October’s Workshop Topic: Agilities with our guest, Ruby Rios!

The Career U Newsletter hopes to give updates about the workshop programming along with serving as a resource hub for students regarding the college and career prep process. We plan to share information about workshops and events relating to Career U, UMKC campus and application updates, UMKC university scholarships, FAFSA, exploration opportunities happening across Kansas City.

The January workshop will take place only virtually on January 16th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The topic is College Decision. This workshop will cover the factors to consider as you decide where to attend for college as well as different in’s and out’s about the day in the life of a college student! Family and friends are welcome to attend.

If you are a senior student and attend 4 Career U workshops, you will have an automatic spot in the UMKC Professional Career Escalators Program upon being admitted and attending UMKC Fall 2024. A spot in the program comes with a $1500 tuition scholarship or a $2500 housing scholarship (dormitory only) that is renewable for up to 4 years!

If you're an educator or someone working with youth, please check out opportunities to come to campus through UMKC PCE Career U! We can assist financially (Transportation & Food) and help coordinate for our spring Career Summit.

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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens in December! If you are a senior in high school, the FAFSA can often be a MUST to receive scholarships even if you do not plan to take out loans. At UMKC, you can only receive the Roo Advantage Scholarship (free tuition after gift aid - scholarships & grants) if you complete a FAFSA. Be sure to check the priority deadlines for the schools you plan to apply to! Reach out to me with any questions.

Here is a list of the needed documents for you to complete the application:

Are you Pell Grant Eligible?

The Roo Advantage Scholarship is a need-based award that covers the gap between a student’s gift aid (scholarships and grants) and their remaining tuition and fee costs! Click on the button for more details.

Hi all!

My name is Connor Davis and I am the Program Manager for Career U! I attended Kansas State University and graduated with Bachelor’s Degrees in Life Sciences and Social Sciences in 2019. Immediately after graduation, I continued with graduate school at Kansas State to complete a Master’s Degree in Communication Studies.

I’m very passionate about holistic support and development for students and have been able to pursue this passion through the College Advising Corps and now at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  I love to help with the college going process and discuss other opportunities outside of the standard college plan. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns, even if UMKC is not where you see yourself at this point in time!

I have two dogs, Maizie and Bean, and watch New Girl on repeat. When I’m not working, I love volunteering at KC Pet Project, running, or going to the public library!

If you're an educator or someone working with youth, please check out opportunities to come to campus through UMKC PCE Career U! We can assist financially and help coordinate for our spring Career Summit.