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Topic: Speakers & Lecture Series

Shutz Lecture Series – Women and Victorian Media

UMKC Engagement Month, Speakers & Lecture Series

The UMKC Trustees and School of Humanities and Social Sciences are proud to introduce the Marilyn T. and Byron C. Shutz Lecture Series. This annual series hosts lectures, seminars, and workshops in fields such as creative writing, literature, and art history. Upcoming Events:

upcoming: October 26, 2023
UMKC School Of Humanities And Social Sciences
De-Globalization and U.S. Economic De-Risking from China

De-Globalization and U.S. Economic De-Risking from China

UMSL Community Education, Speakers & Lecture Series

Prof. Kevin Zhang from Illinois State University will discuss the future of the US-China trade relationship.

upcoming: September 25, 2023
Brewer Science founder to present Stoffer Lecture

Brewer Science founder to present Stoffer Lecture

S&T Community Education, Speakers & Lecture Series

Annual Stoffer Lecture series.

upcoming: October 27, 2023
UMKC First Tuesdays Entrepreneur Speaker Series

UMKC First Tuesdays Entrepreneur Speaker Series

UMKC Business, Education, Engagement Month, Speakers & Lecture Series, Training & Professional Development

The First Tuesday Series features keynote speakers who share their fascinating experiences and stories of entrepreneurship.

recurring - next: October 03, 2023
Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Announcing: RoosREAD

Announcing: RoosREAD

UMKC Continuing Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Speakers & Lecture Series

Join our inaugural celebration of the power of the written word to inspire, provoke and empower.

recurring - next: October 12, 2023
Division of Diversity and Inclusion
UMKC To Co-Host Address By Shelly C. Lowe, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities

UMKC To Co-Host Address By Shelly C. Lowe, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities

UMKC Speakers & Lecture Series

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency created in 1965 and is one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.

ended
UMKC School Of Humanities And Social Sciences
Child Trafficking & Technology Conference

Child Trafficking & Technology Conference

UMSL Community Education, Education, Speakers & Lecture Series

Multi-disciplinary conference for Child Trafficking & Technology: Effective Response to Online Child Sexual Exploitation.

ended
Alumni
Neil deGrasse Tyson – An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, The Sequel III

Neil deGrasse Tyson – An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, The Sequel III

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Join Neil deGrasse Tyson at his show– An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, The Sequel. Experience an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science some of our favorite movies got wrong – or right.

ended
Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture Series presents Dr. Richard Primack

Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture Series presents Dr. Richard Primack

UMSL Environment & Nature, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture Series presents Dr. Richard Primack and a lecture entitled “Walden Warming: Climate Change Comes to Thoreau’s Woods.”

ended
Chinese Studies Symposium

Chinese Studies Symposium

UMSL Speakers & Lecture Series

Chinese Studies Symposium

ended
Acknowledging Native Lands in the St. Louis Region: Histories, Issues, Ethics

Acknowledging Native Lands in the St. Louis Region: Histories, Issues, Ethics

UMSL Arts & Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Acknowledging Native Lands in the St. Louis Region: Histories, Issues, Ethics Lecture and discussion. Reception begins at 2 PM with program at 2:30.

ended
Learning to Read and Write in Early Japan: Perspectives from Mokkan

Learning to Read and Write in Early Japan: Perspectives from Mokkan

UMSL Arts & Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Please join us for another outstanding Japanese studies event!

ended
Freedom Riders Panel

Freedom Riders Panel

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Join us for a discusion with four legends of the American Civil Rights Movement.

ended
UMKC School Of Education, Social Work, And Psychological Sciences UMKC School Of Humanities And Social Sciences
Great Decisions Speaker Series: War Crimes

Great Decisions Speaker Series: War Crimes

UMSL Community Development, Speakers & Lecture Series

What is a war crime? How does this definition apply to recent events in Ukraine?

ended
Great Decisions Speaker Series: Iran at a Crossroads

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Iran at a Crossroads

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

What is the future for relations between Iran and the U.S.?

ended
Great Decisions Speaker Series: Climate Migration

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Climate Migration

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

How is climate change impacting human migration?

ended
Great Decisions Speaker Series: China and the U.S.

Great Decisions Speaker Series: China and the U.S.

