- Avila University Joins with U.S. Catholic Community to Deliver Climate Change to President Trump and Congress
Avila University has joined with leaders of 161 Catholic communities in every state of the nation, in issuing a letter to President Trump and the U.S. Congress in support of climate change science, funding and international policy negotiations. ...
- Avila University’s “Grow Your Own” Program Mentors Future Educators
Avila's Grow Your Own program is now being offered in both the Hickman-Mills and Turner School Districts. As part of this program, Avila is also annually offering two, four-year, full-tuition scholarships to participants. ...
- Avila University Announces New Alumni Board Members
Avila University has announced eight newly installed members of its Alumni Board. The Avila Alumni Board serves as an advisory body with the responsibility to advise the University on alumni-related policies and activities. ...
- 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....
- 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....
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