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More than 200 health care assets from the UM System are searchable in the Health Care Finder, an online tool that will increase Missourians’ access to health care. Read more.

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Latest Ways to Connect

Learning from Paris: Legacy Parks and the Future of Green Spaces
Missouri S&T’s arts, languages, and philosophy department will host Dr. Amanda Shoaf Vincent, assistant professor of French at Wake Forest University, for a talk titled “Learning from Paris: Legacy Parks and the Future of Green Spaces.”
S&T Community Engagement
UMKC To Receive $1.9 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and Vulnerable Communities
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcced on November 23 that UMKC has been selected to receive 1.9 million in grant funding through the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program.
UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health, Health Care, Public Health
Workforce Summit
The Labor and Workforce Summit is a forum for businesses, organizations, and community leaders to build a network for information, resources, and connections that help to cultivate a reliable workforce. This is an opportunity to connect with a strong support network and gain insights from industry leaders.
MU Business, Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development
MIMH Professional Training
UMSL | Missouri Institute of Mental Health’s Professional Training Center creates and implements innovative programming to provide quality behavioral health education to both the general public and service providers. The Center has its roots in the Institute’s Division of Continuing Education, which served the training and education needs of behavioral health professionals for nearly four decades.
UMSL Conference, Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Social Work, Training
KC Coalition for Digital Inclusion
The Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion is an open, collaborative group of Kansas City area nonprofits, individuals, government entities and business focused on fostering internet access and digital readiness in greater Kansas City.
UMKC
SBDC’s Urban Business Growth Initiative
Find classes on developing your Kansas City business through the Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) Urban Growth Initiative.
UMKC
Trauma Informed: Invisibility and Victimization of Black Girls
This program explores the meaning of invisibility and issues of victimization experience by Black girls. In addition to examining history and negative stereotypes, the program reviews trauma informed interventions and counseling activities to help restore and heal Black girls.
UMSL Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Training
Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity
For behavioral health professionals, working with clients with diminished capacity, regardless of the reason can be challenging. Often, this requires actually working with their Agent named in a Power of Attorney document. This program will explore the issues – within an ethical framework and assist practitioners with their advocacy.
UMSL Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Social Work, Training
Suicide Lifeguard -Suicide Prevention Training – December 9
This training is developed for behavioral health professionals who are required to meet licensure and re-licensure continuing education hours in suicide assessment, referral, intervention and management skills.
UMSL Conference, Counseling, Education, Health, Mental Health, Professional Development, Public Health, Social Work, Training
Compassion Fatigue for Behavioral Health Workers
This course is intended for behavioral health workers who wish to learn more about how experiencing traumatic events, either directly or indirectly, as a first responder reacting to an emergency or crisis situation may impact their professional and personal well-being.
UMSL Conference, Counseling, Education, Health, Health Care, Mental Health, Professional Development, Social Work, Training
The Pursuit of Happiness
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: INTEGRATING THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS TO HELP CLIENTS MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS RECOVERY
UMSL Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Training
KY3 News Features UMKC Pharmacy Students During Flu Shot Clinic in Webster County
KY3 News reports that nearly 50 residents of Webster County recieved free flue shots from UMKC Pharmacy Students in a drive-through clinic held at the fairgrounds in Marshfield, MO.
UMKC COVID-19, Public Health, Vaccinations
Digital Sandbox KC
Digital Sandbox KC broadly seeks new innovation in information technology. The Sandbox provides innovators with proof-of-concept resources to support early-stage commercialization processes.
UMKC
Whiteboard 2 Boardroom
Whiteboard 2 Boardroom connects entrepreneurs and established businesses to technologies available for licensing at institutions of higher education, hospitals and corporations in Missouri and Kansas to stimulate applied research, leverage innovation in the marketplace, and accelerate the commercialization of technology.
UMKC
UMSL VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program)
The UMSL Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (UMSL VITA) provides free tax assistance to low to middle income individuals and families. This program is sponsored by the College of Business Administration at UMSL and the Gamma Psi chapter of Beta Alpha Psi. This continues to be the largest university-based personal income tax service in the region.
UMSL Community Development, Community Engagement, Volunteerism
Boeing FLITE (Future Leaders in Thought and Experience) Program
Boeing FLITE is a 10-week competitive summer diversity-based business cohort of 4 participating schools (12 students: including Truman State, Howard University, Saint Louis University) living on the UMSL campus and working at Boeing. The cohort features rising sophomores immersed in a working internship at Boeing St. Louis while working in a professional environment within a diverse living arrangement.
UMSL Business, Competition, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engineering, Leadership, Workforce Development
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Accelerator
The UMSL Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator is a first-of-its kind program that puts underrepresented entrepreneurs at the center of a purpose-driven, university-led accelerator that begins with a non-dilutive $50,000 capital injection. This accelerator would not be possible without the anonymous support of friends and the public commitment of Ameren Corporation, Edward Jones, and Express Scripts
UMSL Business, Community Development, Community Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
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Collaboration

