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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ to Host Women’s History Month Conversation with Kansas City Area Leaders
February 28, 2024
A trio of women leaders from the Kansas City area, all of whom are Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumni, will participate in an engaging Women’s History Month conversation hosted by the University on Wednesday, March 20. The one-hour event, which is open to the public, will take place in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus starting at 1 p.m. The discussion will also be livestreamed at parkumedia.com.

KCPD Chief Stacey Graves to Keynote Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Women Transforming Criminal Justice Event
February 22, 2024
Stacey Graves, chief of the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, will be the featured speaker for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Women Transforming Criminal Justice event on Wednesday, March 13. The discussion, held as part of Women’s History Month, will take place virtually at parkumedia.com on Wednesday, March 13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Prepares for Higher Learning Commission Reaffirmation of Accreditation
February 7, 2024
On Monday-Tuesday, April 8-9, a five-member peer review team from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s institutional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, will visit the University’s flagship Parkville (Mo.) Campus as part of Park’s comprehensive evaluation for reaffirmation of accreditation.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Announces Competitive Academic Scholarship Winners
January 30, 2024
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has announced the recipients of competitive academic scholarships. These scholarships have been awarded to current high school seniors who are expected to enroll in college starting with the Fall 2024 semester.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Metropolitan Community College Commit to Seamless Transfer Process for MCC Graduates
January 25, 2024
Leaders from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

2023 Top 10 Stories
January 19, 2024
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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.
