We’re excited to welcome everyone back to campus! You might have noticed some new additions (like the Roo 蓝色和金色的椅子) on campus. We’ve made it easier for you with a guide to what’s new 在这里 at UMKC this fall.
神九园
This dedicated space on the UMKC Volker Campus honors and recognizes the nine Black Greek organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council, also known as the Divine Nine. It will also serve as a gathering place for students and alumni to meet, 庆祝, host events and reflect on the importance and achievements of their respective organizations. 九神园 揭幕仪式 会发生在上午10:30.m. 9月. 在四方广场.
Murals in Welcome Center
The Welcome Center at the Atterbury Student Success Center has a new look. New UMKC murals are designed by Ruthie Ozonoff, who shared the process of designing the murals on her Instagram.
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娱乐领域
UMKC Campus Recreation has introduced two recreational fields on Oak Street to the UMKC community. The North Field is equipped with two sets of soccer goals and bleachers while the South Field is a cricket field.
“我们希望学生, 教师, and staff will enjoy these new offerings to campus, especially with cricket being a sport that is growing in popularity on campus,” said Liz Hoffman-Shrout, director of Campus Recreation.
Students, 教师, and staff can also 储备 the fields for various sports, recreation and leisure activities. 而且，很多 有趣的事件 are happening this fall on the fields.
Roo健康
UMKC Health and Wellness is combining all services and rebranding itself as Roo健康, which will consist of health services, counseling services and student accessibility services.
“Roo健康, we’re taking a holistic approach by having one department to increase student success and life-long wellbeing,奥比·奥斯汀说, administrator of Student Health and Wellness.
Roo无线
We've partnered with Public Wireless to introduce Roo无线, an opportunity for qualifying students to get a free tablet with internet hotspot.
You may qualify for Roo无线 if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, or if you meet at least one of these criteria:
- Recipient of a federal Pell Grant in 2023 Participant in a government assistance program such as SNAP, 医疗补助计划, housing assistance or a free or reduced lunch program
- Meet the eligibility criteria for a participating provider’s low-income internet program
生物工程项目
The School of Science and Engineering has officially rolled out its Biomedical Engineering degree program. The high-demand major is based on a broad approach, combining electrical engineering, 机械工程, 计算机科学, 化学, 生物学, 物理, 医疗培训, pharmacology and pure biomedical engineering courses. In the future, the program will have space in the $120 million Healthcare Innovation and Discovery Building, located at the UMKC Health Sciences Campus.
更多校园停车位
T在这里 are 63 metered parking spots plus three ADA spots on the first floor of the Oak Place Parking Garage. A map of all other parking spots can be found 在这里.
蓝色和金色椅子
Looking for a spot to relax between classes? 新 蓝色和金色的椅子 in the Quad are calling your name!
新的星巴克
The Student Union officially has a Starbucks! The location offers an order-ahead option using the Starbucks app, and will accept Starbucks giftcards. The option to pay using a meal plan is coming soon.