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 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
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
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
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
Research Foundation Nursing Scholarships
Avila University nursing students received $68,750 in scholarships from the Research Foundation.
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2022 Jun 3
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
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
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
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
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
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