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Park University to Celebrate 'Windows of Opportunity' Campaign

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Monday, June 20th, 2011, 2:18pm

Park University to Celebrate 'Windows of Opportunity' Campaign

Park University will celebrate the success of its “Windows of Opportunity” fundraising campaign at a ceremony planned for Friday, June 24, beginning at 3 p.m. on the University’s Parkville Campus. The campaign raised $336,000 to replace windows in the historic Norrington Center, which currently houses Park’s Office of Admissions.

The effort began in March 2009 to replace the windows and frames in the 103-year-old building — formerly known as the Carnegie Library — with state-of-the art, custom-made thermal windows. A committee comprised of Park staff and faculty members solicited donations from alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, administrators, students, friends, foundations and a variety of corporations who responded generously.

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Park University Student Earns Scholarship from NOAA

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 10:06am

Park University Student Earns Scholarship from NOAA

Rachel Dryden, a sophomore geography/physical science major from Dearborn, Mo., has been awarded the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities.

The scholarship provides Dryden, who attended North Platte High School and is a member of Park’s Degree with Honors Program, with academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000 per year) for full-time study during the nine-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position ($650 per week) during the summer of 2012 at a NOAA facility; and, if reappointed, academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000) for full-time study during a second nine-month academic year.

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Enrollment Underway for Summer Classes at Park University

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, 12:29pm

Enrollment Underway for Summer Classes at Park University

Enrollment is under way for accredited undergraduate and graduate courses for Park University’s two-week “Maymester” session, which begins Monday, May 16.

Summer is a great time to pick up courses needed for a degree or for those who are interested in learning more about specific subjects or topics. Park’s eight-week summer session, along with the four-week “Junemester,” begins Monday, June 6. Summer classes include topics such as marketing, psychology, accounting, economics, physics, chemistry, history, art, business and literature.

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Students Use More Slang in School Work These Days

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Monday, April 25th, 2011, 1:07pm

Students Use More Slang in School Work These Days

The "now generation" has been finding countless ways of sending and receiving information in faster, easier and more efficient ways.

Texting, for example, doesn't require a person to type at length to find out from a friend or family member what they did last night. Facebook can also give information about what a friend or family member is doing in just a sentence, or a few words.

Instructors at UCM have noticed that today's technology may be having a negative effect on students' writing. Read more...

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Park University to Offer Visit Day for Transfer Students

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Monday, April 4th, 2011, 10:31am

Park University to Offer Visit Day for Transfer Students

Park University will offer an exciting visit experience for college transfer students later this month. A Transfer Day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, on the Parkville campus. Students can arrive anytime from 1 to 6 p.m.

Park, which was named the top-ranked value among private colleges and universities nationwide by Parents & Colleges, an online resource for parents of college-bound students, provides its Transfer Day to current college students interested in transferring to Park.

Visiting students will have the opportunity to have their transcripts reviewed for admission and evaluated for credit, meet with faculty, talk to an academic adviser, schedule classes, meet with a financial counselor, meet current students and take a tour of campus.

Gina Mumpower-Turner, Park admissions counselor, said the Transfer Day is a great one-stop shop for students.

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Park University to Host Summer Coterie Theatre Classes

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011, 11:55am

Park University to Host Summer Coterie Theatre Classes

Children will take the stage this summer when Park University partners with the Coterie Theatre to offer drama and acting classes at the University’s Parkville Campus. Week-long summer camps for children entering kindergarten through 12th grade are scheduled for June 6 through June 24.

This is the first time the Coterie School for Theatre Exploration will partner with Park to offer summer classes. In the Coterie’s classes, professional teaching artists use games, improvisations, acting exercises and scene work to help young actors discover what it means to respond truthfully and believably. In drama classes for younger students, actors flex their imaginations through games, visual arts, music and improvisation.

Classes offered at Park include:

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Missouri Ranks Near Bottom in Education Cuts

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011, 11:54am

Missouri Ranks Near Bottom in Education Cuts

Missouri often ranks low in per-student higher education spending, but a recent report has the state coming in second to last in spending decreases over the last five years.

Enrollment from 2005-2010 grew 17 percent while state aid decreased. Read more...

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