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Line 3: {{Infobox university \| name = University of Missouri–Kansas City \| image = ~~University of Missouri seal.svg~~ \| image_size = 200 \| former_name = Kansas City School of Law (1895-1938)<br>Kansas City Dental College (1881-1919)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.lostcolleges.com/kansas-city-dental-college\|title=Kansas City Dental College}}</ref><br>Western Dental College (1890-1919)<br>Kansas City-Western Dental College (1919-1941)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.lostcolleges.com/355-western-dental-college\|title=Western Dental College}}</ref><br>Kansas City College of Pharmacy (1885-1943)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.lostcolleges.com/369-kansas-city-college-of-pharmacy\|title=Kansas City College of Pharmacy}}</ref><br>Kansas City Conservatory of Music (1906-1959)<br>Horner Institute for Fine Arts (1914-1926)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://conservatory.umkc.edu/about-us/conservatory-history.html\|title=UKMC Conservatory - Our History}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.umkc.edu/about/history.html\|title=UKMC - Our History}}</ref><br>University of Kansas City (1933-1963) Line 17: \| chancellor = [[C. Mauli Agrawal]] \| provost = Jennifer Lundgren \| total_staff = 3,576 (2023)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.umkc.edu/data/dashboards/faculty-staff-reports.html/ \|title=Faculty/Staff Reports \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> \| students = 15,327 (Fall 2023)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.umkc.edu/data/dashboards/student-headcount.html/ \|title=Term Enrollment Student Headcount and FTE \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> \| undergrad = 10,197 (Fall 2023)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.umkc.edu/data/dashboards/student-headcount.html/ \|title=Term Enrollment Student Headcount and FTE \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> \| postgrad = 5,130 (Fall 2023)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.umkc.edu/data/dashboards/student-headcount.html/ \|title=Term Enrollment Student Headcount and FTE \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> \| administrative_staff = 661 (2023)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.umkc.edu/data/dashboards/faculty-staff-reports.html/ \|title=Faculty/Staff Reports \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> \| city = [[Kansas City, Missouri\|Kansas City]] \| state = [[Missouri]] Line 40: }} The '''University of Missouri–Kansas City''' ('''UMKC''' or '''Kansas City''') is a [[Public university\|public]] [[research university]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. UMKC is part of the [[University of Missouri System]] and has a [[UMKC School of Medicine\|medical school]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.umsystem.edu/\|title=University of Missouri System\|website=www.umsystem.edu\|language=en\|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> For the 2023-2024 academic year, the university's enrollment was over 15,300 students.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Term Enrollment Student Headcount and FTE {{!}} Planning, Analysis and Decision Support {{!}} University of Missouri - Kansas City \|url=https://www.umkc.edu/data/dashboards/student-headcount.html \|access-date=2024-04-27 \|website=www.umkc.edu}}</ref> It is the largest university and third largest college in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/subscriber-only/2017/12/01/largest-colleges-and-universities-in-kc.html\|title=Largest Kansas City-Area Colleges and Universities\|last=Diaz-Camacho\|first=Vicky\|date=December 1, 2017\|website=Kansas City Business Journal}}</ref> It offers more than 125 degree programs over 11 academic units.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Academics {{!}} University of Missouri–Kansas City \|url=https://www.umkc.edu/academics/ \|access-date=2024-06-08 \|website=www.umkc.edu \|language=en}}</ref> It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education\|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web \|title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup \|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=178402 \|publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education \|website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu \|access-date=13 September 2020 \|archive-date=February 4, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204030334/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=178402 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ==History== Line 88: * the School of Graduate Studies<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.umkc.edu/academics/ \|title=Schools and Departments \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> The [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine\|School of Medicine]] is known for its six-year post-secondary program, wherein a student spends only six years obtaining both a [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Doctor of Medicine]] degree. The school operates two campuses, one in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and one in [[St. Joseph, Missouri]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=UMKC’s School of Medicine To Open New Campus in St. Joseph With a Focus on Rural Health Care – UM System Community Connect \|url=https://umsystem.cares.missouri.edu/engagements/umkcs-school-of-medicine-to-open-a-new-campus-in-st-joseph-with-a-focus-on-rural-health-care/ \|access-date=2024-06-05 \|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine\|School of Medicine]] in Kansas City, Missouri, is ~~located~~known as the Health Sciences District campus or HSD. It is situated away from the main campus on [[Hospital Hill]], where it is connected to [[Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill\|University Health Truman Medical Center]], aan ~~large~~extensive research hospital. The St. Joseph campus, or STJ, is located within [[Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center\|Mosaic Life Care]] hospital, with construction underway on a new $14.5 million, 22,000-square-foot medical school.