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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Press Room
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| May 2, 2008 |
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Avila University to Celebrate 2008 Commencement |
Avila University will celebrate the 2008 commencement exercises on May 10, 2008, at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection at 11 a.m. (More...)
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| May 2, 2008 |
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The Talon grips a few awards in Joplin |
The Talon Media Network (TMN), Avila University’s student run media, was honored with multiple recognitions at the recent 2008 Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) convention held in Joplin, Mo. (More...)
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| April 3, 2008 |
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Avila University to host Santa Fe Trail Groundbreaking Ceremony |
Avila University will host a groundbreaking ceremony in conjunction with the City of Kansas City, Mo. capital improvements management office for the Santa Fe Trail project. (More...)
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| April 3, 2008 |
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Avila University sweeps HAAC academic awards for NAIA National Nomination |
Avila University recently announced the 2008 A.O. Deur and Emil S. Liston Award nominees. Each college and university in the Heart of America Athletic Conference selects one candidate for each award and submits it to the NAIA national office for consideration for the national award. (More...)
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| March 11, 2008 |
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Avila University Professor Selected as Ploghoft Speaker |
Dr. Reulan Levin, professor of education, will deliver the spring Ploghoft Lecture at Northwest Missouri State University at 7 p.m., Monday Mar. 17 in the Charles Johnson Theater on Northwest’s campus. (More...)
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| February 26, 2008 |
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Avila University Names New Soccer Coach |
Avila University Director of Athletics Mike Sharpe has announced the hiring of Chris Clements as the new head men’s and women’s soccer coach. (More...) |
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| February 15, 2008 |
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Avila University Helps to Create Local Chapter of International Nursing Honor Society |
The Schools of Nursing at Avila University and the University of Central Missouri have been approved by the Sigma Theta Tau International board of directors to join the Beta Lambda Chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing. Nine nurse leaders and students will be inducted as new members of this group. (More...) |
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| February 11, 2008 |
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Avila Plans New Art Gallery Expansion |
Part of the University’s School of Visual and Communication Arts, the Thornhill Gallery is an on-campus teaching and exhibit space. The Thornhill Gallery has a growing reputation within the Kansas City art community, with strong attendance at shows featuring artists of local and regional interest. (More...) |
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| February 4, 2008 |
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Avila University to Host 32nd Annual Steer Dinner |
The 32nd Annual Steer Dinner and Auction will be held Saturday Mar. 8, 2008 at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel. The honorary chairs are Bill Sr. and Jean Dunn. Jean is a 1944 graduate of Avila. The event chairs are Bob and Terry Fisher. There will be a live and silent auction. (More...) |
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| January 9, 2008 |
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Avila University to Host Up-and-Coming Author Johnny Rico |
The Avila University English Department will host up-and-coming author Johnny Rico Mar. 4-7. Rico is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green: a year in the desert with Team America. (More...) |
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| January 8, 2008 |
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2007 NAIA Scholar Athletes Announced |
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) recently announced the 2007 recipients of the NAIA Scholar Athlete Awards.(More...) |
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| January 8, 2008 |
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Avila Students Receive 2nd Annual PeaceWorks Peace Studies Scholarships |
The Annual PeaceWorks Peace Studies Scholarship was established to award students studying peace and justice. PeaceWorks is an organization that advocates for alternatives to military solutions to problems.(More...) |
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News Briefs
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Avila Art Students Published
Three Avila University students had photographs selected for the 2008 Photographers Forum Best of College Photography Annual. Avila students Megan Carnes, Jaqui Drummond and Diana Meade received the honor. Avila student Adam Stinson’s Polaroid transfer photograph was selected to be shown at the Kansas City Artists Coalition Regional College Art Exhibit.
Art Professor’s Work on Display
Art Professor Marci Aylward will have her work displayed in the “Urban Suburban Home is Where the Art is” exhibit at the Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom, a project of the Kansas City Jewish Museum Foundation, located in Overland Park, Kan. The exhibit is open Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 11 p.m. to 4 p.m. until Oct. 26, 2007.
For information call
913-266-8413.
Avila Alum hired as Sports Anchor in Virginia
Zach Choate, ’07, was recently hired as the weekend sports anchor for WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, Va. While attending Avila, he was a news intern for KMBC Channel 9 news, and KSHB as a sports intern. While at KSHB he was promoted to associate sports producer. Choate, a St. Louis native, also produced daily sport reports on four radio stations in St. Louis. Choate majored in communication and played soccer all four years at Avila.
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