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(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A not-so-run-of-the-mill department of theatre and dance professor is being honored this week while he directs his last production at UCM. Richard Herman, professor of theater and dance, will be directing “Our Town” as his last production before he retires. “This production is metatheatrical, which means the play has as much focus on… Read more »
Author: Leah Kemple
News Editor
United Way plans to bring resources together for Johnson County
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A Johnson County organization is taking a leap that is said to improve the lives of the county while also creating visibility for itself. Johnson County United Way is working on a 10-year project that involves buying a building to bring the volunteer services of the county to one area. Jennifer English, Johnson… Read more »
Johnson County United Way’s impact on the community
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Johnson County United Way is working on projects that are aimed toward bettering the quality of life in Johnson County, but according to the executive director, not many people in the area know what the organization does. What is United Way? The United Way is a worldwide non-profit organization that uses its… Read more »
Veterans Upward Bound program reaches out to vet community
A new program at the University of Central Missouri is training veterans in a way they’ve never been trained before — how to transition back to civilian life. Veterans Upward Bound started reaching out to veterans in 10 Missouri counties at the beginning of the semester to encourage them to take advantage of academic coaching,… Read more »
Spotlight gets wrapped up in Unity Pole
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Spotlight hosted the Unity Pole, an event for Unity Week, a series of events intended to bring diverse groups together Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the Union Atrium. Members of Spotlight guided students while they tied yarn around poles that they identified with. Poles in the activity had labels that allowed to students… Read more »
Albums the Grammys overlooked in 2017
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – I don’t believe the Grammys do a good job of making sure all types of music are represented each year, and as someone who enjoys a wide range of music, I have to say it’s irritating. I’m not saying the artists and production teams that took home little metal gramophones don’t deserve them;… Read more »
Faculty Senate seeks new president in upcoming months
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – UCM Faculty Senate will elect a new president this spring. Katie Jacobs, an assistant professor in psychological sciences, has been Faculty Senate president for two years and has served the organization for a total of five years. Her term as a senator ends in the spring of 2019. “My goal right now is… Read more »
Mo’ Monthly volunteers give back at survival house
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – UCM Volunteer Services will be hosting January’s Volunteer Mo’ Monthly 3-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at the Survival Adult Abuse Center. Ja’Shonae Cooks, the graduate assistant for Volunteer Services, said volunteers will be helping clean up and sort the donations that the survival house has received. “I know it can be a… Read more »
UCM agriculture supporter writes book on her parents’ legacy
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The story of the Prussing family is a tale of athletics, politics and empowerment that is captured in a new book by an equally intriguing family member. Natalie Prussing-Halpin is co-author, with Lisa Irle, of “The Captain and the Judge: Building Camps, Forts, Dams, Bridges and Character Across the Ozarks” and also the… Read more »
Missouri adoptees able to request original birth certificates
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The Missouri Adoptee Rights Act took effect Jan. 2 for adoptees born in and after 1941. This act allows Missouri-born adoptees of ages 18 older access to a copy of their original birth certificate. Governor Nixon signed House Bill 1599 on July 1, 2016. The law said adoptees born before 1941 could… Read more »
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