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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

(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...

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...

Avila University enrolled the largest incoming class of first-year students in institutional history this fall, welcoming 217 first-year students and 105 transfer students. Numerous new academic programs, as well as new athletics programs in men’s and women’s bowling and wrestling, made a decisive impact on recruiting efforts leading into this academic year, according to Alexandra...

First-Year Students service trips aid multiple KC-centric organizations...

A legacy of dramatic improvements to the campus, student learning programs, and finances...