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Alumni Association Awards 2021
September 21, 2021
The Park University Alumni Association has announced the 2021 honorees of its four annual awards. A ceremony recognizing the recipients will be held as part of Park’s Homecoming Weekend festivities on Thursday, Sept. 30, starting at 5 p.m. at the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University’s Parkville Campus.
Constitution Day 2021
September 20, 2021
Park University’s annual Constitution Day event will be a showing of the film “Confounding Father: A Contrarian View of the U.S. Constitution” on Monday, Sept. 27. The film will start at 3 p.m. in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University’s Parkville Campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
ICM Orchestra 2021 First Concert
September 9, 2021
The Park University International Center for Music Orchestra will present its first concert of the 2021-22 season on Friday, Oct. 1, beginning at 8 p.m. inside Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus.
Peacebuilding Conference 2021
August 30, 2021
Park University and its Center for Global Peace Journalism, along with Johnson County (Kan.) Community College, are again co-hosting the Greater Kansas City Peacebuilding Conference. This year’s conference theme, “Peacebuilding: Healing Our Polarized Societies,” will feature three events in a mix of both in-person and virtual discussions.
Hauptmann Lecture 2021
August 12, 2021
A presentation on “Public Administration’s Triple Bottom Line: People, Process and Performance,” will be the focus of Park University’s 29th annual Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann Distinguished Guest Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 9, starting at noon.
English Announces Retirement
July 20, 2021
Longtime Park University director of athletics Claude English has announced that he will retire, effective Friday, Aug. 13.
Golf Scramble 2021
July 19, 2021
The 2021 Park University Golf Scramble, a four-person tournament that benefits the University’s Parkville Campus athletics programs, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 11, at The National Golf Club of Kansas City. Golfers get on the course with a shotgun start at 10 a.m., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Hanrahan Appointed CEHP Dean
July 12, 2021
Timothy Hanrahan, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as the dean of Park University’s College of Education and Health Professions, effective July 12.