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SAVE Inc. Welcomes Activist and Mother of Matthew Shepard, Mrs. Judy Shepard
Friday, March 22, 2019
KANSAS CITY, MO (2019) SAVE, Inc., a leader in providing comprehensive housing solutions to socially and medically disadvantaged people for more than three decades, is pleased to announce that activist and equal rights trailblazer Judy Shepard will be their guest speaker at the No Place Like Home fundraising event on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019.   In October 1998, Judy and Dennis Shepard lost their ...read more
Categories: Community, Good News, Press Release, Education, Human Interest
Park University to Offer Trio of New Degree Options
Thursday, March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019 — When Park University’s Fall 2019 semester starts on Monday, Aug. 19, it will offer three new degree options, including a Master of Arts in National Security Studies, a Bachelor of Music in Audio Engineering and a cybersecurity concentration in the Bachelor of Science Information and Computer Science program. In addition, the University has added three graduate certificates and ...read more
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KC Symphony Hires Daniel Beckley as new Executive Director
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
The Kansas City Symphony wrapped up its seven-month national search for a new executive director to replace Frank Byrne, who's retiring this year after a 19-year tenure. To read more, visit Kansas City Business Journal's page here: https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2019/03/19/kc-symphony-daniel-beckley-executive-director.html
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M&C Welcomes Newest Team Member — Lauren Caldwell
Monday, March 18, 2019
Lauren has joined the M&C team as Digital Coordinator and oversees email deployment for several key clients. Prior to M&C, Lauren honed her nonprofit skills by supporting Missouri entrepreneurs in her last position and volunteering with several different local organizations. She’s adept in keeping audiences engaged and connected through newsletter production, copywriting, search engine ...read more
Categories: Community, Human Interest, Press Release, Good News, On The Move
Women’s History Month Lecture at Park University to Address Women and Voting as 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment Approaches
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
On June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress, then ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. The amendment, which prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex, will be the focus of Park University’s annual Women’s History Month Lecture on Monday, March 25.   The lecture, to be presented by Kim Warren, Ph.D., will begin at ...read more
Categories: Education, Press Release, Good News, Community, Human Interest
Park University Hosting Leaders of Tomorrow Symposium
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The Command and General Staff College Foundation at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in conjunction with Park University, will host its Leaders of Tomorrow symposium on Friday, March 29, in the Park Distance Learning Conference Center within the Parkville Commercial Underground on the University’s Parkville Campus.   While the military and the private sector differ in how they develop leaders, the ...read more
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CEO of the Week - Teresa McGarry
Thursday, January 31, 2019
We were featured in Databird's CEO of the Week series.  Check out the article:https://www.databird.io/posts/ceo-of-the-week-an-interview-with-teresa-mcgarry
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