Students capture work of code officer
February 22, 2010
Ryan?Kasper-Cushman?doesn’t usually get much attention for his job as a city code officer with the Kansas City Neighborhood Preservation Office.
But last semester, four UMKC students captured the essence of his work in a short documentary.
“You know, they had to make a five-minute film,” Kasper-Cushman said.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/22/News/Students.Capture.Work.Of.Code.Officer-3876764.shtml
Day in the life: Film Studies student
February 22, 2010
Filmmaking is a passion for UMKC senior Dion Laws.
A non-traditional student, Laws joined the workforce before going to college. He worked for Ford Motor Company for four years before deciding to pursue a career in filmmaking. He said he is determined to succeed.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/22/News/Day-In.The.Life.Film.Studies.Student-3876767.shtml
SIFE Financial Corner
February 22, 2010
Jason Slieter, a Spanish and Nursing major, asked, “How does graduate school funding differ from undergraduate funding?”
As an undergraduate student you are eligible for many funding options. They include Pell Grants, scholarships, government-sponsored subsidized and unsubsidized student loans and private student loans.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/22/News/Sife-Financial.Corner-3876768.shtml
SIFE Financial Corner
February 22, 2010
Jason Slieter, a Spanish and Nursing major, asked, “How does graduate school funding differ from undergraduate funding?”
As an undergraduate student you are eligible for many funding options. They include Pell Grants, scholarships, government-sponsored subsidized and unsubsidized student loans and private student loans.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/22/News/Sife-Financial.Corner-3876768.shtml
Clearing the air around smoking policy
February 16, 2010
While legislators debate statewide smoking laws, some students are still unsure what the smoking rules on campus are.
Jamie Walsh, senior in Communication Studies, is one of them.
She said she does not worry about the smoking policy because she does not smoke.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/15/News/Clearing.The.Air.Around.Smoking.Policy-3871970.shtml
Focusing on the positive
February 16, 2010
Despite years of experience covering war and famine as a journalist, Peter Morello recently visited Haiti and saw the worst devastation he has ever seen.
A professor of journalism at UMKC for the last 10 years, Morello was a PBS correspondent in Europe and covered the breakup of the Soviet Union, the war in Bosnia and the famine relief efforts in Somalia.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/15/News/Focusing.On.The.Positive-3871972.shtml
Peace Corps reaches out to students
February 16, 2010
The U.S. Peace Corps held a recruitment seminar on campus last week with hopes of educating students about its benefits.
Several students met with recruiter Betsy Blum, who explained the purpose of the Peace Corps and why it is important for students.
“The mission is to promote world peace and friendship,” Blum said.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/15/News/Peace.Corps.Reaches.Out.To.Students-3871974.shtml
Lusts of the eye revealed
February 16, 2010
The philosophy society, Phi Sigma Tau, hosted an event called “The Lust of the Eye: Krzysztov Kieslowski Looks at Love” Friday evening in the Diastole.
A short film by director Krzysztov Kieslowski titled “A Short Film about Love” was followed by a lecture given by C.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/15/News/Lusts.Of.The.Eye.Revealed-3871975.shtml
Lusts of the eye revealed
February 16, 2010
The philosophy society, Phi Sigma Tau, hosted an event called “The Lust of the Eye: Krzysztov Kieslowski Looks at Love” Friday evening in the Diastole.
A short film by director Krzysztov Kieslowski titled “A Short Film about Love” was followed by a lecture given by C.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/15/News/Lusts.Of.The.Eye.Revealed-3871975.shtml
UMKC knows urban education
February 16, 2010
UMKC’s Institute for Urban Education (IUE) is partnering with three Kansas City school districts and communities to revolutionize the way teachers are educated.
The School of Education at UMKC created IUE in 2005 after a group of educators decided teachers were not being correctly prepared for urban education.
Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2010/02/15/News/Umkc-Knows.Urban.Education-3871976.shtml
