- University-Sponsored and Personal Travel Advisory
The wellbeing of all members of the Avila community is our highest priority. To that end, for the past six weeks, University officials have been closely monitoring the global threat posed by the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Now, with Avila’s spring break approaching and the virus spreading beyond China, we are writing to provide new information...
- Avila Names Fall 2019 Dean’s List
Nearly 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...
- Avila Week of Welcome to begin 2020 in Style
Avila University is welcoming back students for the 2020 spring semester with exciting events, free food and informational sessions for the second half of the academic year. Additionally, there will be a school supply giveaway at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 13 and all students can get 25% off all Avila clothing and gifts when...
- Nurse.org Names Avila Nursing Top 10 Program in Missouri
The Avila University School of Nursing received recognition earlier this year from Nurse.org, which named the school as one of the top 10 in the state of Missouri for 2019....
- Avila Theatre Launches Intern Program
Avila partners with the New Theatre & Restaurant for acting and theatre internship program....
- Counseling Psychology Graduate Program Accredited Through 2028
The graduate Counseling Psychology received accreditation through 2028 from the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC), a leading authority on counseling and psychological practices that promote the public good....
- Politics, Sex and Religion Focus of Avila Professor’s Latest Book
The interplay of politics, sex and religion in the United States concerns Leslie Dorrough Smith, associate professor of religious studies at Avila University, in her most recent book, “Compromising Positions: Sex Scandals, Politics, and American Christianity,” published on November 1 by Oxford University Press. Investigating the complex connections between political power, religious influence and sexual...
- Avila to Offer Undergraduate Degree in Cybersecurity
Avila University announced today a new program offering Bachelors of Science in Cybersecurity. The program provides a unique blend of theoretical and practical instruction, preparing its graduates to make an immediate impact in the continually-evolving field of cybersecurity. The curriculum for the degree is designed to the specifications of the National Security Agency’s Center of...
- Shaw Delivers Truman Lecture to Packed Pavilion
A capacity audience rapt with attention listened as Reggie Shaw shared his powerful, heart-breaking story of a moment’s inattention that changed his life forever during the 2019 Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture on October 14 in the Avila University Athletic Pavilion. On a morning in 2006, Shaw headed to work on a route he took...
- Avila, JCCC, Park to Host 2019 Greater Kansas City Peacebuilding Conference
Avila University will co-host the 2019 Greater Kansas City Peacebuilding Conference from October 31 to November 2 on the campuses of Avila, Park University and Johnson County Community College. Rwandan peace activist Felix Manzi will open the conference with a talk on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Avila’s Whitfield Center on Thursday. A...