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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 »

Baseball, women’s basketball players named Athletes of Year

The University of Missouri–St. Louis recently honored 45 graduating seniors, led by baseball player Jeremy Butler and women’s basketball player Caitlyn Moody who were named Senior Student-Athletes of the Year. The seniors were recognized May 3 at the Third Annual Senior Student-Athlete Banquet at the Hilton St. Louis Airport hotel in Woodson Terrace, Mo.

May 14 2012 | Posted in Athletics,Business Administration,Education,News Release Archive,Students | Read More »

Student graduates with more than degree

Travis Abbott graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis Saturday with more than just a degree; he also took with him the title of published author. Abbott, a double major in computer science and mathematics, has co-authored three papers along with Uday Chakraborty, professor of computer science at UMSL. The most recent paper was published in the prestigious journal Energy, an international, multi-disciplinary journal in energy engineering and research.

May 13 2012 | Posted in Arts & Sciences,Faculty,Features,Students | Read More »

Baseball duo earns player, pitcher of week honors

A pair of University of Missouri–St. Louis baseball players helped the team sweep the final round of Great Lake Valley Conference baseball Player of the Week Awards. Junior second baseman Charlie Mohr was named GLVC baseball Player of the Week and senior pitcher Austin Schuler was named GLVC Pitcher of the Week.

May 11 2012 | Posted in Athletics,Students | Read More »

Jennifer Tappenden introduces poetry to the public one poem at a time

Poetry is a hard sell. It has the rap of being difficult, of being inaccessible, of being something only other poets read. No one knows this better than Jennifer Tappenden, a student in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. In addition to studying poetry, Tappenden is [...]

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

Shooting for greatness: UMSL Tritons capture first-ever GLVC tourney win

The end came swiftly. Swish! The University of Missouri–St. Louis Tritons men’s basketball team closed its most successful season in 21 years with a 72-70 loss at the hands of Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights).

May 9 2012 | Posted in Athletics,Business Administration,Faculty,Features,People,Staff,Students,UMSL Magazine | Read More »

Beyond the classroom: Grant program opens doors for undergraduate researchers

Jason Adair never saw himself as the Indiana Jones type. But after learning about uncovered remnants of stone tools and other artifacts that were found in Chesterfield, Mo., the University of Missouri–St. Louis anthropology major got hooked on archaeology.

May 9 2012 | Posted in Academics,Arts & Sciences,Faculty,Features,People,Students,UMSL Magazine | Read More »

Getting through college on the fast track: 20-year-olds graduate from UMSL

Among the more than 1,500 students graduating from the University of Missouri–St. Louis Saturday, four of them stand out for what they have in common. They’ve all earned high honors, entered college at the sophomore level and are 20 years old. (Since 1974, only 217 of more than 60,000 UMSL graduates were 20 years old or younger.) Not surprisingly, they’re highly focused individuals with grand plans.

May 8 2012 | Posted in Arts & Sciences,Business Administration,Honors College,Latest News,Students | Read More »

Creative writers to give one last reading as students

A day before they graduate from the University of Missouri–St. Louis with an MFA in creative writing, eight students will read their original works. The semiannual MFA Graduate Reading will begin at 7 p.m. Friday (May 11) in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. The reading is free and open to the public.

May 8 2012 | Posted in Arts & Sciences,Events,News Release Archive,Students | Read More »

UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for May 1-7

Justin Lois (left) and Drew Standefer congratulate teammates after a recent win. The UMSL Tritons baseball team posted a 4-1 record last week (Photo by Danny Reise)

Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.

May 8 2012 | Posted in Athletics,Students | Read More »