Move More Get More
UMKC Collaboration, Community, Community Engagement, Health, Public Health, Research and Data, Youth Programming

Move More Get More is a federally funded program to increase physical activity and nutrition among middle school students in Kansas City Public Schools.

Future of Cancer Care Summit
S&T Collaboration, Health Care, Research and Data

Researchers from Missouri S&T along with physicians and medical professionals from Phelps Health and Siteman Cancer Network will came together for a one-day virtual event titled the Future of Cancer Care Summit.

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Education

MIMH Professional Training
UMSL Conference, Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Social Work, Training

UMSL | Missouri Institute of Mental Health’s Professional Training Center creates and implements innovative programming to provide quality behavioral health education to both the general public and service providers. The Center has its roots in the Institute’s Division of Continuing Education, which served the training and education needs of behavioral health professionals for nearly four […]

Trauma Informed: Invisibility and Victimization of Black Girls
UMSL Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Training

This program explores the meaning of invisibility and issues of victimization experience by Black girls. In addition to examining history and negative stereotypes, the program reviews trauma informed interventions and counseling activities to help restore and heal Black girls.

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Nonprofit

UMKC Finishes United Way Campaign with Impressive Total
UMKC Community Engagement, Fundraising, Nonprofit

UMKC recently challenged all faculty and staff to donate $5 to their annual United Way Campaign. For most of its 100-year history, United Way has partnered with agencies throughout the community that share its mission and exist to change lives. It includes hundreds of non-profit agencies and support programs that benefit the region.

2020 Nonprofit Virtual Leadership Conference
UMKC Conference, Leadership, Nonprofit

The Nonprofit Leadership Conference is hosted by the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC. The annual conference brings together nonprofit leaders from across the Midwest for a day of learning and networking on the UMKC campus.

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Professional Development

MIMH Professional Training
UMSL Conference, Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Social Work, Training

UMSL | Missouri Institute of Mental Health’s Professional Training Center creates and implements innovative programming to provide quality behavioral health education to both the general public and service providers. The Center has its roots in the Institute’s Division of Continuing Education, which served the training and education needs of behavioral health professionals for nearly four […]

Trauma Informed: Invisibility and Victimization of Black Girls
UMSL Education, Mental Health, Professional Development, Training

This program explores the meaning of invisibility and issues of victimization experience by Black girls. In addition to examining history and negative stereotypes, the program reviews trauma informed interventions and counseling activities to help restore and heal Black girls.

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Student Programs

Institute for Urban Education: Placing More Teachers of Color in Urban Schools
UMKC Education, Leadership, Student Programs

UMKC’s School of Education is developing innovative programs to foster the success of students in urban schools. An article written by Patricia O’Dell.

MLK Day of Service
UMSL Community Development, Education, Nonprofit, Student Programs, Volunteerism

A day of service on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the MLK Day of Service volunteer event is coordinated by UMSL students in collaboration with several community agencies and service organizations.

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Youth Programming

Move More Get More
UMKC Collaboration, Community, Community Engagement, Health, Public Health, Research and Data, Youth Programming

Move More Get More is a federally funded program to increase physical activity and nutrition among middle school students in Kansas City Public Schools.

Project Salsa
MU Character Education, Workforce Development, Youth Programming

A summer program for high school youth to learn job readiness and life skills through hands-on experiences with professionals.

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UM System Resources

UM System Map

Explore UM System properties, Extension offices, hospitals and Presidential Engagement Fellows statewide

MO Source Link

MOSourceLink connects entrepreneurs and small business owners with a network of nonprofit resource organizations that provide business-building services

All Things Missouri

All Things Missouri is a gateway to maps, data, reports, and resources to help better understand community needs and allocate resources