Please join us at a special two-part reception to celebrate SPARK's 30 years of dedication to continuing education and lifelong learning opportunities. This free event will be hosted on Thursday, October 19th, with activities planned from 4:00-7:00 PM.
SPARK began in the summer of 1993, offering classes on the campus of Penn Valley Community College. After four years, SPARK entered into an affiliation agreement with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, officially sponsored by The Arts and Science Department of UMKC. By its 10th anniversary, SPARK had become a 501-C 3 non-profit corporation. At the beginning of 2020, SPARK's offices physically relocated to the first floor of UMKC Troost building and, shortly after, moved administratively under UMKC’s Division of External Relations and Constituent Engagement.
AGENDA
4:00-5:15 PM, SPARK Open House
Join us in suite 113 of UMKC's 4825 Troost building for a tour of the SPARK classrooms and offices.
- View video highlights from past classes;
- Enjoy refreshments; and,
- Meet staff, Board members, and instructors.
5:30-7:30 PM, SPARK Anniversary Reception
Join us at UMKC Miller Nichols Library (800 E 51st St, Kansas City, MO 64110) for a reception to honor SPARK and partake in interactive tours of the Library's many resources open to the community, including:
- The Labudde Special Collections;
- Marr Sound Archive;
- UMKC Geoscience Museum;
- The State Historical Society of Missouri; and
- Many other remarkable exhibits!
