- Shaw to present 2019 Truman Distinguished Lecture on October 14
Reggie Shaw, subject of the bestseller A Deadly Wandering, will deliver the 2019 Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on October 14 in the Avila University Athletic Pavilion. As a teenager, Shaw struck and killed two scientists in Utah in 2006 while texting and driving, subsequently admitting his guilt despite not remembering the incident...
- Homecoming 2019 Celebrated the Avila Family in Style
Avila University hosted generations of alumni and celebrated the Avila family during Homecoming Weekend 2019, October 3-6. With a theme of “We Are Family,” the weekend of events began with the annual President’s Circle reception, held on Thursday, October 3 on the Jeanne Hamilton Olafson Plaza. The sun broke through after a cloudy day, and...
- Avila Participates in Catholic Relief Services College Ambassador Training
Seven Avila University students attended the annual Catholic Relief Services (CRS) College Ambassador Regional Training this September in Omaha, Nebraska, joining students from Creighton University, Benedictine University and the University of St. Mary’s. The annual regional training is provided to the 107 partner colleges which belong to CRS to implement co-curricular programming for the upcoming...
- Avila Faculty Lead Distracted Driving Panel
A panel of Avila University faculty discussed the ethical and philosophical impacts of technology and social media on humans during two panel discussions on September 23 and 25 in the Pavilion. Centered on this year’s First-Year Experience course common reading book, A Deadly Wandering by Matt Richtel, the panel fielded questions from Paige Illum, Ph.D., CSJA, director...
- Nursing Hosts Healthcare Simulation Week Demonstrations
The school welcomed visitors to its Nursing Education and Resource Center (NERC), which provides its students practice opportunities in nursing interventions and clinical reasoning through simulation. As part of the open house, students showed how the simulators worked and gave demonstrations of skills such as IV insertion and assessments. “Healthcare Simulation Week is an opportunity...
- 2019 Public Reading Celebrates Life of Toni Morrison
The Avila University Department of English and Foreign Languages honored Toni Morrison during its annual Public Reading on September 19 on the campus quad. Students, faculty and staff read from two of Morrison’s novels, Sula and The Bluest Eye, in addition to a number of selections from the Nobel Prize recipient. The choice of readings was simple,...
- Campus Ministry Examines Right Relationships during 2019 Adventure KC Retreat
Exploring the Avila community value of developing “right relationships, with God, self, others, and creation”, a group of 15 undergraduates participated in the 2019 Adventure KC retreat this past weekend. During the annual kickoff event for the Office of Ministry, Spirituality and Action (OMSA), students examined each of those right relationships during intimate, small-group discussions...
- First-Year Students Pack 40,000 meals at Harvesters
Avila University’s incoming class took the annual Community Plunge on August 20, heading to Harvesters community food network in Kansas City to pack more than 60,000 pounds of product for emergency food pantries, community kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and other non-profit organizations. Students also received a tour of the facility and participated in a...
- Avila Welcomes New Faculty for 2019-20
Avila University will welcome seven new full-time faculty and instructors, plus adjunct faculty in fields throughout campus for the 2019-20 academic year, bolstering its already well-regarded faculty. Highlighted by the appointment of new Dean Darrin Smith, Ph.D. to the College of Science and Health, the new group of full-time faculty will teach subjects ranging from...
- Avila Welcomes Students Back for 2019-20 Academic Year
Avila University kicks off the 2019-20 academic year next week, welcoming back students with a wide array of fun, exciting activities including free Betty Rae’s Ice Cream, the Avila Fun Fest, Igniting the Flame, and others. Please check out below for more information on key upcoming events, including time, date and location. Residence Hall Move-In...