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normalthings wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 10:21 pm $80-100 million UMKC Med School expansion looks to have received some state funds in the new Budget. Around $40 million unless something changed in the final budget

iamrealz wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 5:01 pm

normalthings wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 10:21 pm $80-100 million UMKC Med School expansion looks to have received some state funds in the new Budget. Around $40 million unless something changed in the final budget

There's a tweet from Bunch, obviously in support. Not sure where he got the render from.

https://twitter.com/EricWBunch/status/1 ... 2059530240

ection 20.825. To the Office of Administration
2 For the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
3 For the University of Missouri-Kansas City for the construction and/or
4 renovation needs for a Health Sciences District Development
5 including related planning, design, acquisitions, project
6 management, equipment and start-up costs, provided that any grant
7 awards disbursed from this appropriation shall be matched on a
8 50/50 basis by the recipient for project costs up to sixty million
9 ($60,000,000); and further provided project costs over sixty
10 million ($60,000,000) shall be matched on a 25/75 basis by the
11 recipient
12 From Coronavirus State FiscalRecovery - Revenue Replacement
13 Fund (2464). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000,000

AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 7:40 pm $180 mil project? How much will this impact UMKC’s standing

AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 5:49 pm Very reliable source tells me they're working on a designing a new basketball venue for UMKC basketball team. Unsure on campus or the location yet. Also was told UMKC hasn't decided if they're gonna move forward with it, but this is definitely being considered enough so that they're designing it.

I'm guessing this has everything to do with UMKC trying to leap into Missouri Valley Conference.

moderne wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:05 pm Which PAC? The Olsen Performing Arts Center on campus or the Kauffman Center downtown? One is a PAC the other is KCPA.

moderne wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:05 pm Which PAC? The Olsen Performing Arts Center on campus or the Kauffman Center downtown? One is a PAC the other is KCPA.

dukuboy1 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:50 am Would love to see them get out from under the UM system. I know it has major benefits but UMSL is the step child of sorts in STL. Would be interesting to see UKC & Rockhurst grow along a path like Wash U & SLU. Pile dream I’m sure, especially with KC’s proximity to KU. But still would love to see something like that.

langosta wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 1:11 pm

dukuboy1 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:50 am Would love to see them get out from under the UM system. I know it has major benefits but UMSL is the step child of sorts in STL. Would be interesting to see UKC & Rockhurst grow along a path like Wash U & SLU. Pile dream I’m sure, especially with KC’s proximity to KU. But still would love to see something like that.

UMKC is the 2nd priority of the UM system behind Mizzou. UMSL is considered a community college by everyone I know in STL and given the stats it is.

Taking UMKC/Rockhurt into a WashU would take 60 years and tens of billions.

Rabble wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 1:03 pm ...
Is it true that UMKC at one time wanted to put their school of law in the old Federal Courthouse? I worked on the apartment conversion, ten plus years ago, and know the courtrooms were sealed shut at that time. It would be an easy building to convert for college uses.

chaglang wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 9:06 am Had coffee at Crow's last weekend and one of the other patrons swore that that strip mall was going to be torn down by the end of the year, presumably for redevelopment. Anyone heard anything similar?