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UMSL Fall Internship & Job Fair
Date/Time: September 13, 2013 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Mark Twain
Audience: Open
Description: UMSL Fall Internship & Job Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, Mark Twain Building, University of Missouri–St. Louis. This is your opportunity to meet and discuss internship and employment opportunities with employer representatives in one location! Admission for UMSL students and alumni who do not pre-register is $5 at the door and $10 for non-UMSL job seekers. For more information, visit UMSL Career Services, 278 Millennium Student Center, or call 314-516-5111. EMPLOYERS: Please call Puspa Bueneman, Job Fair Coordinator, at 314-516-5001 to receive registration information.
For Info: Career Services at 314-516-5111
Web Page Building and HTML – Part 1
Date/Time: September 13, 2013 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of Web Page Building, including an overview of Dreamweaver. Learn how to use develop web pages and are both attractive and interactive to help you with your job or for your own website purposes. Topics include: what is HTML, how to format a page including how to change the background, inserting an image, creating a hyperlink, personalize your web pages, and how to save your file properly. Learn the art of building web pages in part 1 of this two-part course.
For Info: Sumedha at
Web Page Building and HTML – Part 2
Date/Time: September 13, 2013 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of Web Page Building and begins where Part 1 left off. Learn how to use develop web pages and are both attractive and interactive to help you with your job or for your own website purposes. Topics include: what is HTML, how to format a page including how to change the background, inserting an image, creating a hyperlink, personalize your web pages, and how to save your file properly. Learn the art of building web pages in Part 2 of this course.
For Info: Sumedha at
Area F Council Federation of Block Units Annual Walk/Run
Date/Time: September 14, 2013 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Dwight Davis Park – Corner of Lillian and Oriole in St. Louis
Audience: Open
Description: 5K Walk/Run to raise awareness of health issues facing the community. Free testing for glucose, cholesterol and high blood pressure and nutrition evaluation. Registration is $15. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Gregory Carter Scholarship.
For Info: Mary Davis at 314-825-0585
Student Organization Leadership Education
Date/Time: September 14, 2013 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: Millennium Student Center
Audience: Open
Description: All organization presidents and treasurers are required to attend Student Organization Leadership Education. If you cannot attend, please send another member in your place. Please have any member of your organization who intends to go to SOLE on Sept. 14 register with us no later than Thursday, Sept. 12. To request an accommodation for a religious observance, submit the Request for Accommodations for Religious Observance form to the Office of Student Life (MSC 366) no later than two weeks prior to the religious observance.
For Info: Colleen Pace at 314-516-4031
Meet the Mercantile Tour
Date/Time: September 14, 2013 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Mercantile Library
Audience: Open
Description: The Mercantile Library at UMSL will host a docent-led tour, focusing on a specific aspect of St. Louis or Missouri history. Weekend tours provide an opportunity for discussions on topics ranging from the founding of St. Louis, to the Mercantile’s art collections.
For Info: Valenda Curtis at 314-516-7248
Richard D. Schwartz Observatory Open House
Date/Time: September 14, 2013 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Richard D. Schwartz Observatory
Audience: Open
Description: View Saturn, Venus, the Andromeda Galaxy, Albireo, the Ring Nebula and other celestial objects through a 16″ telescope, weather permitting. For up-to-date information, including cancellations due to weather, call the Skywatch Hotline at 314-516-5706.
For Info: Erika Gibb at 314-516-4145
Panhellenic Recruitment
Date/Time: September 15, 2013 12:00 PM
Location: Millennium Student Center
Audience: Open
Description: Panhellenic Recruitment will run each evening Sept. 15-21. Find out more about the UMSL chapters and find your sisters and friends forever! Register by August 16th, $30 registration fee applies.
For Info: Colleen Pace at 314-516-4031
Meet the Mercantile Tour
Date/Time: September 15, 2013 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Mercantile Library
Audience: Open
Description: The Mercantile Library at UMSL will host a docent-led tour, focusing on a specific aspect of St. Louis or Missouri history. Weekend tours provide an opportunity for discussions on topics ranging from the founding of St. Louis, to the Mercantile’s art collections.
For Info: Valenda Curtis at 314-516-7248
Where’s UPBton?
Date/Time: September 16, 2013 11:00 AM
Location: Various locations on UMSL campus
Audience: Open
Description: Can you help UPB find their beloved human-sized chicken, UPBton? Twitter and Facebook clues will help you determine where he is hiding. Successful seekers will receive a prize!
For Info: University Program Board at 314-516-5531
Creating Calendar Events with Cascade
Date/Time: September 16, 2013 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Learn how to use Cascade to create entries on the Campus Event Calendar. Training is required before gaining access to the Calendar in Cascade.
For Info: Mary Brown at
Time & Stress Management
Date/Time: September 16, 2013 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: MSC 225
Audience: Open
Description: In this interactive learning event, you can expect to learn how managing your time reduces your stress and increases your success potential!
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300
Creating Calendar Events with Cascade
Date/Time: September 17, 2013 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Learn how to use Cascade to create entries on the Campus Event Calendar. Training is required before gaining access to the Calendar in Cascade.
