- Campus Closed February 2, 2022, Due to Weather Conditions
Due to weather conditions in Kansas City, the Avila University campus will be closed on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Students, please communicate with your professors. While in-person instruction will not take place on campus your professors may choose to hold Wednesday’s classes online. University offices will be closed and employees are asked to work from...
- Avila University Awarded Three-Year Reaccreditation from ICF
KANSAS CITY — The International Coaching Federation (ICF) recently announced that Avila University has earned a three-year reaccreditation for its Leadership Coaching Certification program. As part of Avila’s Master of Arts in Organizational Development (MSOD), leadership coaching is available as a Master’s concentration or as a certificate. “Accreditation by professional organizations like ICF help our...
- Avila University Receives $1 Million Gift from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Avila University’s founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), have pledged $1,000,000 to the University. “The Sisters of St. Joseph have always been extremely generous with Avila,” said Avila President, Ron Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA. “This unexpected gift will not only make an immediate impact to the University but help us live our mission...
- Q&A: Breann Branch, MSOD, Ph.D.
Now the Director of Research and Organizational Change at Culture Journey — Critical Social Change Project, Breann Branch, MSOD, Ph.D. is a 2014 graduate of Avila University’s Institute for Professional Studies. Branch works with government, corporate, education, and community organizations to provide evidence-based, transformative change solutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Branch came to...
- Avila University Mourns Loss of Baseball Coach Daryl Cronk
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is with great sadness that we announce that Avila University head baseball coach and assistant athletic director Daryl Cronk passed away at approximately 2 a.m., December 26, 2021. He was 46 years old. “This morning was hard,” said Avila University Director of Athletics Shawn Summe. “Daryl was a great and genuine man. His...
- Q&A: Samantha Collins MA.Ed, ’19 and 2020 Kansas Horizon Award Winner
Samantha Collins, MA.Ed is a 2019 graduate of Avila University’s School of Education. A career-changer, Collins went through Avila’s initial teaching certification program before continuing on to earn her Master’s degree. “When I decided to make a switch to be an educator, I knew I wanted to find an accredited, rigorous program with a strong reputation...
- Goppert Performing Arts Center Receives Excellence in Construction Award
Avila University’s Goppert Performing Arts Center was recently recognized with the Excellence in Construction Award (Institutional Projects Under $10 Million). Straub Construction received the award at the annual Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) banquet on November 4, 2021. The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition,...
- November is Native American Heritage Month
A campus message from Ronald A. Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA and president of Avila University Often referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, November is a time to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and as well to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. While November is Native American Heritage Month,...
- U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel to Present 50th Anniversary Truman Distinguished Lecture
(October 19, 2021) KANSAS CITY, MO – Richard Gergel, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, will present the 50th anniversary Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture about his book, Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Woodard and the Awakening of America, at 3:30 p.m. Monday, October...
- Heading Back to the Future for Homecoming 2021
After more than two years away, Avila University will welcome back alumni, friends and family for Homecoming 2021: Back to the Future, October 7-10. Highlighted by numerous class and athletic team reunions, the annual celebration will culminate in the nationally-ranked football team’s 1 p.m. matchup against fellow defending conference co-champion Kansas Wesleyan University at the...