- Avila University Welcomes Five New Members to Board of Trustees
This Summer, Avila University continues to invite new experiences and perspectives into vital campus leadership roles. We are excited to announce the most recent additions to the Avila family with five new esteemed community leaders joining our Board of Trustees. Joining the Board in preparation for the 2024-25 academic year will be Erica McGeachy Crenshaw,...
- Avila Welcomes the Largest Incoming Class in Institutional History
Avila University enrolled the largest incoming class in institutional history this fall. “We are already ahead of the traditional undergraduate enrollment pace from last year by nearly 200 students – that’s a 70% increase year over year,” said Josh Parisse, vice president of enrollment management. Avila commits to providing “access through affordability, quality individualized education,...
- Avila Signs Three New Agreements Expanding Access to Education
KANSAS CITY, MO, May 24, 2023 – Avila announces three new comprehensive agreements–with the government of Algeria, AUNA – The American University in North of Africa, and the Université de CARTHAGE to expand our promise of being the private university of access. Avila University became the first university in the United States to sign a...
- Avila University Partners with K-12 Teachers Alliance to Lower Tuition, Add Master’s Degrees and Improve Student Access to Online Education Programs
KANSAS CITY, MO, October 5, 2022 – Avila University announces the addition of three Master’s of Art in Education programs and a 30% tuition reduction through a new partnership with K-12 Teachers Alliance (KTA). Developed and taught by Avila University instructors, the online programs start in March 2023. KTA provides enrollment recruiting, resources, and marketing services through...
- $130 Million Scholarship Agreement Between Avila University, KC Scholars to Benefit Up to 800 Students
KANSAS CITY — On Thursday, Sept. 8, Avila University and KC Scholars announced a new scholarship partnership that will benefit up to 800 low-to-modest income students in the Kansas City area. Beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year through 2031-2032, Avila University and KC Scholars will award eight cohorts of up to 100 students per year...
- Avila Announces Workforce Development Academy
KC Rising-inspired initiative designed to give businesses and workers dynamic, essential workplace skills...
- 2018 Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture: “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” Author William Kamkwamba Brings His Sustainability Story to Avila University
New York Times bestselling author and inventor, William Kamkwamba will deliver the 2018 Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture on October 24, 2018, on the campus of Avila University. Kamkwamba will speak on his inspired autobiography “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” which tells the story of human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity....
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