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2022 Top 10 Stories
January 20, 2023
Park University celebrated another historic and noteworthy year in 2022 as the University and its students, employees and alumni garnered national media attention, and earned international, national and local honors.
Eichhorst Photography Exhibit
January 3, 2023
An exhibit of photography by William Eickhorst, Ed.D., will be featured in Park University’s Campanella Gallery beginning Monday, Jan. 9, through Friday, Feb. 24.
Park University Adds Benny Lee to Board of Trustees
December 5, 2022
Park University’s Board of Trustees has elected Kansas City area businessman and entrepreneur Benny Lee to serve a term on the board through June 30, 2025.
Park University Hosting U.S. / Iran Discussion
November 17, 2022
Park University will host a discussion on “The United States and Iran: A Rivalry Decades in the Making” in advance of the FIFA World Cup group stage match between the two countries in Qatar on Tuesday, November 29.
Former Park University President Byers-Pevitts Passes Away
November 7, 2022
Beverley Byers-Pevitts, Ph.D., who served as Park University’s 14th (and first female) president from 2001-09, passed away in Sarasota, Fla., on Nov. 4, 2022.
More Than A Medal Screening at SLIFF
November 2, 2022
A documentary focusing on the Valor Medals Review Project by Park University’s George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War, which is executing a systematic review of minority veterans from World War I who, in spite of valorous deeds, may have been unjustly denied high-level awards of valor due to race or religion, will be shown as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival, Nov. 3-13.
International Festival 2022
November 2, 2022
In celebration of International Education Week, Park University’s Office of International Student Services will host its annual International Festival on Friday, Nov. 18. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Park Avenue area within the Academic Underground on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus. Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.