Felicia Vaught

Digital and Social Media Program Manager

Digital and Social Media Program Manager, Felicia Vaught, joined the KCU-University Relations team in July of 2022. She comes from Nexstar Broadcasting after being the Digital Media Manager at KSN 16 and KODE 12 news stations in Joplin, Missouri. She has been in broadcast and digital journalism for 13 years, and won the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Station Website Award in 2020. Felicia is a Joplin native and graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a Bachelor of Science Mass Communications degree with the distinction Magna Cum Laude. If you wish to reach out to her, please email her at fvaught@kansascity.edu

Recent Blog Posts By Felicia Vaught

Mother of five takes on medical school

By Felicia Vaught May 10, 2023

In the 1984 novel, “Other Women,” American author Lisa Alther wrote, “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” While many moms would agree with Alther’s statement, how about juggling the demands of raising five children while attending medical school? One particular Kansas City University (KCU) student is doing just that!

Recent KCU graduates celebrate couples match

By Felicia Vaught May 7, 2023

With the excitement of commencement still in the air, two new graduates from Kansas City University (KCU) Farber-McIntire Joplin Campus are now celebrating a successful couples match through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

KCU medical student matches while facing struggle of infant son’s CDH diagnosis

By Felicia Vaught May 1, 2023

Medical students are expected to learn about a wide range of diseases and treatments through textbooks, lectures and hands-on simulated experiences; however, it is tragically unexpected to learn about a disease in the classroom that would ultimately impact your own child.