The small group of 260 students who began classes at then University of Kansas City (UKC) on Oct. 1, 1933 paved the way for the more than 135,000 graduates who have joined our alumni ranks. 在开业那天, 2人以上,000 community members celebrated our campus' beginning in what would become a hallmark of this university's story: civic engagement.
Our university's history is far more than the mile markers of buildings and programs. 而是关于那些创立它的人. 那些一砖一瓦地建造它的人. 那些支持它的人. 那些在学校里做出改变的人. 还有那些离开这里在世界上留下印记的人.
讲述UMKC的故事, 让我们从20世纪20年代末开始, when the country and economy were reeling from the Wall Street crash. 尽管如此, Kansas City's leaders were determined to move forward and cement the region's future with several bold moves — thus establishing a never-ending mission to provide education in order to supply the city with working professionals who would give back to the community.
One of the first bold moves was local businessman and philanthropist William Volker's 40-acre purchase in 1930 that would become the UKC campus. 在短短的几年里, 英国大学建立了第一个图书馆, 教室, 自助餐厅和行政办公室-都设在 迪基大厦 即今天的斯科菲尔德庄园.
而20世纪30年代则是大萧条时期, Volker and Kansas City leaders continued to celebrate huge milestones and growth for its newly established university. 主要亮点包括:
在接下来的二十年里, 英国大学因欢迎法学院而成为头条新闻, 哪个是1895年开始的, and establishing the UKC School of Dentistry and the School of Pharmacy. 随着第二次世界大战的结束,入学人数也激增.
接下来的二十年是政治意识日益增强的时期, 学生和女权运动, 文化趋势和环保主义. In 1963, 在做了三十年的私人机构之后, 英国大学的金融不稳定导致它成为欧盟的一部分 密苏里大学系统,其中包括:
在大学的历史性变革之后, 随后继续取得进展, with the construction of several halls and the Miller Nichols Library. UMKC的其他主要进展包括:
在整个20世纪80年代至90年代,UMKC在几个领域稳步增长. From growing relations with Asian countries to the rapidly changing technology, 这所大学庆祝了许多激动人心的成就.
Although the markets and economy tumbled, this decade marked significant growth for UMKC. 通过公共和私人伙伴关系, the university opened several new residence halls to accommodate the growing undergraduate student body and the desire for an on-campus college experience.
UMKC has come a long way since 1929, and we have no plans of slowing down any time soon. 今天, UMKC是独一无二的, thriving university spread across two campuses — and a place that thousands of students from all 50 states and more than 85 countries call their home away from home.
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