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This is a local juried exhibition of university students from Kansas and Missouri and an opportunity for area students to have their work shown at an established gallery here in Kansas City. VisCom Assistant Professor Teresa Johnson encourages her students to enter their work in this exhibition every year. This year’s jurors were Diana &...

Avila University Welcomes its 105th Graduating Class During commencement exercises on May 14 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, the Colleges of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Science & Health, and Professional Schools held individual graduation ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate degree earners throughout the day to fulfill social distancing requirements. “It is wonderful for...

VisCom Senior's PSA Campaign ‘Be You, Stay Strong’ Raises Awareness of Student Mental Health...

In light of the social distancing requirements put in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Avila University’s 103rd graduating class faced unprecedented obstacles in the final months of their college career. In spite of these challenges, the nearly 400 members of Avila’s Class of 2020 successfully earned and received their degrees this...

Avila University announced Andy Jett, Ed.D. as its new Dean for the College of Professional Schools, effective April 6....

Nearly 400 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean’s list distinction for the fall 2019 semester. The dean’s list comprises undergraduate students who meet requirements in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Professional Schools and Science and Health. All full-time admitted undergraduate students are eligible for the dean’s list. To be included on...

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...

Nicole Esquibel, MFA, was quoted about the installation of a sculpture on the University of Colorado campus honoring the victims of car bombings in Boulder in the mid-1970s. ‘Los Seis de Boulder’ were a group of six students at the University who fought for better treatment through the United Mexican American Students. Esquibel’s documentary “Neva...