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Comprehensive Resources, Support and Programming

We're developing comprehensive resources and support under four pillars — teaching and learning, research and creativity, service and engagement and faculty life and leadership. Keep up with UMKC's faculty accomplishment through the Roos Rock! page.

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In the inaugural year of the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE), our pillar leads and faculty fellows are developing and offering a variety of programs and resources to support faculty. While some programs will be single-session workshops, others will be semester- or year-long professional learning.

Facts About Our Faculty

2,670

Publication

Books, chapters, articles and conference proceedings published in the past 36 months

UMKC Scholars dashboard

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812

Registrations

Number of registrations in professional learning (duplicated) workshops since January 2020

CAFE Professional Learning

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1,265

Faculty

UMKC employed 641 full-time and 623 part-time faculty last year

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Latest Faculty News

Spletter Brings Expertise in Muscle Biology

New researcher’s focus is microscopy, transcriptomics

UMKC Professor Weighs in on ZeroFare Transportation Shortcomings

Sungyop Kim, University of Missouri-Kansas City professor of urban planning and design, said that the agency probably needs a more dependable funding source if it wants to offer better service.

Clio App puts Local History on a National Stage

App developed by UMKC history professor now includes immersive virtual tours