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Alexia Lang
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: News
Violence Prevention Education
After receiving a grant over the summer from the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, UMKC is now offering a Violence Prevention Education class to all incoming students.
The program, offered to freshman and transfer students, will address issues relevant to college students and present resources available to UMKC students.
Nancy Harper, coordinator of Violence Prevention at the UMKC Women's Center, said the training has been incorporated into classrooms, extracurricular activities and new student orientation events.
"UMKC cares about its students' safety and well-being and has fully supported this program," she said.
Five classroom sessions will be offered this week.
However, students who are not able to attend any of the sessions and freshman who were unable to attend Welcome Day will be enrolled in a blackboard course in order to complete the program, Harper said.
Sessions offered this week are as follows:
2-3 p.m, Monday, Aug. 25 in University Center Room 117
11-12 p.m. or 3-4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, in University Center Room 106
11-12 p.m. or 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27,.in University Center Room 106
UMKC students help Renew the Blue
UMKC Urban Geography students have been called upon to help revitalize Blue Springs.
Experiencing a nearly eight-fold increase in population since the 60s, Blue Springs community leaders and citizens decided it was time to start analyzing and updating amenities and services dubbing the project Renew the Blue.
Steven Driever, UMKC professor of Geosciences, and his class were called upon to evaluate the city government's efficiency.
Driever prepared the students for the assignment by bringing professional urban planners into class to talk about points they should be aware of.
According to a press release, students asked how to guard against conflicts of interest, how to select members for boards, how to encourage more citizen participation, how to assure attendance at meetings and what qualifications should be required for board service while analyzing the city's government.
Nazgol Bagheri, student of Geosciences, said in the press release that the class saw a link between Blue Springs retaining its sense of community and more public participation.
Students made suggestions based upon their findings once all of their studies were complete.
Mooning not debatable
The Fort Hays State University debate coach lost his job after mooning an audience during a tournament in Wichita, Kan.
The president of Fort Hays, Edward H. Hammond, announced Friday that Bill Shanahan, assistant professor of communication studies and coach of the school's debate program, was fired for violating the faculty code of ethics and failing to meet standards set by the university.
The university's debate team was also suspended.
Hammond said in a release the debate scholarships will still be honored but the college will be addressing the standards set for college debate before reinstating the team.
After receiving a grant over the summer from the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, UMKC is now offering a Violence Prevention Education class to all incoming students.
The program, offered to freshman and transfer students, will address issues relevant to college students and present resources available to UMKC students.
Nancy Harper, coordinator of Violence Prevention at the UMKC Women's Center, said the training has been incorporated into classrooms, extracurricular activities and new student orientation events.
"UMKC cares about its students' safety and well-being and has fully supported this program," she said.
Five classroom sessions will be offered this week.
However, students who are not able to attend any of the sessions and freshman who were unable to attend Welcome Day will be enrolled in a blackboard course in order to complete the program, Harper said.
Sessions offered this week are as follows:
2-3 p.m, Monday, Aug. 25 in University Center Room 117
11-12 p.m. or 3-4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, in University Center Room 106
11-12 p.m. or 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27,.in University Center Room 106
UMKC students help Renew the Blue
UMKC Urban Geography students have been called upon to help revitalize Blue Springs.
Experiencing a nearly eight-fold increase in population since the 60s, Blue Springs community leaders and citizens decided it was time to start analyzing and updating amenities and services dubbing the project Renew the Blue.
Steven Driever, UMKC professor of Geosciences, and his class were called upon to evaluate the city government's efficiency.
Driever prepared the students for the assignment by bringing professional urban planners into class to talk about points they should be aware of.
According to a press release, students asked how to guard against conflicts of interest, how to select members for boards, how to encourage more citizen participation, how to assure attendance at meetings and what qualifications should be required for board service while analyzing the city's government.
Nazgol Bagheri, student of Geosciences, said in the press release that the class saw a link between Blue Springs retaining its sense of community and more public participation.
Students made suggestions based upon their findings once all of their studies were complete.
Mooning not debatable
The Fort Hays State University debate coach lost his job after mooning an audience during a tournament in Wichita, Kan.
The president of Fort Hays, Edward H. Hammond, announced Friday that Bill Shanahan, assistant professor of communication studies and coach of the school's debate program, was fired for violating the faculty code of ethics and failing to meet standards set by the university.
The university's debate team was also suspended.
Hammond said in a release the debate scholarships will still be honored but the college will be addressing the standards set for college debate before reinstating the team.
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