UNIVERSITY NEWS
Student Katuwal receives inaugural scholarship Miki Katuwal, a senior majoring in biology and physical geography, received the inaugural Presidential Honors Scholarship at Park University’s Founders Day celebration in May 2011. For nine years, Founders Day has been raising funds to establish the Presidential Honors Scholarship, which provides full tuition, room and board for academically talented students.
From left: Park President Dr. Michael Droge, Miki Katuwal, Park Board of Trustees member Tom Holcom and Dr. Virginia Brackett, director of Park’s Degree with Honors program.
Park University’s military programs, director honored by Missouri organization
Stephen Terry, Park University’s director of military and veteran student services.
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Park University’s Department of Military and Veteran Student Services and Park Warrior Center, and Stephen Terry, the department’s director, were honored by the Missouri College Personnel Association. The Department of Military and Veteran Student Services and Park Warrior Center received the 2011 Missouri Innovative Program Award, and Terry was honored with the Missouri Outstanding Professional Award.
Katuwal's academic accomplishments include completion of a summer research internship at the University of Pittsburgh and a summer research program in molecular biology at Princeton University.
Military publications recognize Park University Park University was ranked by Military Times EDGE magazine as the most popular nonprofit master’s level institution in the country for service members using tuition assistance in fiscal year 2010. When taking into account all colleges/universities nationwide, including for-profit and public, and associate/doctoral levels, Park was ranked No. 8. Within specific branches of the military, Park ranked fourth in providing education to members of the Air Force and Air Guard, and sixth in providing education to members of the U.S. Marine Corps. For the third consecutive year, Park University was honored by G.I. Jobs magazine on its list of Military Friendly Schools. The list recognizes the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students.