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Janitor goes from cleaning schools to education degree

Walking across the University of Missouri–St. Louis stage to accept his bachelor’s degree in elementary education on Sunday is something Toby Meyers would have never imagined 10 years ago.

May 14 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Education,Latest News,Students | Read More »

3 honorary degree recipients devote lives to service

Dr. Patricia Wolff, a St. Louis pediatrician who left her private practice last year to devote her time to providing food and medicine to malnourished children in Haiti, is one of three individuals receiving honorary degrees at five commencement ceremonies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis May 12 and 13.

May 11 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Arts & Sciences,Business Administration,Campus,Education,Events,Fine Arts & Communication,Honors College,News Release Archive,Nursing,Optometry | Read More »

Remembering a legend: Chancellor Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Plaza

“Good. Better. Best. We just met the best.” Those were the words of Ruth Bryant in 1986. Bryant was president of the Chancellor’s Council at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and the council had just completed interviews of three finalists for the position of UMSL chancellor. The council members agreed: The final candidate, Marguerite Ross Barnett, was number one.

May 10 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Business Administration,Campus,Friends,Slideshow,Staff,UMSL Magazine | Read More »

2 sides of the same coin: Political Science alumni from opposing parties bond over radio show

UMSL alumni Michael Kelley (left) and John Hancock

John Hancock and Michael Kelley have a lot in common. They come from similar working-class backgrounds. Each has experienced a successful career in political consulting, and both hold bachelor’s degrees in political science from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

May 10 2012 | Posted in Academics,Alumni,Arts & Sciences,Faculty,Features,People,UMSL Magazine | Read More »

Tatyana Telnikova has a handle on bikes, beer and business

If you ask Tatyana Telnikova, she’ll tell you most of the important decisions she’s made in her life have taken place over a beer in a bar. “And they’ve all turned out great,” she says with a smile.

May 10 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Business Administration,Latest News,People,UMSL Magazine | Read More »

Earl Swift recounts a love affair with UMSL that led to his journalism career

Earl Swift’s original plan for college called for a brief stay at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, followed by a transfer to the University of Missouri–Columbia to enroll in its famed Missouri School of Journalism.

May 10 2012 | Posted in Academics,Alumni,Arts & Sciences,People,Slideshow,UMSL Magazine | Read More »

Education alumnus named Tachau Teacher of the Year

UMSL alumnus Robert Good received the 2012 Tachau Teacher of the Year Award from the Organization of American Historians. (Photo by Ladue School District)

Teaching and inspiring the minds of young people isn’t an easy job. Some teachers have it. Some don’t. And for one University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus, his name says it all.

May 8 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Education,Features | Read More »

Alumni, students recognized for service

You’re a college student and you get invited to a dinner with 12 strangers. Do you say yes? Of course you do if you’re a student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. That dinner pairs you with five other students and six UMSL alumni. The lively conversation usually lasts for hours and often results in relationships that benefit everyone at the table. And no one leaves a stranger.

May 7 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Campus,Features,Home profile,People,Students | Read More »

Social work professor, grad student examine drug court’s effectiveness

Drug and alcohol addictions wreck many lives each year, and the staggering numbers of families who are effected in Jefferson County, Mo., continues to grow.

May 6 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Arts & Sciences,Faculty,Features,Home profile | Read More »

Chancellor announces Monsanto gift, redesign of Natural Bridge

With a $1 million gift to the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Chancellor Tom George announced the Monsanto Company will fund a community education center in the university’s new building in Grand Center. George also announced funding of the “transformative” redesign of a portion of Natural Bridge Road from Hanley to Lucas and Hunt roads that runs through the campus in North County.

May 4 2012 | Posted in Alumni,Campus,Faculty,Features,Friends,Honors College,People,Students | Read More »