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Academic excellence is the primary mission of the UMKC Honors Program where our goal is to create a community of undergraduate scholars and faculty that fosters an environment of superior scholarship, ethical integrity and community engagement while enhancing the University’s reputation as an academic leader.
The Honors Program draws on the full complement of opportunities offered by UMKC: a research university with strong liberal arts, performing arts, and professional programs, and the rich cultural diversity of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Honors students are challenged to think across disciplines, to combine academic knowledge with ethical judgment, to engage in dialogue and service with the greater university and urban community, and to take leadership roles in their chosen fields of endeavor. By encouraging critical inquiry, innovation, and a global perspective, the Honors Program will significantly enhance the undergraduate educational experience at UMKC.
Originally known as the Honors Program, the program became the Honors College in 2015 and was operated out of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2022, it reverted back to UMKC Honors Program.
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Xenolith Structures in Welded Basalt Agglutinate Associated with Dotsero Crater, Colorado
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)The Dotsero maar volcanic crater formed through phreatomagmatic and magmatic processes around 4,150 ± 300 years before present (B.P.) which erupted through sections of Pennsylvanian age sedimentary deposits. The field ... -
Sports and Gender: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Men’s and Women’s Sports in the United States
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)Amateur and professional sports are a massive part of American society, generating revenue of an average of $70 billion per year. Despite their large prevalence, this massive industry represents the gender discrepancies ... -
Public Discourse and India’s Green Revolution: Defining Approaches to Relief Efforts and Policymaking During the Bihar Famine
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The Bihar Famine of 1966-1967 was a dire crisis in postcolonial Indian history, resulting in widespread crop failures, food shortages, and mass starvation across Northern India. However, the Bihar Famine is generally ... -
The Future of STIs in Missouri: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Cape Girardeau County
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a problem in the United States, the state of Missouri, and Cape Girardeau County alike. Cape Girardeau County, located in the southeast corner of Missouri, is a ... -
Exploring the Partisan Underpinnings of Conspiracy Theories
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)From QAnon to the Anti-Vaxxer movement, conspiracy theories arise and are spread from all parts of the political, ideological spectrum. I hope to find what role political partisanship plays in an individuals’ likelihood ... -
Associations between Caregiver and Child Self- Regulation
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)Parent self-regulation is thought to be related to their child’s development of self-regulation; for example, by way of coregulation and parenting strategies. The ability to self-regulate prepares a child for school, ... -
Fleeing from the Storm: Identifying Climate Change as a ‘Threat Multiplier’ to Migration in the Sahel Belt
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The Lake Chad Basin is the backbone for the livelihood of nearly thirty people. It is crucial for agriculture, trade, and fresh water. Over several decades, the size of the lake has fluctuated, altering the region’s ... -
Exploration of the Referral Process of Social Work Within a Policing Structure
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)Police officers have historically taken on social service-related roles by providing non law-enforcement services to members of the community. A relatively small fraction of police departments employs social workers to ... -
An Evaluation of the Financials and Related Stress of Music Therapy Interns
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the finances, and stress related to finances, experienced by music therapy interns currently completing an internship. Participants (n=28) for this study were current music ... -
The Everlasting Effects of Segregation in the Education System: How Covid-19 has Further Widened Educational Inequities in Urban Schools
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What Stands in the Way of Expanding Morality?
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)There seems, when considering conventional social morality in comparison to many accepted moral notions, to be a level of inconsistency between the moral rules that we feel should be upheld and what is practiced, given the ... -
Culturally Responsive Creative Practices in an Urban Project-Based and Arts-Integrated School
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The purpose of this research project was to investigate how teachers in an arts integrated project-based urban school developed culturally-situated creativity of the learners that came from racially and culturally diverse ... -
Statistical Analysis of Kansas City COVID-19 Data with Respect to Race, Ethnicity, Age & Gender
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)COVID-19 is a respiratory tract infection that has created a deadly pandemic dominating the world. This statistical analysis identifies the prevalence of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kansas City by various demographics ... -
Comparisons of Support Among K-12 Music Teachers in Missouri and Kansas
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)The purpose of this study is to examine correlations between various personal and situational factors and music teachers’ perceptions of support received from administration, colleagues, and students’ parents. We developed ... -
The U.S. Death Penalty and the Transition of Constitutional Authority
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)This paper seeks to explore the philosophical influences that shaped American political thought surrounding the death penalty. Its purpose is to trace the dynamics of U.S. penological evolution to better understand the ... -
A “Strange Woman Lying in a Pond”: The Lady of the Lake’s Authority over the Male Arthurian World in the Prose Lancelot
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)This study examines the character of the Lady of the Lake in the Old French Prose Lancelot and argues that the Lady of the Lake gains power and authority through the use of her knowledge (both traditional learning and ... -
Impacts of Medicaid Expansion in Two Early Expansion States and the Case for Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)Medicaid is a health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state governments. Each state sets its own terms on eligibility, benefits, and particularities. In general, Medicaid provides health coverage for nonelderly ... -
Volunteerism: The Perpetual Cycle of Unsustainable Growth
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Performance Between Universes: Type-Informed Optimisation for Structural Abstraction and Environment-Specific Data
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)We propose an implementation process for type systems to permit subdivision of types into distinct universes based on individual type theories each presenting their own unique properties. Multi-universe systems can ... -
Human Resources: Ensuring Future Success
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)Human Resource Management (HRM) is essential to every organization, profit inducing or not. Talent Acquisition within HRM focus on the strategic process that is recruiting and hiring talent to the business. Each area ...