2005 Media Guide - UMKC Athletics

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The University: History and Future
The History of UMKC
Although talk of a university in
Kansas City began as early as
the 1890s, it was not until the
1920s that talk turned to
action. In the postwar decade,
a board of trustees comprising
leading businessmen, was
established, and in 1929 the
charter for the University of
Kansas City was granted. The
dream became a reality when
William Volker, a local philanthropist
for whom the 93-acre
Volker Campus is named, presented
the board with the
40-acre nucleus of the present
campus site in Kansas City’s
Rockhill district.
The University of Kansas
City, a private, independent
university, began its first classes
on Oct. 2, 1933, with 264
students enrolled.
In the eventful decades
following that day, the
University developed rapidly,
in part due to its affiliation with
several area professional
schools. This included the
Kansas City School of Law in
1938, the Kansas City-
Western Dental College in
1941, the Kansas City College
of Pharmacy in 1943 and the
Conservatory |of Music in
1959. Also established were
the School of Administration
(1953), the School of
Education (1954), the Division
for Continuing Education
(1958), the School of Graduate
Studies (1964), the School of
Medicine (1970) and the
School of Nursing (1980).
On July 25, 1963, the
University of Kansas City
became the fourth institution
in the University of Missouri
System. The University’s
name was changed to
University of Missouri-Kansas
City.
UMKC’s Emerging Future
Since 2000, UMKC has been
shifting its culture fundamentally
for the purpose of delivering
its core educational mission.
The University has
engaged in a
transformation process to produce
a culture thatcan support
and propel its mission through
deliberate actions that are
grounded in its vision and values.
UMKC continues to take
important steps to create an
environment that supports
quantum results of remarkable,
unexpected and unpredictable
levels of accomplishment.
In just a few years, the
University is already beginning
to see these results.
In fall of 2004 UMKC will
open the doors to a state-ofthe-art
housing facility that will
not only double the availability
of on-campus residence
options for students, but provide
living-learning communities
where students can excel.
It is also in the process of
developing a new Student-
Alumni Center that will change
the face of the Volker campus.
Continuously developing
relationships with community
partners, such as the Stowers
Institute for Medical Research,
is bolstering the University’s
teaching and research abilities,
as well as strengthening
its position as a leader in
Kansas City’s initiative to
become the nation’s center for
life sciences.
Additionally, UMKC continues
to host its annual Life
Sciences Day, bringing hundreds
of life sciences faculty
and researchers from across
the region to campus. This
quantum change is a result of
the University’s dedication to
its vision.
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UMKC Vision:
A community of learners
making the world a better
place
Creating new standards in
higher education:
• Academic Excellence
• Campus Without Borders
• Unleashing Human
Potential is manifested
through the university mission
• Lead in the Life and Health
Sciences
• Deepen and Expand
Strength in the Visual and
Performing Arts
• Develop a Professional
Workforce Through
Collaboration in Urban
Issues and Education
• Create a Vibrant Learning
and Campus Life
Experience through
processes that have
UMKC living its values
• Education First
• Discovery and Innovation
• Integrity and Accountability
• Diversity, Inclusiveness and
Respect
• Energized Collaborative
Communities to achieve its
goals, that in 2006
• We are a national leader in
scholarship and creative
activity
• We attract, nurture and
develop responsible
community leaders
• We are an essential
community partner and
resource
• We are a workplace of
choice
• We have the resources to
fuel our vision.
To learn more about UMKC’s
emerging future, visit
www.umkc.edu/thevision.