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Announcing the 2008 Joan & Bert Berkley Excellence in Urban Education Grant Award Winners!

 School of Education Jazz on the Lawn 2008!

On Wednesday, March 19th, the first of the School of Education annual speaker series took place with a presentation by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu: Teaching the African American Student

Many attended the 2008 School of Education African American History Month Event:  Conversations with a King:  The Life and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. (click here for PDF invite) 

 

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Teach the City at UMKC School of Education!

Alumnus Keeps Connections to School of Education and Promise to Community Rodney Watson ('07) recently completed his highest degree at the School of Education, but he sees his connections to the School as growing, not ending.

UMKC School of Education on the radio again!  Listen to the live interview Three Hot Minutes in June with UMKC SOE broadcast on June 18th on Hot 103.3 Jamz!  Thanks to Destiny Byers and Jeff Johnson for getting the word out about the importance of urban education!

Undergraduate Students: Click here for information on Summer and Fall 2008 required advising

School of Education on the radio!  Listen to the live interview Three Hot Minutes with UMKC School of Education broadcast on Hot 103.3 Jamz!  Thanks to Jeff Johnson and Harrison Neal for representing us so well!

Congratulations School of Education May 2007 Graduates!  There were a couple special stories shared at the Student Recognition Ceremony.  Click here for stories

 

Cerner Corporation donates 12 computers to IUE students.  An example of how the community is pulling together to help prepare UMKC graduates for success in their urban classrooms. 

                                        

2006-07 UMKC School of Education Alumni Achievement Award Winner:  Maggie Finefrock  Finefrock earned a Master of Arts in Educational Administration in 1988 which jump started her efforts to create greater equality and opportunity in nearly every facet of the Kansas City community as well as within businesses and organizations throughout the world.  Click here for more on Maggie's inspiring story.

Congratulations, Dean Linda Edwards!  Dean Edwards recently won the University of Missouri System's Pacheco Leadership Award for her outstanding academic leadership, click here for more on Dean Edwards's honor.