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 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
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 Graduates Awarded MACTE Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award
Avila School of Education graduates, Katie Mooneyham and Brooke Wells were awarded the MACTE Outstanding Beginning Teacher award. MACTE is the Missouri Association of Colleges of Teacher Education-the Missouri chapter of AACTE the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
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2023 Apr 26
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
Five Latinx Avila School of Education Students Receive $3k Grants
Five Latinx Avila School of Education students were each recently awarded a $3000 grant to assist with the educational cost of pursuing their dream of being an educator. The grant was awarded to Avila University by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and through it, Avila partnered with the Latinx Education Collaborative (LEC).
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2022 Oct 26
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
Research Foundation Nursing Scholarships
Avila University nursing students received $68,750 in scholarships from the Research Foundation.
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2022 Jun 3
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
Avila Institute Undergraduate Student of the Year
Katie Brenner Awarded Undergraduate Student of the Year by Avila Institute for Professional Studies Katie Brenner is a full-time employee, wife, and mom. She's also a full-time student pursuing a double major in Business and Human Resources at Avila. Her grit, attitude, and academic achievements earned Brenner the Avila Institute for Professional Studies Undergraduate Student of the Year Award.
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2022 May 23
Student Honors Celebration
On Saturday, April 30, 2022, Avila recognized students and faculty at the 36th Annual Honors Recognition Ceremony.
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2022 May 5
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
Social Work Senior Colloquium
The Avila Social Work Department hosted its annual Senior Colloquium on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, with 10 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students presenting their research to an audience and expert Capstone Project rater Matthew Loehr, Ph.D.
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2022 May 5
TriBeta Honors
On Tuesday, April 26, Avila inducted four new members-Chloe Brundick, Nayley Jimenez, Elisa Nunez, and Hannah Rogers-into the national biology honor society, TriBeta, during the 24th Annual Induction Ceremony.
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2022 May 4
Valderrama Wylie Grant Winner
Avila student Cesar Valderrama is one of 200 students selected for the 2022 Stay the Course Grant. This program is increasingly important due to the pandemic.
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2022 Apr 26
Student Scholar Day Award Winners Announced
Student Scholar Day at Avila is an annual, full-day, campus-wide celebration of the student scholarship. This year was 21st Student Scholar Day which occurred on April 21, 2022, and featured seven oral presentations, seven poster presentations, and a faculty scholar presentation. Student projects often include literature reviews, capstone projects, and independent research studies from the academic year. Typically juniors, seniors, and graduate-level students work with a faculty mentor and apply with an abstract. The mentor then helps students through the application process, including writing a strong abstract.
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2022 Apr 25
Avila University School of Business Academic Achievement Awards Announced
Six Avila University students received the School of Business Academic Achievement Awards for 2021-2022. Students must be graduating business majors with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA. A vote of full-time business faculty chooses winners.
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2022 Mar 28
Wing, Dick Earn Top Awards at Great Plains Psychology Students Convention
Two Avila University psychology graduate students, Eleanor Dick and Lindsay Wing won awards at the 2022 Great Plains Students Psychology Convention held on March 15 & 16 in Emporia, Kansas. This convention brings psychology students together to exchange ideas, discuss relevant topics, and gain experience presenting their research.
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2022 Mar 28
Four Avila University Students Inducted into AED Honor Society
On April 6th, 2022, Emilia Filby: Professional Health Science (Pre-Med/Pre-Pharm), Alexis Bates: Kinesiology, Michael Pinzino: Kinesiology, and Samantha Smith Professional Health Science (Pre-Occupational Therapy), were inducted into Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED). Alpha Epsilon Delta serves as an honor society and a service organization. Membership is based on each student's scholastic achievement. By joining AED, students make a commitment to attend meetings and provide community service. They are eligible for scholarships through the national organization and receive honor cords for graduation.
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2022 Apr 11
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
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
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
Tolson Earns Women's Basketball's First Weekly Honor of 2021
Sophomore guard Ainsley Tolson is named the KCAC Offensive Player of the Week.
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2021 Dec 9
Spring 2021 Dean's List
More than 300 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean's list distinction for the spring 2020 semester.
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2021 Jun 15
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
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
Phillips Earns Marketing Association Top Prize
Senior Brandon Phillips earned the 2020 MarCom Platinum Award in January, the highest honor from one of the largest, most-respected creative marketing and communication competitions in the world. His submission, "Be You, Stay Strong," aimed to raise awareness of and improving student mental health and esteem through a public service video campaign.
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2021 Feb 9