- Hunter Hoggatt Hauls in KCAC Defensive Player of the Week Honors
A key piece of the defensive puzzle in a two more victories for Avila men’s basketball this past week, Hunter Hoggatt has been named the KCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of December 14-20, the conference announced Monday. The freshman guard from Sapulpa, Oklahoma has been one of the Eagles’ most consistent and most dynamic offensive...
- Taniya Tease Takes Home KCAC Defensive Player of the Week Award
After two career defensive outings in a pair of Eagle home games, Taniya Tease of Avila women’s basketball has been named the KCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of December 14-20, the conference announced Monday. An offensive mainstay since game, the first-year guard from Tulsa, Oklahoma was strong as usual on the offensive side of the...
- Avila Adds Varsity Wrestling and Bowling Programs for Fall 2021
The Avila University Department of Athletics unveiled Saturday, December 19, 2020, its plans to add men’s and women’s wrestling and men’s and women’s bowling as the newest Avila varsity programs, raising the school’s total to 16 varsity sports. All four teams will begin competition in the 2021-22 school year. “I’m really excited to announce the...
- More than 20 Complete Teaching Certification
More than 20 students in the Avila School of Education earned their teaching certifications this December, with nearly half already working in the classroom. While the process for those students completing their certification requirements—or completers—remained the same, the need for teachers and substitutes increased this year due to the pandemic. “We found that due to...
- Feed Your Friends Community Pantry Featured on KSHB 41
Prior to Thanksgiving, Kansas City NBC affiliate KSHB 41 highlighted the work of Avila’s Feed Your Friends community pantry during their evening broadcast on Tuesday, November 24. Concentrating on the risk of food insecurity amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Lea Morven—graduate student and food pantry coordinator—explained to viewers how Feed Your Friends opened at a critical...
- Artificial Intelligence Focus of 2020 Humanities Roundtable
The Avila School of Humanities hosted an animated, inspired discussion of artificial intelligence technology and and the role of the humanities in its development during the 2020 Humanities Roundtable this Wednesday, December 2. Featuring guest Dr. Hugh Burns, noted scholar of rhetoric, technology and culture, the 2020 iteration took place virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions,...
- Fansher, Eckinger Dating App Research Highlighted in Psychology Today
Psychology Today recently featured research from Avila researchers Ashley K. Fansher, Ph.D. and Sara Eckinger about differences between users and non-users of dating apps. Fansher, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, and Eckinger, Program Coordinator for Eagles Aware, originally published their study in the academic journal Deviant Behavior in March earlier this year. In...