Constructive changes transform campus
August 31, 2009
Constructive changes transform campus
Student Union
What seemed to be nothing more than a hole in the ground when students left for summer break is now nearly three stories high.
The new Student Union, nestled on the hill behind the Administrative Center, is the university’s answer to a 2007 study that showed UMKC students want a new, environmentally-friendly student union that provides more food options, computer and lounge space, meeting rooms and a theater.
Parking buzz – how to park smart on campus
August 29, 2009
Parking buzz – how to park smart on campus
Jammed parking garages, packed surface lots and unfortunate scenarios where you don’t have enough change to feed the meter are hopefully all problems of the past.
At least that is what Parking Operations Manager Michelle Cone wants to convey to students.
DA Michael Nifong Resigns
Breaking News: Durham DA Michael Nifong just announced that he will resign his post. This is something we had hoped for. We are glad to hear that Mr. Nifong finally reached that decision. Below are links to selected media coverage on this topic.
Articles:
Law Expert: Cleared Player’s Testimony Devastating for Nifong WRAL
Reactions to Nifong’s resignation Newsobserver
Embattled Nifong Says He’ll Resign WRAL
Nifong resigns KC Johnson
Nifong says he’ll quit as district attorney Newsobserver
Duke prosecutor says he will resign Associated Press
Videos:
Reade Seligmann Full Testimony
Nifong announces he is resigning
Nifong’s testimony ‘Extraordinary’ lacrosse attorney says
Staff goes waste-free for summertime dining
August 28, 2009
Staff goes waste-free for summertime dining
As UMKC staff gathered for their annual picnic, they had more than just food on their minds.
This year, campus groups came together with a focus on the environment and led an effort to make the event waste free.
With 220 pounds of potential landfill-bound waste generated, 195 pounds (89 percent) was either recycled or composted.
To lead, to serve is to be a Roo
August 26, 2009
To lead, to serve is to be a Roo
Paintbrushes, rakes, shovels, trash bags, gloves – that’s all it takes to make a difference.
At least that was the case last Saturday at the annual Roo’s Give Back Community Service Event.
About 300 Kangaroos gathered at the University Playhouse at 8:30 a.
The Roos are back in town
The Roos arrived on the scene Friday causing a buzz of activity on the Volker Campus, which has been mostly quiet over the summer.
Aug. 21 was the official move-in day for Oak Place Apartments and the Herman and Dorothy Johnson Hall.
UC chief proposes furloughs to offset budget cuts – Charleston Daily Mail
July 10, 2009
UC chief proposes furloughs to offset budget cuts – Charleston Daily Mail
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The president of the University of California is proposing to furlough tens of thousands of employees to offset deep funding cuts to the 10-campus system. UC President Mark Yudof unveiled the furlough proposal Friday as part of his plan to address an expected 20 percent
Lawyer: Obama artist makes plea deal in Mass. case – Kansas City Star
A lawyer says the artist who created the “Hope” poster of President Barack Obama will plead guilty to some of the vandalism charges he faces in Boston, while other charges will be dropped. Shepard Fairey was in Boston Municipal Court on Friday. His attorney Jeffrey Wiesner says they are finishing
New iPhone on sale with fewer-than-expected consumers – Xinhua News Agency
June 21, 2009
New iPhone on sale with fewer-than-expected consumers – Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, June 21 — Early in the morning on Friday, iPhone fans and ordinary consumers were lining up for the new iPhone 3GS outside Apple Inc’s flagship store on the Fifth Avenue of Manhattan, New York. However, the crowd was much smaller than it was last year. A few hundred people were standing
Thousands remain without power after Midwest storms – Asheville Citizen-Times
CHICAGO — Thousands of utility customers in the Midwest are without electricity following waves of thunderstorms. In northern Illinois, about 9,300 ComEd customers still had no electricity Saturday night as a result of the severe weather that struck on Friday. In central and southern parts of the
Obama Keeps His Distance as He Wins Over Crowds: Albert R. Hunt – Bloomberg
June 22 (Bloomberg) — The White House is stylistically brilliant, substantively duplicitous and manipulating a quiescent press corps, with the focus always on media and message, critics charge. Barack Obama , 2009? Sure. Also Ronald Reagan , 1981. Obama is the most impressive presidential
Google trike snaps views from college campus – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
PHILADELPHIA – Coming soon to a campus near you – the Google tricycle. A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian walkways of the University of Pennsylvania to collect panoramic images of the campus for Google Maps’ Street View feature, which
Governor Nixon promotes Caring for Missourians
June 16, 2009
Governor Nixon promotes Caring for Missourians
UMKC will directly benefit from a new initiative to address the shortage of health care professionals in Missouri.