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

How will the United States respond to China’s growing global presence?

ended
Great Decisions Speaker Series: Central Global Famine

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Central Global Famine

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

What causes famine? How can it be prevented in the future?

ended
National Security Considerations in an Globalized World

National Security Considerations in an Globalized World

UMSL Government, Speakers & Lecture Series

National Security Considerations in an Globalized World – presentation and conversation

ended
UniverCities Exchange

UniverCities Exchange

UM System, UMKC, UMSL Speakers & Lecture Series

UniverCities Exchange, an ongoing collaborative project between UMKC and UMSL, gathers community leadership alongside academic expertise to discuss problems and possible solutions to issues affecting the Kansas City and St. Louis Metro Areas.

ongoing
UMKC UMSL
The Sam Nakis Annual Memorial Lecture – Crete from the Homeric Age to Rome: Mixing, Myths and Monsters

The Sam Nakis Annual Memorial Lecture – Crete from the Homeric Age to Rome: Mixing, Myths and Monsters

UMSL Arts & Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Sam Nakis Annual Memorial Lecture – Crete from the Homeric Age to Rome: Mixing, Myths and Monsters

ended
Great Decisions Speaker Series: Economic Warfare

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Economic Warfare

UMSL Arts & Culture, Government, Speakers & Lecture Series

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Economic Warfare–a conversation with Elina Ribakova, Deputy Chief Economist at the International Institute of Finance

ended
Digital Dirty Books: A Public Lecture by Dr. Kathryn Rudy

Digital Dirty Books: A Public Lecture by Dr. Kathryn Rudy

UMKC Speakers & Lecture Series

Join us for a dynamic lecture exploring the intersections of technology and medieval book history.

ended
Irish Studies: Poetry reading with Siobhan Campbell and Eleanor Hooker

Irish Studies: Poetry reading with Siobhan Campbell and Eleanor Hooker

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

Irish Studies: Poetry reading with Siobhan Campbell and Eleanor Hooker

ended
Great Decisions Speaker Series: Politics in Latin America

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Politics in Latin America

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

Great Decisions Speaker Series: Politics in Latin America

ended
Spring Schedule for the Marilyn T. & Byron C. Shutz Lecture Series

Spring Schedule for the Marilyn T. & Byron C. Shutz Lecture Series

UMKC Continuing Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

The UMKC Trustees and School of Humanities and Social Sciences are proud to introduce the Marilyn T. and Byron C. Shutz Lecture Series. This annual series will host lectures, seminars, and workshops in fields such as creative writing, literature, and art history.

recurring
UMKC School Of Humanities And Social Sciences
2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance

2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance

UMSL Arts & Culture, Speakers & Lecture Series

2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance

ended
The War in Ukraine and US Foreign Policy: Strengthening NATO and (Re)establishing American Influence in Europe

The War in Ukraine and US Foreign Policy: Strengthening NATO and (Re)establishing American Influence in Europe

UMSL News, Speakers & Lecture Series

The War in Ukraine and US Foreign Policy: Strengthening NATO and (Re)establishing American Influence in Europe

ended
STLCyberCon

STLCyberCon

UMSL Community Development, Community Education, Continuing Education, Education, Leadership, Speakers & Lecture Series, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Student Success, Training & Professional Development, Workforce Development

STLCyberCon is a free cybersecurity conference for students, researchers, practitioners, and job seekers bringing together ideas and people from around the St. Louis region. Breakfast, lunch, coffee, and snacks included.

ended
Career Readiness Career Services Conference Leadership Learning Professional Development Stem Education UMSL Workforce Development
Greek Studies Public Lecture Series

Greek Studies Public Lecture Series

UMSL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

A series of lectures on Greek culture.

recurring
Arts Culture History
Mobile Girls Koottam Discussion

Mobile Girls Koottam Discussion

UMKC Community Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Department of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) invites you to a discussion of the book ‘Mobile Girls Koottam: Working Women Speak’, featuring the author, Madhumita Dutta, Assistant Professor of Geography at Ohio State University, and co-creators, Sam PC and Madhushree.

ended
College of Arts and Sciences
14th Annual César Chávez Lecture to Feature Award-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario

14th Annual César Chávez Lecture to Feature Award-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Since 2008, UMKC’s Divison of Diversity and Inclusion has hosted the annual César Chávez Lecture for UMKC students, staff, faculty and the Kansas City community.

ended
Division of Diversity and Inclusion
Critical Conversations: The Value of Higher Education- Ensuring Success for Students of Color in College and After Graduation

