The History Department welcomed Rachel Forester in December! So glad to have her!
How many degrees to Beyoncé am I now? Ken Novak (Criminal Justice and Criminology) was quoted in this story about Jay-Z's Team Roc and Midwest Innocence Project's efforts to have Justice Dept. investigate KCK Police Dept.
Margaret Kinkeade has joined our Dean's Office team and we are pleased as bunnies in a field of clover!
Kudos to Sirisha Naidu (Economics), who gave a plenary talk on "Social Movements and Civil Resistance of 2020" at the 2021 Social Practice of Human Rights Conference!
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Faculty Life and Leadership Focus Groups
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 9:00-10:30 am or
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2:00-3:30 pm
The Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is hosting Zoom conversations open to mid-career faculty in particular. In a collaborative focus group setting facilitated by a CAFE fellow, participants will share insights about their own career stage perceptions and offer ideas about exactly what types of faculty support and development resources would prove most meaningful to their work at UMKC. Ultimately, focus group participants' responses will contribute to the development of resources and supports which fulfill the CAFE mission of supporting faculty at all career stages.
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Associate Dean Beth Vonnahme presents this week's:
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Children are exposed to potentially traumatic events at increasingly high rates given increases in natural disasters and due to COVID-19 related stressors. Children who were once perhaps only “in-risk” are now experiencing high levels of distress that cannot be remediated quickly or by receiving support from one type of service alone. The good news? Erin Hambrick (Psychology) is on the case. She is currently working with the School Mental Health Initiative in Kansas to help improve cross-system collaboration (e.g., among schools, community mental health centers, juvenile justice systems, and other child-serving systems), and to increase the trauma-responsiveness of behavioral health services. Their goal is to streamline highly effective and intensive outpatient care services for children and families to allow more children to have success in school.
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Call for Nominations: Community Resilience
Due by Tuesday, Mar. 1
Want to help two of our departments with an amazing project? Criminal Justice and Criminology, in partnership with Political Science, is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the Community Resilience Leadership Exhibit. This exhibit will highlight advocates and allies working to reduce violence, respond to those who’ve experienced violence, and/or serve to enhance our community’s resilience to violence. This exhibit is part of a larger project, titled “The Kansas City Community Resilience Archive.”
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The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop-in-Action with Felicia Rose Chavez
Thursday, Feb. 17, 4:00-5:30 pm
Zoom
In this dynamic seminar, participants will survey the highlights of an anti-racist creative writing pedagogy, empowering students to claim ownership of not only their work, but their working relationships with professors and peers.
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Help Identify Students for Undergraduate Research Fellow Graduation Distinction
Do you know a student who has been truly*madly*deeply engaged in the process of research, scholarly, and/or artistic production? Those who have traveled the road from the point of inquiry to the point of publication, presentation, or performance can apply to be recognized for the transcript designation of Undergraduate Research Fellow by Tuesday, Mar. 1, and you can help them realize this possibility! Each application needs their faculty mentor's endorsement.
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Library Instruction Sessions for Your Class
Would your class benefit from an intentionally crafted visit to the library? Schedule an instruction session with a librarian! These can be:
- Tailored to your course content, taught in the library or your classroom.
- A series of classes, one entire class period, or a few minutes.
- About research skills, library basics, online resources, finding material in the library & online, citations, and more.
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