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Jacob Scallorn, ’15, has a lot to be thankful for — and he’ll be the first to admit it. About 15 years ago, he was a deep in the cycle of addiction. He had lost seven jobs in eight months and wrecked his car twice. “God put me on the bench,” is how he puts it. But then something amazing happened — Scallorn said he entered rehab and it changed not just his physical health, but his mental wellbeing. He began to say “yes” to doing hard things and to devoting time and effort to accomplishing goals.

“Holiday Touchdown: a Chiefs Love Story” is an all-new Hallmark Channel feature film that, as the title implies, is set in and around Kansas City and revolves around the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s set to premiere Nov. 30, complete with a red-carpet premiere, and features familiar locations in the city. Among them is an antique store on the Independence, Missouri, Square called The Keeping Room that has a connection to �鶹�ƽ⴫ý.

On Friday, leaders from �鶹�ƽ⴫ý and Kansas City University signed a pivotal new agreement establishing and accelerated pathway for high school students and others to earn KCU’s medical and health care degrees.

Ben Winbinger had experience with robotics. But when it came time to look for a community work study position through �鶹�ƽ⴫ý helping mentor younger students in robotics wasn’t an opportunity he knew existed. But he took a chance.

In a recent study, two members of the �鶹�ƽ⴫ý community — an alumna and a faculty member — sought to glean lessons from how one veterans service organization approached inspiring young vets to stay connected and continue to serve after their military careers were over.

The Best Colleges 2025 list from U.S. News and World Report is out today, and in it, �鶹�ƽ⴫ý has entered the top 10 on the list of best universities in the Midwest.

Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra, the ensemble-in-residence �鶹�ƽ⴫ý, is a unique musical entity.

Niche, one of the largest online college search resources for students, has ranked �鶹�ƽ⴫ý’s nursing program as the best in Missouri in their Best Colleges 2025 rankings.

On Wednesday, 11 new Hawks joined �鶹�ƽ⴫ý’s worldwide alumni network. And in receiving their associate of arts in liberal studies degrees, these students earned another distinction – they became the first graduates of the University’s Companions in Chillicothe program at Chillicothe Correctional Center, located about an hour and a half northeast of Kansas City.

What was on your summer to-do list? Beach time? Internship? Visiting friends? For an unprecedented number of Hawks in �鶹�ƽ⴫ý’s graduate programs, the answer was “get started on my future.” A total of 1,023 students were enrolled in graduate programs at the University during the summer term.