For Info: Mary Brown at
Weight Watchers at Work
Date/Time: September 17, 2013 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Location: 225 MSC, Conference Room
Audience: Open
Description: Come join Weight Watchers at Work on campus any Tuesday. A group of faculty and staff meet with a Weight Watchers facilitator on a weekly basis. To initiate the process, follow these instructions: Go to wellness.weightwatchers.com. Enter Company ID: 46814; enter Company Passcode: WW46814; register as a new member. General information: Meeting times are 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesdays in 225 MSC. $39.95/month includes free access to E-Tools, an online resource to help with your success. For questions or interest in the program, contact Teresa Balestreri at ext. 5002 or tkb@umsl.edu.
For Info: Teresa Balestreri at 314-516-5002
Constitution Day: The Changing Face of Student Activism
Date/Time: September 17, 2013 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: SGA Chamber, Millennium Student Center
Audience: Open
Description: During the 1930s and 70s the nation’s colleges and universities were the front lines for the battles of the civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movements. In the nearly half century since, rates of student activism have declined. Should we be discouraged by students’ lack of engagement in traditional forms of political activity? What are the implications of changing trends in student activism? Join us and join the conversation.
For Info: Office of Student Life at 314-516-5291
Study Skills Boot Camp
Date/Time: September 17, 2013 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: MSC 225
Audience: Open
Description: Attention! Join us for this high energy, intensive session on getting the most out of your study time.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300
Coca-Cola/Sodexo Schedule Mug Night at UMSL Volleyball
Date/Time: September 17, 2013 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Mark Twain Building
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: The first 50 UMSL Students, Faculty and/or staff to show their UMSL ID at the Sept. 17 UMSL Volleyball match versus Maryville University (7 p.m.) will receive a free 22-oz. UMSL Athletic Fall Schedule Travel Mug, courtesy of Coca-Cola and Sodexo. Mugs can be re-filled at any Sodexo Retail location for $1.50! Coca-Cola representatives will also be on hand sampling their products. Each student attending the match will receive a raffle ticket and be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to Six Flags, courtesy of Coca-Cola.
For Info: Brian Youngberg at 314-516-5751
Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: September 18, 2013 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
Location: Student Retention Services conference room–225 MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Mindfulness Meditation is a proven—and increasingly popular—method for reducing stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and a variety of medical conditions. Incorporating Mindfulness into your schedule can enhance your overall well-being and allow you to live your life more fully. These weekly, guided Mindfulness activities are free and open to beginning as well as experienced meditators.
For Info: Jamie Linsin at 314-516-5711
Using Cognos Student Reports
Date/Time: September 18, 2013 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: 65 JCP
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This session is intended for individuals interested in using the student reports available via Cognos. These reports contain data at the student or course level and are operationally oriented, rather than high-level summaries. The goal of this session is to familiarize UMSL faculty and staff with the Cognos environment and available student-oriented reports. Topics in this hands-on session include: set-up activities; signing on; setting the default folder; effectively navigating in the application; an overview of the reports; how to run reports; and where to find documentation. There will be ample time for questions. Verify your access to Cognos by following the directions at: umsl.edu/~ir/files/pdfs/VerifyCognosAccess.pdf.
For Info: Larry Westermeyer; Carol Sholy at
Identifying & Accessing Support Resources
Date/Time: September 18, 2013 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: MSC 225
Audience: Open
Description: Join us for an interactive exploration of UMSL support services and resources to help you achieve academic success!
For Info: Maya Scruggs-Hicks at 314-516-5300
Faculty 411
Date/Time: September 18, 2013 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: MSC 225
Audience: Open
Description: Communicating with your faculty members during college is essential to your success. Join us for an interactive discussion with current UMSL faculty members to learn effective ways of communicating and the greater purpose in developing strong communication with your instructors.
For Info: David Lewis at 314-516-5300
Is a Graduate Business Degree in your future?
Date/Time: September 19, 2013 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: SSB 401
Audience: Open
Description: Stop by for information on Graduate Business Programs (MBA, MSIS, MAcc, Graduate Certificates), talk to an adviser and meet other Graduate Business Students, Q&A, snacks! For Info: Francesca Ferrari at 314-516-7201.
For Info: Francesca Ferrari at 314-516-7201
LinkedIn & Beyond
Date/Time: September 19, 2013 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Career Services, 278 MSC
Audience: Student
Description: Heard of LinkedIn, but aren’t sure what it is and how you can use it? Can Facebook and Twitter help your job search? Join us for a discussion of LinkedIn and social media resources. Please register for this workshop at careers.umsl.edu.
For Info: Career Services at 314-516-5111
Discovering Your Learning Style with Style
Date/Time: September 19, 2013 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: MSC 225
Audience: Open
Description: Understanding how you learn is a key to your success! This learning event will help you to discover your learning style in a fun and interactive way!
For Info: Tiffany Izard at 314-516-5300
2013 Founders Dinner
Date/Time: September 19, 2013 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Ritz-Carlton St. Louis
Audience: Open
Description: This Founders Dinner will celebrate our 50th anniversary. Tickets are SOLD OUT.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442