At UMKC we’re big on ideas — but we don’t stop there. We turn those ideas into action, solving real-world problems. Here are just a few stories about Roos making a difference in Kansas City and beyond.
乔·维拉·乔·佐拉(B.A. ’75), 最著名的舞蹈家之一, didn’t considered dance her life’s work until she came to UMKC. 城市丛林妇女组织的创始人, the performance ensemble dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for 社会 change, Zollar also includes in her groundbreaking career performing and creating works for Alvin Ailey and Philadanco, and collaborations with Compagnie Jant-Bi from Senegal and Nora Chipaumire.
"I didn’t realize that I could major in dance and choose it as a career path until I came to UMKC. Once I decided to major in dance, it was the only career I ever thought about.”
查看佐拉尔的成就
罗斯·王博士.D., 牙科学院的研究员, and her multidisciplinary team recently received a $430,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for their focus on a system to identify precancerous cells through artificial intelligence and infrared 技术.
“We are creating a system to detect high-risk precancers and to prevent them from becoming cancer."
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After their third child, Mac, was diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia Nicole (B.S.N. 2006年)和克里斯·卡尔(B.L.A. ’08, MBA ’17) began a search for community resources that could help them be better parents. 当能得到的东西不够用的时候, 这对夫妇的答案是创建盲点, a nonprofit that aims to help the visually impaired reach their highest potential and to teach sighted individuals how to be good allies to the blind.
"The 任务 of Blind Spot is to enlighten the Kansas City community to how life for someone who is blind is different. Since blindness as an exclusive diagnosis is rare, there isn’t a lot of awareness with the general population on the abilities of the blind or how to become a good friend to the blind.”
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培养了一名美国学生的学校.S. 总统和最高法院法官
普利策奖获奖校友
他们是古根海姆研究员
Students who have won a Fulbright Scholarship since 2006
We offer more than 125 academic programs and numerous collaborative learning opportunities that provide hands-on work experience and foster professional connections.
Almost 90 percent of first-time students and 75 percent of transfer students receive 金融援助 而在UMKC. In total, we award more than $160 million in 金融援助 annually.
UMKC is on the The Princeton Review's list of Best Regional Colleges, but our students come from all 50 states and 85+ countries. In addition, UMKC students live and study in more than 60 countries. 这是我们的 任务 带来文化, 社会, health and economic prosperity to the metropolitan, 我们服务的地区和全球社区.
Mentorship and a personalized plan for student success are just a few of the strategies our 第一代Roo计划 offers students who are the first in their families to go to college. 这支持, energetic and inclusive community earned recognition from the Center for First-Generation Student Success.
慈善捐赠和志愿服务
Federal grant to improve the sustainability and equity of transportation infrastructure
Cost of new health sciences facility to help deliver community care and study health equity
由我们的研究在该地区产生
我们的传统体现了我们的骄傲. Learn why we cherish our Roo mascot and what it means to be a Roo.
When what was then called the University of Kansas City opened its doors to a small class of 260 students in 1933, 2人以上,000 community members were in attendance to celebrate the university’s 任务 to educate Kansas City's future leaders. Then and now, community partnership is what drives our plans for the future.
