May 4, 2012
Eagle athletics celebrates historic year with banquet
Kansas City, MO – The first annual Avila University Athletics Banquet took place April 30 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church just down the road from the campus of Avila University. The banquet honored all Eagle athletes with freshmen receiving participation certificates, sophomores a stitched letter, juniors an Eagles athletic watch, and seniors receiving an Eagles trophy. Full Story
April 25, 2012
2012 Immigration Conference to be held this weekend at Avila
Avila University and the Diocesan Human Rights Office of Kansas City-St. Joseph will present the 2012 Immigration Conference, featuring keynote speaker, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, April 27-28 at Avila University and St. Thomas More Parish in south Kansas City, Mo. Full Story
April 25, 2012
Kinesiology program hosts certification course
The kinesiology program at Avila University recently hosted a USA Weightlifting Level I-Sports Performance Coach certification course. Thirty-three people participated in the course, including students from Avila’s KN 280: Sports Performance class. Full Story
April 20, 2012
Social Work students get up-close look at prison life
Members of professor Francis Origanti’s Human Behavior in the Social Environment class visited the Topeka Women’s Correctional Facility with the purpose of gaining knowledge of the prison environment, a few of the details of prison life and the psyche of some of the prisoners currently detained at the facility. Full Story
April 20, 2012
Nelson hired as director of corporate and foundation relations
Seasoned grant coordinator says, "We're on the verge of something big here"
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April 17, 2012
Talon Media Network makes it a dozen
Members of the Talon Media Network (TMN) brought home 12 awards from the Missouri Collegiate Media Association (MCMA) 2012 Annual Conference, held April 14 in St. Joseph, Mo. Full Story
April 12, 2012
Avila University Professor Delivers paper on South Korean Film at international conference in Hungary
Dr. Dotty Hamilton, professor of film studies at Avila University, traveled to Hungary to participate in a conference about contemporary South Korean film. Full Story
March 30, 2012
Jewish scholar engages audience with stories of interfaith dialogue
Think of having more than a dozen different religious and ethnic sects – divided among roughly seven million people in all - living and trying to coexist in a space not much larger than the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Full Story
March 28, 2012
Avila Receives National Recognition for Community Service
Avila University was admitted for the fourth consecutive year to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its work in serving the dear neighbor, one of the key missions of the university and a pillar of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who sponsor the university. Full Story
March 28, 2012
Social work students assemble hygiene packs for crisis intervention course
The devastating tornado that ripped apart Joplin, Mo. in May of 2011 was the inspiration behind social work professor Lindee Petersen Wilson’s new class, entitled “Crisis Intervention in the Community.”
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March 21, 2012
Avila and MCC partner on reverse transfer agreement
Avila University and Metropolitan Community College (MCC) have entered into a five-year agreement that will allow students who transfer from MCC to Avila prior to achieving their associate’s degree the opportunity to complete that degree while working toward a bachelor’s degree at Avila.
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March 12, 2012
Renowned Jewish scholar to speak at Avila University
Hana Bendcowsky, program director at the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations (JCJCR), will speak and lead a discussion on interfaith relations at 7:30 p.m. March 27 in the Whitfield Center conference room on the campus of Avila University.
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February 23, 2012
Avila University announces record enrollment
Avila University has announced that its spring traditional undergraduate student enrollment is the largest in the university’s history.
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February 17, 2012
S. Marie Joan Harris selected as 'influential woman' by KC Business magazine
With this honor, S. Marie, who in 2011 celebrated her golden jubilee as a Sister of St. Joseph and her 41st year working at Avila, will be featured in the March issue of the magazine. She’ll also attend a private meet-and-greet with fellow members of the class in February and receive her award during a cocktail reception in March.
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February 13, 2012
Senior Creative Symposium Held at Avila
On February 8th, Avila University’s Visual and Communications Arts Department and Avila Microcinema sponsored Secrets of Success: The Nature of Creativity, an interactive discussion exploring how a person can tap into his or her full creative potential. Full Story
January 13, 2012
Freshman Koch selected to participate in Red Cross/NAIA leadership program
Emily Koch, a Topeka, Kan. native who recently completed her freshman season on Avila University’s volleyball team, was one of 14 NAIA student-athletes nationwide to be selected to participate in the 2012-13 Red Cross/NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program. Full Story