UMKC Pride Breakfast

03/11/2022

Visit https://umkc.edu/pride/ for more information! If you would like information on becoming a sponsor, please call 816-235-5201.

02/24/2022

Thank you, Sen. Greg Razer, for helping us promote the UMKC 2022 Pride Breakfast!

Since 2008, the UMKC Pride Breakfast has raised funds to support LGBTQIA+ students at UMKC. The Pride Breakfast benefits programs and scholarships establishe...

02/24/2022

The Pride Breakfast is back, so mark your calendars! The event will be on April 27 from 7:30 - 9 am in Swinney Recreation Center on the UMKC Volker Campus.

The Event Co-Chairs are Hailee Bland Walsh, Tiffany Spriggs, Kevin Bryant, and Tom Suther. The Honorary Chair is Timothy Degnan. For more information, go to https://umkc.edu/pride/.

We are proud to announce that Peggy Rajski, co-founder of The Trevor Project, is our featured speaker.

UMKC is collaborating with SAVE, Inc. to bring Peggy to Kansas City. She is also serving as the featured speaker for their "No Place Like Home" event on April 28. SAVE, Inc.

03/21/2019

Through the generosity of our event/honorary chairs, sponsors, table hosts/captains and all who attended the 2019 Pride Breakfast, a record $202,195 was raised for LGBTQIA programs and scholarships for students at UMKC! Thank you for making this year's event such a success! If you're inspired to contribute, go to go.umkc.edu/pridegift

03/05/2019

The support from the Kansas City community has been amazing! A big thank you to all of our 2019 Pride Breakfast event sponsors!

03/05/2019

Registration for the 2019 Pride Breakfast ends soon! You can purchase individual tickets and tables at umkc.edu/pride
Here is Sarah McBride (Pride Breakfast featured speaker) on Late Night with Seth Meyers. https://youtu.be/5_pPOeYni8M

01/08/2019

Join us for the 2019 Pride Breakfast on Thursday, March 21! To learn more and register for the event, go to https://www.umkc.edu/pride/

04/26/2017

Here is an excellent article about the event by the UMKC Strategic Marketing and Communications division. http://info.umkc.edu/news/authenticity-matters/

Pride Summit panel describes importance and value of being who you are Can grammar be a powerful symbol of personal freedom, affirmation and authenticity? Ask Gillian Power. As chief information officer for the law firm Lathrop and Gage, she writes memos and...