … Read entire article »

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briefly mentioned: UMKC Innovation Center sparks partnership with local

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

The UMKC Innovation Center is partnering with SparkLabKC, a locally based internet business incubator. SparkLabKC selects 10 new internet companies in the Kansa City region each year for a 90-day accelerator program. The program offers up to $18,000 in seed capital, cross-industry mentorships and advisory services, free workspace and marketing to potential investors. The partnership combines the UMKC Innovation Center’s expertise in entrepreneurial startups with SparkLab’s internet focus. SparkLabKC hopes to bridge an experience and capital gap in what they believe is a rich community for early-stage startups. Interested businesses may fill out applications starting Feb. 1. Applications will be open until March 31.  The 90-day program is broken into monthly phases. The first month entails in-depth mentoring to refine business and product strategy. The second month focuses on prototype development. The third month focuses on refining the prototype … Read entire article »

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The power of youth: Young adults should lead the push for sustainability

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

How can young adults change a stubborn society? Last Thursday, the local City Planning and Development Department held a meeting to discuss the Midtown and Plaza areas at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 11 E. 40th Street. Between 1950 and 2010, the area has lost 60 percent of its population. While 40 percent of the area’s population is from ages 20-34, that group was poorly represented at the community meeting. City planners and attendees emphasized the importance of the opinions of the younger generation. After all, it is our home for the future and our opinion carries weight in how our community develops. The area plan is under the policy of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan, to develop future land use, zoning, public improvements, transportation, housing and economic development. Approximately four-to-five groups of about 30 people … Read entire article »

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Butt out: Resolution will create tobacco-free task force

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

A resolution to form a tobacco-free exploratory committee was approved 19-4 by the Student Government Association last November. This vote in favor of the committee is expected to prompt a university-wide discussion about replacing UMKC’s designated smoking areas with a completely tobacco-free policy. Amy Johnson, a senior biology major and the Student Representative to the University of Missouri Board of Curators, is spearheading the tobacco-free efforts. Johnson said she met with former Missouri Students’ Association president Xavier Billingsley last year in Columbia. “[We discussed] the possibility of moving their [MU’s] date to go smoke-free up by an entire year,” Johnson said. “When I realized how easily and quickly this would be done, I began to examine the other policies in the [University of Missouri] system.” The UMKC resolution approved by SGA on Nov. 12 made several … Read entire article »

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briefly mentioned: School of Dentistry seeks patients

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

The School of Dentistry is offering free dental care as part of dental students’ National Dental Board Clinical Examination.  People who need small fillings or a deep cleaning can receive four hours of free dental care including x-rays. Qualified students must be 18 or older and in good health. Potential participants cannot currently wear braces or other fixed orthodontics and cannot have or require dentures.  More than 16 teeth are required for services, including back molars.  Anyone receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment is not eligible. The four hour sessions will take place on the mornings or afternoon of March 17-18. For more information, call (816) 200-2278 or email dentalboards2013@gmail.com rbrooks@unews.com   … Read entire article »

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Dr. David Atkinson: UMKC remembers professor of 44 years for ‘hunger for life’

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

More than 60 former colleagues and students from several departments across campus gathered to honor the contributions and achievements of Dr. David Atkinson, who passed away on Nov. 14. A memorial was held for the retired political science and law professor on Jan. 25 at the School of Law student lounge from 4-6 pm. In his 44 years at UMKC,   Atkinson came to know many colleagues and students from many departments across campus. Current, former and retired professors and faculty rekindled and shared memories of Atkinson before the event. The memorial’s program included tributes and thoughts from Dr. Beth Miller, Arts & Sciences Dean Wayne Vaught, School of Law Dean Ellen Suni, Dr. Harris Mirkin, Dr. Dale Neuman, Fred Wickman Angela Bennett and Dr. Mona Lyne. Miller shared that Atkinson was “more than a … Read entire article »

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Michael Eric Dyson to deliver MLK keynote at UMKC

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

To commemce Black History Month, UMKC is welcoming columnist, radio host and author, Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. Dyson is listed as one of Ebony magazine’s 150 most powerful African-Americans, having  been presented with two NAACP Image Awards and  the American Book Award. Dyson, a contributing editor of Time magazine,  has been the guest for countless programs, such as The O’Reilly Factor and Real Time with Bill Maher. He is currently a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, and hosts The Michael Eric Dyson Show on NPR. Dyson will deliver the Martin Luther King, Jr. keynote address, 6 p.m., Jan. 30 at the Student Union Multipurpose Room. According to  Philadelphia Weekly, Dyson “is reshaping what it means to be a public intellectual by becoming the most visible black academic of his time.” Dyson was featured on … Read entire article »

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Gender-neutral options could come to UMKC next year

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

A resolution that sets a spring 2014 target date to implement gender-neutral student housing on campus will be voted on Feb. 4 by the Student Government Association. The Residential Life office has been approached about creating designated gender-neutral accommodations since the beginning of the school year. This  is the first time the conversation will be brought before SGA. “As one looks at this conversation, a number of issues need to be determined,” said Dr. Eric Grospitch, Dean of Students. “One—Do the students want it to happen? Two—If the students want it to happen, how can we implement it?” Conversations began with how to address housing options for transgender students. Current accommodations are not coed unless special arrangements are made. However, the resolution is to create an open housing option for any student who would like … Read entire article »

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KC History: MLK assassination prompted local riots

January 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment

“Violence erupted for the second straight night on Kansas City’s East Side last night, turning a large part of the area into a battleground where snipers dueled with police and national guardsmen in the glow of high-reaching flames from fire-bombed buildings.” That was the lead story in The Kansas City Star on April 11, 1968, two days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral in Atlanta and seven after his assassination in Memphis. In the days following King’s death, nationwide riots broke out in more than 100 cities, caused by elevated tensions and frustrations with lagging civil rights struggles. Kansas City was one of those cities. UMKC professor Dr. Rebecca Miller Davis, whose expertise is in Civil Rights and African American History, said students, perhaps some from UMKC, planned to march in memory of … Read entire article »

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