Critical Conversations: The Value of Higher Education- Ensuring Success for Students of Color in College and After Graduation

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

UMKC’s Critical Conversations series is about taking thoughtful action on campus and in our community to ensure lasting and comprehensive reform through Roos Advocate for Community Change, a campus-wide effort announced in June following the death of George Floyd in 2020.

ended
Division of Diversity and Inclusion
UMKC Pride Lecture Featuring Garrard Conley

UMKC Pride Lecture Featuring Garrard Conley

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Since 2007, the Division of Diversity and Inclusion Pride Lecture Series has brought LGBTQIA thought leaders from across the country and globe to UMKC.

ended
Division of Diversity and Inclusion Office Of Student Involvement
Measure Your Life in Love: The Power of the Mizzou Theatre Community

Measure Your Life in Love: The Power of the Mizzou Theatre Community

MU Community Education, Education, Speakers & Lecture Series

Join us for an in-depth look at how the arts and specifically the Mizzou Theatre department continued their craft of telling stories over the last 20 months. Hear from students and faculty about the power of community and how they have learned to measure their lives in love.

ended
Alumni Community Education Events
UMKC Hosts Roo Talks

UMKC Hosts Roo Talks

UMKC Speakers & Lecture Series

Alumni share their expertise on new series

ongoing
UMKC Alumni Association
2021-2022 Presidential Engagement Fellows

2021-2022 Presidential Engagement Fellows

UMKC Speakers & Lecture Series

The Engagement Fellows Program allows our faculty to make personal connections and deliver on our important mission to disseminate and apply knowledge for the benefit of all Missourians.

College of Arts and Sciences School of Nursing and Health Studies UMKC Conservatory
Social Justice Book Discussion: Earth Democracy

Social Justice Book Discussion: Earth Democracy

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Join the UMKC Libraries for a discussion of this year’s Social Justice Book and Lecture Series book, “Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace,” by Vandana Shiva.

ended
Division of Diversity and Inclusion UMKC Libraries
15th Annual Women of Color Leadership Conference

15th Annual Women of Color Leadership Conference

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series, Training & Professional Development

The virtual keynote and fireside chat will take place June 4th.

ended
Civil Rights Conference Division of Diversity and Inclusion
Roos for Mental Health Host Lunch-n-Learns

Roos for Mental Health Host Lunch-n-Learns

UMKC Health, Mental Health, Public Health, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Lunch-n-Learns hosted in April covered a variety of wellness topics.

Nonprofit Navigation Series Returns: Options for Resuming Workplace Operations

Nonprofit Navigation Series Returns: Options for Resuming Workplace Operations

UMKC Nonprofit, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership will continue its Nonprofit Navigation Series addressing the evolving environment nonprofits find themselves in.

ended
Henry W. Bloch School of Management UMKC Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
Nonprofit Navigation Series Continues: Engaging Policymakers 101

Nonprofit Navigation Series Continues: Engaging Policymakers 101

UMKC Business, Nonprofit, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership continues its free Nonprofit Navigation Series to help nonprofit leaders during this dynamic time for businesses.

ended
Henry W. Bloch School of Management Midwest Center For Nonprofit Leadership
César Chávez Lecture Series Returns for 2021

César Chávez Lecture Series Returns for 2021

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

The lecture series, which was postponed indefinitely in 2020, will return April 8th.

ended
Civil Rights Division of Diversity and Inclusion
UMKC Pride Lecture Returns Featuring Broadway Star

UMKC Pride Lecture Returns Featuring Broadway Star

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

The Broadway and television star Bryan Terrell Clark will be speaking March 23rd during the virtual event.

ended
Division of Diversity and Inclusion
Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership to Host a Nonprofit Navigation Series

Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership to Host a Nonprofit Navigation Series

UMKC Nonprofit, Speakers & Lecture Series

UMKC’s Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership is set to host a free presentation to show the tools nonprofits can utilize to increase their chances of success.

ended
UMKC Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership

Speakers & Lecture Series Upcoming Events

Oct 26
Shutz Lecture Series – Women and Victorian Media
Sep 25
De-Globalization and U.S. Economic De-Risking from China
Oct 27
Brewer Science founder to present Stoffer Lecture

Speakers & Lecture Series Resources

2021-2022 Presidential Engagement Fellows

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