Month: October 2016

KCK students plan to participate in Walk to School Day Wednesday

Students, parents and teachers are planning to walk to school on Wednesday, Oct. 5, as part of International Walk to School Day.

Participating schools in Kansas City, Kan., include Grant, Frances Willard, Frank Rushton, Hazel Grove, William Allen White and Welborn elementaries.

Walk to School events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community, according to a spokesman.

The event is being organized metro-wide by Mid-America Regional Council and coordinated locally by the Wyandotte County Safe Routes to School Program, which includes the Unified Government’s Public Works and Health Departments, BikeWalkKC, and other community partners.

KCKCC to hold transfer workshop and fair

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Student Advising Center will be holding a Transfer Workshop and Fair later this month.

The workshop is from 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 12 in Room 3397 on the KCKCC main campus, 7250 State Ave. Topics to be covered include the expectations, financial obligation and transfer process students can expect, among others.

In conjunction with the workshop, there will be a Transfer Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lower Jewell building. Representatives from more than 15 colleges and universities will be in attendance to provide transfer information to students.

Colleges and universities expected to attend:
• Avila University
• Baker University
• Columbia College
• Emporia State University
• Friends University
• Graceland University
• Kansas State University
• MidAmerica Nazarene University
• Northwest Missouri State University
• Park University
• University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Pittsburg State University

Other colleges also may attend. For more information, contact the Student Advising Center at 913-288-7696.