News and Alumni Updates
- Nearly 400 Graduate During In-Person Commencement ExercisesAvila University Welcomes its Latest Graduates During commencement exercises on May 15 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, the Colleges of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Science & Health and Professional Schools held individual graduation ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate degree earners throughout the day to fulfill social distancing requirements. “It is wonderful for us…
- Avila Awarded Title III-Strengthening Institutions Grant
Oct. 1, 2020 (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded Avila University $2.2 million in funding through the Title III-Strengthening Institutions Program. This grant will support the development of Project RISE, a new initiative designed to increase graduation and persistence rates among Avila students. The grant will provide nearly $450,000 annually through… - Avila University to Close in Recognition of JuneteenthJuneteenth is an annual U.S. holiday that is receiving even greater attention this year following the nationwide protests over racial inequity and injustice. Juneteenth, is essentially a blend of the words June and nineteenth and it was created to honor the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the day in 1865 that…
- More than 400 Undergraduates Named to Dean’s ListMore than 400 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean’s list distinction for the spring 2020 semester. The dean’s list comprises undergraduate students who meet requirements in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Professional Schools and Science and Health. All full-time admitted undergraduate students are eligible for the dean’s list. To be included…
- Nearly 400 Graduates in Class of 2020 Earn Degrees
In light of the social distancing requirements put in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Avila University’s 103rd graduating class faced unprecedented obstacles in the final months of their college career. In spite of these challenges, the nearly 400 members of Avila’s Class of 2020 successfully earned and received their degrees this… - Andy Jett Named Dean of College of Professional Schools
Avila University announced Andy Jett, Ed.D. as its new Dean for the College of Professional Schools, effective April 6…. - Avila University Admissions Goes “Test-Optional”Avila University will join a growing number of colleges that do not require prospective students to submit an ACT or SAT score. President Ron Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA announced the change after a meeting of Avila’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday. “This suspension of standardized testing fits within Avila’s mission to lower barriers to higher education…
- Avila Names Fall 2019 Dean’s ListNearly 400 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean’s list distinction for the fall 2019 semester. The dean’s list comprises undergraduate students who meet requirements in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Professional Schools and Science and Health. All full-time admitted undergraduate students are eligible for the dean’s list. To be included on…