Gov. Jay Nixon visited the Hospital Hill Campus last Thursday to announce that UMKC is one of the many colleges and universities across the state which will be part of the Caring for Missourians program, an initiative to train more than 900 health care professionals to serve in critical-need areas.
Sustainability Team dreams in green
June 8, 2009
Sustainability Team dreams in green
Even as most of the university breaks for summer, the Sustainability Team is keeping an eye on the goal of greening campus.
The Sustainability Team held their final meeting of the spring semester April 29 to discuss the progress made in their eight key areas of focus for 2009 and to develop game plans for summer.
CfP: Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media
Over the course of the last few years, social media technologies such as blogs, microblogs, digital videos, podcasts, wikis, and social networks, have seen a dramatic increase in adoption rates. To date, Internet users have uploaded roughly 80 million videos to YouTube and launched approximately 133 million blogs worldwide. Because of their ability to connect people and to facilitate the exchange of information and web content, social media technologies not only provide a powerful new way to interact with one another, but they also present exciting new pedagogical opportunities.
Earlier this year, the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative released the 2008 Horizon Report, which seeks to identify new technologies capable of affecting the way we teach and learn. Among the critical challenges outlined by this year’s report is the need for universities to equip students with new media literacy skills and to develop curricula that “address not only traditional capabilities like developing an argument over the course of a long paper”, but also “how to create meaningful content with today’s tools.” (The New Media Consortium, 2008, p. 6).
Considering that these tools center around the ideas of collaboration, participation, and conversation, they should hold special interest to communication researchers and educators alike. As a result, this special issue seeks to examine the pedagogical applications of social media technologies, especially with regard to the communication classroom.
Examples of best practices in social media adoption in all areas of communication education are welcome, as are case studies or empirical research analyzing the effectiveness and/or effects of incorporating social media technologies into the communication classroom.
Research examining the role these technologies play in the social construction of a collective knowledge pool would also fit within the scope of this special issue.
The special issue is scheduled for publication in the first half of 2010. Deadline for completed manuscripts is June 15, 2009.
Submissions should be electronic (.doc or .rtf format) and must conform to the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Place author’s contact information in an email to the editor only, not on the title page of the submission.
Issue Editors:Corinne Weisgerber, Ph.D. and Shannan H. Butler, Ph.D. / St. Edward’s University
Send inquiries and submissions to: corinnew@stedwards.edu
Source
[http://www.cios.org/www/ejc/calls/socmedia.htm]
Kansas City – Home sweet … something or other
June 4, 2009
Kansas City – Home sweet … something or other
Reality check. Pinches all around.
I have thought a lot of things about Kansas City over the years – it’s dangerous, it’s dumpy, it’s a waste of formerly beautiful buildings and homes that have been abused by residents, it’s an embarrassing blemish on the Kansas City Metro as a whole.
Video of KC Johnson’s Duke Lecture
The video of KC Johnson’s lecture at Duke is now up. It is on the website of Duke Students for an Ethical Duke, one of the cosponsors for the event. Here is the link.
While you are over there consider making a donation to DSEDuke. During the lacrosse case, the students as a group were the only ones consistently showing any leadership or initiative on campus. Now that the crisis is over, the students are once again leading the way by making sure that the appropriate lessons are learned and that Duke can once again be a place of mutual respect and concern among all members of the community.
[Update: new link provided]
Squirrels: This prank brought to you by the Honors Program
May 22, 2009
Squirrels: This prank brought to you by the Honors Program
Squirrels. Who cares?
Some people do, at least enough to block off the Quad last week.
Last Wednesday, UMKC made an ironic statement, and we owe our thanks to the Honors Program for bringing such a pressing matter to our attention.
The protest was actually dual-sided, with one group rallying support for a fully contrived school policy that a certain amount of students’ tuition would be used to build squirrel sanctuaries on campus.
‘Don Quixote’ reading was more than fantasy
Last Thursday, UMKC students must have been busy with other dragons to slay, like Don Quixote. Almost none attended the readings of Miguel Cervantes’s most famous work.
Despite the lack of student turnout, there was a good crowd of community members at the University Playhouse.
