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#KnowTheWAC: Kansas City Facts

#KnowTheWAC: Kansas City Facts

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#KnowTheWAC: Kansas City Facts

Notable Alums:
-Rick Scott- Florida Governor

-Mike Keefe- Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist

-Charles Evans Wittaker- Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court

-Donald Fehr- Executive Director of MLB and NHL Players Association

-Clarence M. Kelley- Director of FBI

Kansas City campus facts:
-Located in Kansas City, MO and founded in 1929.

-Enrollment is 16,019 and student from all 50 states and 73 countries.

-UMKC made the move from NAIA to Division I in 1987.

-Kangaroo Mascot was originally designed by Missouri native and famed cartoonist Walt Disney. The first illustration featured Mickey Mouse shaking hands with Kasey Kangaroo.

Learn more about Kansas City's campus by visiting http://www.umkc.edu/ or find athletics information about the 'Roos at http://www.umkckangaroos.com.