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The highlight of the university’s MLK Celebration is the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Scholarship Banquet, which will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.

An assistant professor at UCM was named one of four finalists for the 2025 Association for Career and Technical Education Teacher Educator of the Year.

UCM will welcome thousands of visitors as it hosts the 2024 Fall Commencement exercises Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14.

UCM & Jefferson College have partnered to provide students with a seamless, affordable pathway from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree.

Just in time for the holidays, students and faculty with The Beat, the campus radio station at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), are producing a live broadcast of “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Officials from UCM recently spoke about the university’s unique workforce development programs during a hearing held by the Missouri House of Representatives Special Interim Committee on Workforce Innovation and Technology.

UCM Board of Governors President John Collier, Gov. Mike Parson and UCM President Roger Best pose for a photo Nov. 21.

UCM is the leading institution for international students in Missouri, as reported by the Open Doors 2024 Report on International Educational Exchange.

Saul Logan and Amir Ramos, of Warrensburg, were named two of seven finalists for UCM's first-ever Provost Excellence Scholarship.

Following the concert, everyone is encouraged to head outside for Jingle on the Quad at 7:15 p.m., with a lighting ceremony at 7:30 p.m.