UMSL staff members (from left) Melissa Hattman, Dora Griffin and Larry Westermeyer sign the “UMSL Be Inspired” Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign banner at the campaign kickoff on Aug. 31. They wrote their names and the names of UMSL programs they support. Thirty-five of last year’s 350 contributors have volunteered to visit department meetings across campus in the month of September, and will hold a UMSL Be Inspired Victory Celebration on Oct. 4 for all those who join the campaign.
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