Local newspaper update for March 5, 2024:
Park University is buzzing with activity and achievements this month, with a variety of events, performances, and recognitions taking place both on and off campus.
On March 20, Park University will host a Women's History Month conversation with three inspiring women leaders from the Kansas City area, all of whom are Park University alumnae. This event, which will take place in the Academic Plaza, Room 380, on the University's flagship Parkville (Mo.) Campus and virtually at our websiteumedia.com from 9 to 10:30 a.m., will see the women sharing their journey from the classrooms at Park University to their civic leadership roles.
In the realm of academia, Dr. Clarine Jacobs has authored a chapter titled "Occupational Stress and Burnout" published in Burnout Syndrome - Characteristics and Interventions on Feb. 1. Meanwhile, Dr. Matt Harris has been interviewed for stories related to the state of Missouri looking at legalizing sports betting and polling on abortion and sports betting issues in Missouri. Harris also penned an article titled "Why Taylor Swift is an Antihero to the GOP - but Democrats Should Know All too Well that Her Endorsement Won't Mean It's All Over Now" that was published on The Conversation's website on Feb. 1 and republished in news media outlets around the world.
The Park University 2022-23 Impact Report, published by the Office of Advancement, is now available online. This publication provides articles of how donations to the University have made an impact on students nationwide.
In the creative sphere, Tatiana Dorokhova, a graduate piano student in Park University's International Center for Music, won the silver medal at the Gurwitz International Piano Competition and the Audience Favorite Award. The fifth annual Stanislav and Friends concert will be held on March 8 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo., starting at 7 p.m.
The International Center for Music will hold six concerts in March and April as the 2023-24 concert season comes to a close. Behzod Abduraimov, Park University International Center for Music artist-in-residence, made his debut performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in late February.
Athletically, Kristin Gillette, Parkville Campus director of athletics, has appointed Madalyn Coffman as the cheer program's head coach. She started her duties on Feb. 12. The Parkville (Mo.) Campus Department of Athletics has announced that it will add a competitive cheer program beginning with the start of the 2024-25 academic/athletic year.
Adam Wilkins, senior nursing major, won the original oratory division at the Missouri Association of Forensics Activities and also took second in extemporaneous speaking. Martin Roberson, junior secondary education/social science major, also earned a runner-up finish in international public debate.
On the global front, Kevin Vicker, senior director of international education, represented Park University in the International Trade Administration's Global Diversity Export Initiative trade mission to southern India in mid-February. Shiva Narayana Goud, a Park graduate student in the Master of Science in Information Systems and Business Analytics program, accompanied Vicker on the trade mission to southern India.
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) will visit Park University's flagship, Gilbert (Ariz.) Campus, and Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Marine Corps Base Campus from April 8-9 for a comprehensive evaluation of the University's accreditation. Accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission allows the University to disperse federal Title IV funding to students.
The Robb Centre will provide an update on the Valor Medals Review Project at a program on March 26 at the Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library's Plaza Branch.
Lastly, Stacey Graves, chief of the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, will be the featured speaker for Park University's Women Transforming Criminal Justice event on March 13.
These accomplishments reflect the University's commitment to excellence in all areas, from academics and arts to athletics and global engagement. Park University's Guiding Values, Assumed Practices, and Criteria for Accreditation, set by the Higher Learning Commission, ensure that the University maintains high standards of integrity, student success, continuous improvement, ethical governance, quality education, and ongoing evaluation and improvement efforts.
At Park University, the Women's History Month conversation led by three inspiring alumnae on March 20 will underline the university's focus on education-and-self-development and civic leadership. In the realm of academia, Park University continues to champion its mission of knowledge expansion, with Dr. Clarine Jacobs' publication on occupational stress and burnout being a testament to this.
