Dear KCKCC Family: During the last several months, people across America and around the world have lived through unthinkable crises. The coronavirus pandemic has affected millions and killed hundreds of thousands of people and crippled tens of thousands of businesses and economies around the world. This so-called indiscriminate killer has sickened and taken the lives…
Congratulations Kansas City Chiefs – Super Bowl LIV Champs!! Higher Learning Commission Accreditation: While we celebrate this great win for our city, our own champs at @KansasCityKSCC have done outstanding work and submitted our HLC Assurance Argument on Friday! A tremendous thank you goes out to the entire HLC Steering Committee for providing great information…
Welcome Back Blue Devils, Hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe Thanksgiving holiday, and is well-rested to return to do the important work we do on a daily basis! Being the season of giving thanks, of course, most importantly I am thankful for the health and well-being of my family, friends and colleagues. I am also…
Dear Blue Devils, As the fall semester quickly races by, I am hearing how fast it is moving for everyone across the College, as it is seeming to just disappear from here. That being the case, I am always encouraged and enthusiastic to hear about the many incredible activities you are doing to help promote…
On a few occasions throughout one’s life, an opportunity allows you to meet an individual who has lived a remarkable life and someone who you will remember in your mind and heart forever. Last Friday, I had the pleasure to meet and visit with one of these people, Esther Foreman. Esther graduated from Kansas City…
Greetings Blue Devils! September has been a busy month for KCKCC and higher education at the state and national levels. Below provides an overview of some of the happenings. KCKCC Trustee and Wyandotte County Sheriff Don Ash honored at annual United Way event! On Thursday, September 19, KCKCC Trustee Don Ash received the United Way…
Welcome back to all our students, faculty that may have been off for the summer and those who may have just recently taken vacation time! The halls are full with students and learning is ‘in the air’. Fall 2019 and Academic Year 2020 is off to a great start!! Convocation, with a record number of…
“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” ~ Mary Pickford As July begins to slip away and August waits just around the corner, it is a reminder that we are getting closer to the beginning of the fall semester! Soon, the full body of KCKCC’s energetic and passionate faculty will…
Hope all Blue Devils had a safe and fun Fourth of July weekend! If there is one quote that best represents a Kansas City summer, this one would definitely be in the running: “If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbecue.” Katie Lee A little Fireworks Trivia: Americans spent $360…
Greetings Blue Devils! Last week, the KCKCC President’s Extended Cabinet (PEC) met to review another great set of approximately 60 Suggestion Box submissions. Everyone on PEC was very enthusiastic about the number of terrific ideas submitted. Overall, 9 suggestions were selected to implement, approximately a dozen were chosen to further explore, and a handful of…