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2023-08-30 \|title=New UMKC School of Medicine Building Will Transform Health-Care Access in Missouri \|url=https://community.umsystem.edu/engagements/new-umkc-school-of-medicine-building-will-transform-health-care-access-in-missouri-2/ \|access-date=2024-06-05 \|website=UM System Community Connect \|language=en-US}}</ref> [[File:TRUMAN 58-766-06 (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|180px\|[[Harry S. Truman]]]] Line 190: ==Campuses== UMKC is spread across multiple locales; the main Volker Campus, home to the majority of university operations, is located in Kansas City, Missouri's Rockhill neighborhood, east of the [[Country Club Plaza]], and adjacent to both the [[Stowers Institute for Medical Research]] and the [[Linda Hall Library]]. In 2017 the university, in collaboration with [[Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill\|University Health Truman Medical Center]], [[Children's Mercy Hospital]], the Missouri Health Department, the Jackson County Medical Examiners Office, and the Missouri Department of Mental Health Behavioral Medicine, formed the UMKC Health Sciences District on [[Hospital Hill]]. This district is a first-in-the-nation partnership between local and state governments, the university, and these nationally recognized healthcare faculties, designed to promote collaboration in research, innovation, education, grant funding, and community outreach, for the advancement of health and wellness in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.trumed.org/about/umkc-health-sciences-district\|title=Truman Medical Centers - UMKC Health Sciences District\|website=med.umkc.edu\|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2017, the university announced plans to expand its metropolitan identity with the construction of a downtown Campus for the Arts, located near the [[Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://info.umkc.edu/artscampus/\|title=Downtown Campus for the Arts {{!}} Exploring the feasibility of a UMKC Campus for the Arts in downtown Kansas City\|website=info.umkc.edu\|language=en-US\|access-date=February 23, 2017\|archive-date=February 27, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227220623/http://info.umkc.edu/artscampus/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Volker Campus=== [[File:UMKC Nima 02.jpg\|thumb\|Durwood Stadium is located in the middle of campus. The Plaza is in the background.]] UMKC has two campuses in Kansas City. Most of UMKC's main campus (Volker campus) is inside a square formed by Volker Boulevard (north), Oak Street (west), 53rd Street (south), and Troost (east). The ~~"Hospital~~Health ~~Hill"~~Sciences District campus houses the health sciences academic departments. Directly across Troost from UMKC is [[Rockhurst University]], a Jesuit university. ===~~Hospital~~Health ~~Hill~~Sciences District Campus=== The ~~Hospital~~Health ~~Hill~~Sciences ~~Campus~~District campus houses the [[nursing\|School of Nursing]], the [[UMKC School of Medicine\|School of Medicine]], the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry\|School of Dentistry]], and the [[pharmacy\|School of Pharmacy]]. === St. Joseph Campus === The [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine\|School of Medicine]]–St. Joseph campus is currently under construction of a $14.5 million, 22,000-square-foot medical building in [[St. Joseph, Missouri]]. It is planning to open in the Spring of 2025.<ref name=":2" /> ===Buildings=== Line 276 ⟶ 279: === Oak Place Apartments === The Oak Place Apartments ~~are~~were located at 5050 Oak Street on land once occupied by the demolished Twin Oaks Apartments. Twin Oaks construction on Oak Place ~~was~~ started in 2007 and Oak Place was opened to students in 2008. Oak Place ~~consists~~consisted of two four story apartment complexes separated by an above ground parking structure. Oak Place ~~houses~~housed around 500 students in 1, 2, and 4 bedroom suite style apartments, each complete with a kitchen. Common areas ~~include~~included lounge areas, an academic room, and 1 computer lab in each building. The apartments were demolished in mid-2020 after various issues with the buildings such as water damage and mold prevailed, forcing students to evacuate. The University of Missouri Board of Curators filed a lawsuit in March 2018 against JE Dunn construction, Gould Evans Associates and other companies involved in the construction of Oak Place. The board listed 34 entities responsible for what it called “reckless” construction and design<ref>https://kcroonews.com/26352/online-exclusive/oak-place-demolished-legal-battle-over-its-reckless-construction-far-from-finished/</ref><ref>https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-11-20/case-involving-demolished-umkc-student-housing-on-oak-street-was-settled-for-3-million</ref>. === Herman and Dorothy Johnson Hall === Line 284 ⟶ 289: ===Greek life=== Greek Life at the University of Missouri–Kansas City is administered by the Office of Student Involvement's Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. UMKC is home to 2624 Greek Letter Organizations (8six social fraternities, 8seven social sororities, one multicultural sorority, and 10ten professional fraternities). Although the Greek population is relatively small ~~(4.5% of the overall student population)~~, it maintains a proud heritage, and several chapters have received awards from their organization's international offices.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Greek Life {{!}} Student Involvement {{!}} University of Missouri - Kansas City \|url=https://www.umkc.edu/get-involved/programs/greek-life/ \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=www.umkc.edu}}</ref> Greek Life at UMKC traces its origins to 1936, with the establishment of the Bounders Fraternity. The Bounders was the first social organization recognized by the University of Kansas City, and the fraternity originated many of UMKC's school traditions. The Bounders even led the push for the removal of university president Clarence Decker. Decker's resignation in 1953 opened the door for both intercollegiate athletics and national Greek organizations on campus. In 1956, the Bounders petitioned [[Delta Chi]] and received a charter. Delta Chi became the first national fraternity to charter on the UMKC campus. The Delta Rho chapter of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] was founded four years earlier, in 1952; however, it was originally chartered at nearby [[Rockhurst University]] and did not submit its charter for official recognition by UMKC until 1963.<ref name="umkc.edu">{{cite web\|url=http://www.umkc.edu/commencement/content.cfm?id=20 \|title=UMKC Commencement \|publisher=Umkc.edu \|date=May 12, 1989 \|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> Line 313 ⟶ 318: [[Lambda Theta Phi\|''Lambda Theta Phi'']] (2010–?) [[Kappa Sigma\|'''Kappa Sigma''']] (2022–present) '''[[Phi Delta Theta]]''' (2024–present) \| style="vertical-align:top;"\| [[Alpha Phi Alpha\|'''Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.''']] (*1952–present)