Category: Education

Several Wyandotte County students on dean’s list at Rockhurst

Several students from Wyandotte County are on the fall semester dean’s list at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri.

This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

Students on the dean’s list from Wyandotte County:


From Bonner Springs, Kansas:

• Isabella Bourman

From Kansas City, Kansas:

• Joseph Alvey
• Matthew Appl
• Andrew Burnside
• Caleb Burnside
• Ricee Cade
• Brayan Costilla-Salazar
• Andres Garcia
• Ann Ho
• Alejandra Jimenez Manez
• Maud Joannet
• Alexandria Medina
• Salvador Mendez
• Andrew Mikesic
• David Watson

KCKCC to hold Women’s History Month event

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College will continue its Women’s History Month celebration with a keynote event later this week.

“Feminism, Peacebuilding & Women’s Global Advocacy” is from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. March 13 in Upper Jewell on the KCKCC Main Campus, 7250 State Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will also be served.

Dr. Carol Coburn, from Avila University and the Buchanan Initiative on Peace & Nonviolence will lead the discussion. She will explore the ways historic and contemporary feminism connect with peace and nonviolent movements, while promoting women’s advocacy throughout the world.

Coburn currently teaches Women and Gender Studies and Religious Studies and is the director of the CSJ Center for Heritage, Spirituality and Services at Avila. In addition, she serves on the Advisory Board for the Buchanan Initiative for Peace & Nonviolence and has published two books focusing on women’s history and American religious history as well as numerous articles, essays and book reviews.

Co-hosts of the Women’s History Month programs are Women & Gender Advocacy, the Counseling & Advocacy Center, Women’s Studies, AAUW, the Intercultural Center, the Art Gallery, the Veterans Center and Students for Global Peace.

KCK student named to academic honor society

Sky Thunderchild Henio of Kansas City, Kansas, recently earned membership with Missouri Military Academy’s Delta Phi academic honor society.

An honor society established at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri, in May 1929 under the guidance of Major Marquess Wallace, Delta Phi fosters high ideals of character, encourage scholarship, promote the best interest of the corps of cadets, and cherish and preserve the traditions of MMA.

To qualify for membership, cadets must remain in high academic standing for consecutive marking periods.