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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.

Please join the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) for this day-long, multi session virtual conference covering a multitude of topics relevant to preparing your course(s) for the fall. Drop in for a session or stay all day! Visit the fall conference website to view the schedule and register!

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

“Not only is Dr. Grieco inspiring, but she pushes me to my full potential. I don’t think I would have done any of this research work if it wasn’t for her." - Victoria Dominguez '22

Victorial Dominguez and Viviana Grieco

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Two UMKC Faculty Named Curators' Distinguished Professors

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Leader will set priorities for establishing the new school

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Major David Walker joins the School of Medicine faculty, bringing his Army experience to UMKC's Physician Assistant program.