Spring 2023 Dean's List
312 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean's list distinction for the spring 2023 semester.
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2023 Jul 26
Avila Students Showcase Hard Work and Academic Scholarship
The 22nd annual Student Scholar Day occurred on Tuesday, April 18. It's a full-day, campus-wide celebration of student scholarship, and featured nine oral presentations, seven poster presentations, and a faculty scholar presentation, "Turn it Up? Noise as Sonic Rhetoric," by Abigail Lambke, Ph.D., associate professor of English.
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2023 May 3
Avila Rad Tech Students Win Competition at Missouri Conference
Students from Avila's School of Imaging Science took first place in the fast-paced, competitive "Ray Bowl" at the annual Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists conference on April 5-7 in Columbia, Missouri.
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2023 Apr 26
Avila University Celebrates its 106th Graduating Class
On May 13, commencement returned to campus at Avila University for the first time in 19 years. "President Burkee wanted to bring graduation back to campus to build tradition and foster community," said Margaret Herron, registrar. The sun was shining, and the campus was buzzing with excitement from 344 graduates and over 2,000 guests in attendance.
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2023 Jul 26
2022 Avila University Graduates Announced
Avila University celebrated its latest graduating classes at its 2022 Commencement and Graduation ceremonies on May 14 at Municipal Auditorium. Nearly 400 students received their bachelor's and master's degrees.
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2022 May 19
2021 Avila University Graduates Announced
Avila University celebrated its latest graduating classes at its 2021 Commencement and Graduation ceremonies on May 15 at Municipal Auditorium. Nearly 400 students received their bachelor's and master's degrees.
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2021 May 19
Spring 2022 Dean's List
More than 310 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean's list distinction for the Spring 2022 semester.
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2022 Jun 2
Fall 2022 Dean's List
More than 330 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean's list distinction for the Fall 2022 semester.
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2023 Jan 20
Fall 2021 Dean's List
More than 332 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean's list distinction for the fall 2021 semester.
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2022 Jan 28
Three Avila University Wrestlers Nationally Ranked in the Top 20
Three student-athletes from Avila University are ranked nationally in the top 20 by NAIA men's and women's wrestling coaches. Both the men's and women's teams also received votes in the preseason rankings.
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2022 Oct 28
Morgan Makes History as the First Avila Woman to Top 2,000 Points
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Matti Morgan made history in Mabee Fieldhouse in a game versus Ottawa University, becoming the first player in Avila women's basketball history - and just the second Eagle basketball player - to ever score 2,000 points in their career. Scoring a game-high 19 points as part of yet another double-double, and her Eagles shut down the Ottawa offense, permitting the Braves to shoot just 27% from the field as a team in a 60-48 win on Monday evening. Fresh off becoming the team's all-time leading scorer at Oklahoma Wesleyan, Morgan quickly began her pursuit of her next milestone, needing only ten points to crack the 2,000-point plateau. She swiftly scored seven points, nearly matching Ottawa's team total, in the first ten minutes, along with four rebounds and three steals, and Avila built an 18-8 lead after one quarter. With less than two minutes to play in the half, Morgan hit a pull-up baseline jumper to extend Avila's lead to 15 and bring her career total to 2,000 points, joining Hall of Famer Sedrick Johnson as the only two Eagle basketball players to ever hit that mark in their careers. Morgan finished the game leading all players with 19 points and 13 rebounds, her fifth double-double this season, along with four steals in another marquee night for the greatest scorer in Avila women's basketball history. Morgan, who graduated in May 2021, had another season of eligibility due to Covid-19. She also works as full-time as a registered nurse at St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and at Avila University on her masters degree.
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2022 Feb 9
Lottie, Thomas Become Avila's First Ranked Women's Wrestlers
Markayla Lottie and Raziyah Thomas were both featured in the latest NAIA Women's Wrestling individual rankings, the NAIA announced this week, making them the first two ranked women's wrestlers in Avila Wrestling history.
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2022 Jan 11
Dulle, Killingsworth Receive Wiley Stay the Course Grants
Two Avila students, Bridget Dulle and Kirryn Killingsworth, were among 200 students awarded the Wiley Stay the Course grant which supports students looking to persist in their college careers.
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2021 May 4
Hanks, Leimkuhler Photos Selected for Undergrad Exhibition
Two Avila University students were among the finalists for the 26th annual Kansas City Artist Coalition Undergraduate Exhibition this April.
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2021 Apr 29
Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society Induction
The Avila University Zeta chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta inducted eight new members into the national premedical honor society on April 14.
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2021 Apr 16
Avila Nursing Students Earn $38,000 in Scholarships
The Research Foundation awarded 21 Avila University nursing undergraduate students a combined $38,000 in scholarship money in recognition of their excellence and leadership in the classroom.
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2020 Jun 8
Avila VisCom Class of 2020 Awards
Megan Duffy, Colin Hendricks and Erika Vallone recipients of Avila University's School of Visual & Communications Arts senior class awards.
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2020 May 27
Veronica Vaughan Wins Top Capstone Project for Social Work
Vaughan's study of the effects of mindfulness exercises with third graders may allow for more productive classrooms. Students used controlled breathing, yoga and guided meditation during the study, resulting in less disruptive behaviors.
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2020 May 18