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Close to 800 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage at Kansas City鈥檚 Municipal Auditorium as part of 91视频鈥檚 annual commencement ceremony on Saturday.

Half a century after 91视频 started its first women鈥檚 athletic programs, female sports are stronger than ever.

As part of the 91视频 Leadership Series event Tuesday night, the University honored Dave Harrison, 鈥�81, founder and president of VanTrust Real Estate, with this year鈥檚 award. In more than 40 years in commercial real estate, Harrison company has left a recognizable mark on Kansas City and beyond.

91视频 Leadership Series guest Kevin Roose said AI is changing the landscape of the workforce, but gave three pieces of advice to those in the audience who felt uneasy about this technology

Senior Caroline Knopke said she grew up diving 鈥� 鈥渋t's the only sport I've really ever known,鈥� she said 鈥� and competed through high school. When it came time to choose a college, she found herself drawn to 91视频. But that meant the end of her competitive diving career (though she would still coach a local girls鈥� team). Until this year.

Few areas of contemporary human life have not already been affected by the sudden rise of artificial intelligence technology.

Photos courtesy Kenny Ellison.

Glenn North has a number of titles on his resume 鈥� he鈥檚 a 2006 graduate of 91视频, an adjunct faculty member in the English department, director of inclusive learning at the Kansas City Museum and poet laureate for Kansas City鈥檚 Historic 18^th and Vine District.

Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept. 29. will bring hundreds of Hawks 鈥� past and present 鈥� and family members to campus for the annual Family and Alumni Weekend festivities. The centerpiece that night will be the tailgate, with food and activities for attendees while volleyball and women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 soccer games take place in Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse and on Bourke Field, respectively.

Wednesday, Sept. 6, will be the first official Rockhurst Night at Kauffman Stadium, complete with a tailgate, a custom RU/Royals jersey for those purchased special tickets, and a night at the historic Kauffman Stadium watching the Royals alongside fellow Hawks.

For 91视频 President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., it鈥檒l also mean getting out on the field, at least for pregame activities. With the focus on RU for the night, it only made sense for someone from the University to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Cassady got the first call. It was not a hard decision.

Kansas City has had a fair amount of time in the national spotlight lately.

There are a lot of reasons for that 鈥� many of them, admittedly, sports-related. But Kansas City is also a vibrant, attractive place because of the people here committed to doing new, creative things.