The Starr Women’s Hall of Fame nominations are still open for our Class of 2025. You have until June 30 to nominate outstanding Kansas City area women who have uplifted our community and beyond.

NOMINATE: umkc.edu/starrhalloffam…

Some of our UMKC journalism students got to meet Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward at the Harry Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation lunch.

Congratulations to 18 students who were named as Dean of Student Honor Recipients this semester. Read more below about them and their accomplishments

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Congratulations to all our new UMKC Alumni! We're proud of you and can't wait to see what you accomplish. 🦘💙💛

Happy Commencement day! One down, one to go. If you can't make it to T-Mobile Center for the second ceremony, hop on the livestream.
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Happy UMKC Commencement day! If you can't make it to the T-Mobile Center today, hop on the livestream.
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Accounting student Cody Truitt is graduating this weekend after completing his senior year cost-free thanks to a UMKC partnership with Amazon! He’ll be starting as a staff accountant at a local firm later this month.

Full story: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

We see what you did there 🦘 #RooUp

One hour until first pitch. Good luck, Roos!

Commencement is this weekend! We can't wait to celebrate and recognize graduating Roos. Here are just a few of the students who will be walking across the stage on Sunday.

Commencement information: umkc.edu/commencement/

You know what to do. #RooUp

Good luck on finals, Roos! You've got this!

Meet Emmanuella Alawode, a six-year B.A./M.D. UMKC School of Medicine student and Jackie Robinson Scholar who threw out the first pitch at the Kansas City Royals game at UMKC Night at The K!

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The cutest event for Stress Less Fest is always Pause for Paws. Students on both our Volker campus and Health Sciences campus took a break from studying for finals to spend time with therapy dogs.

Congratulations to Kansas City Men's Golf for claiming their second straight Summit League Championship today! Sophomore Mesa Falleur also claimed the individual title and 4 of 5 Roos finished in the tournament's Top 10!

#RooUp | #DeclareKC

Three UMKC faculty have been named recipients of Health Outcomes Research Grants by Blue KC and BioNexusKC. Two $50,000 awards will be presented to Abbey Masonbrink, M.D. and Stephani Stancil, Ph.D., as well as Kelsey Gardiner, Ph.D.

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UMKC, along with all UM System universities, is extending its enrollment deadline to May 15. The extension will allow prospective students and families more time to receive accurate financial aid offers in light of this year’s FAFSA changes.

Our Spring Commencement speakers have been chosen! Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and our very own UMKC Trustee Leigh Anne Taylor Knight, executive director and chief operating officer at DeBruce Foundation!

Roos at the Zoo is almost here! Join us 10 a.m., May 19 at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium as we celebrate our nearly 100-year partnership. You might even catch a glimpse of our recently named red kangaroo, Walt!