The goal of Ambitious Achievers of Cultivating Excellence (AACE) is to encourage academic excellence by providing mentoring and academic support to first and second year UMKC students; these services promote the improvement of academic excellence, sense of belonging, persistence, and ultimately successful graduation. AACE programs and services include intrusive academic support check-ins, monthly success workshops, matching scholars with professional mentors and peer mentors, and cohort activities.
Avanzando, Moving Forward Together is a guided pathway that enhances scholar access to mentorship, and academic support events that foster sense of belonging and resources.
Emerging Research Scholars is a program that offers undergraduate students research opportunities with faculty mentors in their field of study. Scholars will receive academic, social and financial support while becoming integrated into the intellectual climate of the university. Scholars will attend presentations, panel discussions, workshops and gain information to prepare them to present at the annual UMKC Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship each Spring.
Who should apply? Any undergraduate student who is interested in research. Have questions or need more information, please contact Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Senior Program Manager, at johnsonkimd@umkc.edu
