- Avila University Ranked in Top 5 Social Work Programs in Missouri
Zippia, a leader in career data gathering, has ranked Avila University as one of the top 5 social work programs in the state of Missouri....
- Avila University’s Upward Bound Program Partners with Kansas City Public Schools
Avila University was awarded a $1.4 million TRIO Upward Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This award, totaling $1.4 million over the next five years, will allow Avila to partner with two high-need high schools in the Kansas City Public School district: Northeast High School and Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri....
- Ribbon Cutting Set for November 7 for Avila University’s Coffee Shop, The Beak & Bean
The South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 7 at 11:00 a.m. for the Beak & Bean, a new coffee shop on the Avila University campus. and caters to faculty, staff, students and the surrounding community....
- Avila University and UMKC to Host Social Work Forum on Suicide Prevention
Avila University and the University of Missouri – Kansas City will sponsor a suicide prevention social work forum on November 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Whitfield Center on the Avila University campus....
- If You See a Red Flag, Say Something
Avila University Raises Awareness of Dating/Domestic Violence. Statistics show that nationally, more than half of all college students (57%) say that it’s difficult to identify dating abuse....
- University Singers to Perform The Legend of Zelda
Avila University’s 20-member University Singers will perform in both Kansas City, Missouri, at the Music Hall and in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Civic Center in celebration of 30 years of The Legend of Zelda game series....
- Art Therapy Students Produce Peace Paper
On Saturday, Sep 23, Avila art therapy students had the opportunity to learn the art of paper making from Drew Matott and Jana Shumacher of Peace Paper Project. www.peacepaperproject.org The students worked with Matott and Shumacher at Ozanam, a psychiatric residential treatment facility for pre-adolescents and adolescents....
- Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture: The Distance Between Us Author Reyna Grande Brings Her Personal Immigration Story to Avila University
Award-winning novelist and memoirist, Reyna Grande, will deliver the 2017 Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture on October 18 on the campus of Avila University. Grande will speak on her memoir The Distance Between Us, which tells the story of her journey to America when her father brought her to the United States illegally....
- Avila University’s Upward Bound Receives $1.4 Million Federal Grant
Avila University’s Upward Bound program has received a generous new federal grant from the Department of Education. The grant totals $1.4 million over the next five years and will make it possible to serve 60 additional students from Northeast High School and Central High School in Kansas City, MO. ...
- Avila University Launches New Tuition Pricing Model – The Avila Promise Offers Clarity, Transparency
Avila University today announced an exciting new tuition pricing model as part of The Avila Promise – an intentional effort by the University to bring clarity and transparency to students and families as they navigate college planning....
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