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2021 Top 10 Stories
January 14, 2022
Park University celebrated another historic and noteworthy year in 2021 as the University and its students, employees and alumni garnered national media attention, and earned international, national and local honors.
ParkULeads 2022
January 6, 2022
Park University’s Office of Professional Education and Workforce Development has announced the next session of its leadership program offering, ParkULeads. The interactive, virtual sessions will be held on four Fridays, February 4, 11, 18, and March 4, from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Smeed New Year Message
January 5, 2022
The transition to a new year provides an opportunity to reflect upon the past and look forward to the days ahead. Park University can take great pride in several notable accomplishments in 2021
Smeed Appointed Park University President
December 14, 2021
Park University’s Board of Trustees has selected Shane B. Smeed to become the school’s 18th president, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Fall 2021 KC Area Commencement
November 22, 2021
Adelaida Severson, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Bushtex Inc., an international satellite communications firm in Gilbert, Ariz., will present the keynote address during Park University’s Kansas City Area Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 11. The ceremony, the University’s first in-person commencement since December 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo., starting at 10 a.m.
Constitution Day 2021 Event Rescheduled
November 19, 2021
Park University’s annual Constitution Day event, which was originally scheduled to be held on Sept. 27, but was postponed due to a power outage, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 30. The event will feature a screening of the film “Confounding Father: A Contrarian View of the U.S. Constitution” starting 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.
Brimage Appointed Gilbert Campus VP
November 15, 2021
Yira Brimage has been appointed to serve as the vice president of Park University’s Gilbert (Ariz.) Campus, effective Nov. 15, 2021.