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Line 4: The '''University of Missouri-Kansas City''' (abbreviated '''UMKC''') is an institution of higher learning located in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. The university got its start as an independent university in [[1933]], and was originally known as the ''University of Kansas City''. In [[1963]] it became part of the [[University of Missouri]] system, and by [[2002]] its active enrollment had grown to over 13,000 students. Its student body has included future mayors of Kansas City, such as Ilus Davis and Charles Wheeler, and a future U.S. president, [[Harry S. Truman]]. A member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]], [[Casey Stengel]], attended, as did a former [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Missouri]], Hilary Bush. H&R Block, the [[tax return]] preparation and financial services company, was co-founded by Henry W. Bloch ~~(sic)~~, another former student. The School of Business is named after ~~Block~~Bloch and is ranked high nationally. United States Supreme Court Justice [[Charles Evans Whittaker]] attended law school at UMKC, when the law school was a separate school called the Kansas City School of Law. Also, [[John Ciardi]], the poet and etymologist, taught here. UMKC's mascot is Kasey [[Kangaroo]] and their teams go by the nickname the ''Roos''.

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