- 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....
- Statement from Avila President Ronald Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA on the Decision to End DACA
Avila University President Ronald Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA, today joined other college and university presidents and others in releasing a statement about today’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program....
- Hartsook Institute at Avila University to Host 2017 Inspired Fundraising Summit
The Hartsook Institute at Avila University will hold its fourth annual Inspired Fundraising Summit on August 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Goppert Theatre on the Avila University campus. The event is designed for fundraisers, CEOs, executive directors, philanthropists, board members and nonprofit professionals....
- Avila University to Receive Generous Gift from Great Western Dining
Avila University and Great Western Dining have extended our long-running relationship, keeping the dining service and catering company on the Avila campus for years to come. As part of the agreement, Great Western is investing in constructing a new coffee shop inside Marian Center, with the costs of the project to be born by them....
- Avila Fullbright Scholars Will Post On Social Media During Rwandan Tour
The 13 educators chosen to participate in Avila University's Fulbright Hays Scholar immersion tour of Rwanda will be posting about their experiences on a special Facebook page....
- Avila University Salutes Spring 2017 Dean’s List Students
Avila University congratulates students who attained the Dean’s List for the spring 2017 semester....