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Sophomore midfielder Sidney Allen of the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s soccer team has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the league office. Wisconsin-Parkside freshman goalkeeper Mallory Geurts was tabbed as the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week. The 2013 season marks the first year GLVC men’s and women’s soccer has honored an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week.
This time last year the University of Missouri–St. Louis was in full giving mode. UMSL’s Be Inspired campaign had faculty and staff donating to the university to support the programs that inspire them.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis opened its schedule with a pair of victories, beginning the season at 2-0 for the first time since 2001. The UMSL Tritons competed in the Embassy Suites Invitational, last weekend, hosted by Lindenwood. UMSL defeated Emporia State, 2-0, in the opener on Friday, before topping the host team on Sunday, 2-1. The Tritons travel to Quincy on Friday for the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener before hosting Truman State on Sunday in their home opener.
While an MFA in Creative Writing student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Jennifer Tappenden earned a prominent distinction.
Unearthing dinosaur bones is something mostly seen on television or read about in books. But for two University of Missouri–St. Louis students, it was their summer.
Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science at UMSL, walks across the Quadrangle on North Campus to his office in the Social Science & Business Building Tower following one of his classes in Clark Hall. Robertson’s courses this semester include Introduction to American Politics and Environmental Politics.
UMSL’s Jubilee celebrations continue this fall starting with the release of the book, “First A Dream: Reflections for a Golden Jubilee 1963 – 2013.”
Perry Drake, assistant teaching professor of marketing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will discuss “Emerging Technologies & Medias – Trends and Applications” at 8 a.m. Sept. 12 in the Student Government Association Chamber at the Millennium Student Center on UMSL’s North Campus.
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The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.
Three years ago, the University of Missouri–St. Louis began using its trademarked positioning statement: “Serious education. Serious value.” That statement has resonated well with prospective students and its validity has received another national endorsement.
His outstanding record as a world-class researcher in the field of carbohydrate chemistry and biology has garnered Alexei Demchenko the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity.
Artist Sarah Frost’s latest installation piece was inspired by bamboo scaffolding she saw during a trip to China.
Fresh off its best season in program history, the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf team is ranked No. 18 in the Golf World/Nike Golf Preseason Division II College Coaches’ Poll.
UMSL students walk to and from classes via the Quadrangle on North Campus. The university was as active as ever during the second full week of the school year despite a late-summer heat wave that sent temperatures soaring upward to near triple digits.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis launched the UMSL Seriously Tobacco-Free campaign in January. Spring and summer classes have since come and gone, but the university’s tobacco-free policy remains the same.
Although Jessica Saigh was never chosen for the cheerleading squad in school, you’d never know it by observing her interaction with students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. To them, she’s a one-woman pep rally.
The temperatures outside continue to climb closer and closer to triple digitals, but the décor inside retail stores has already shifted to snowmen and jolly St. Nick.
Registration continues for the University of Missouri–St. Louis' 2013 Tritons Red/Gold Golf Classic to be held at...
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Nicole Rushlow, a senior business administration major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, got down to business this summer in Bremen, Germany as part of the UMSL Study Abroad program.
This summer, the Arianna String Quartet spent three weeks teaching and performing in South Africa. Now back in the States, the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ resident quartet will revisit their trip to open its 2013-2014 season at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.
Robert Cottone, professor of counseling and family therapy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, shared his insight on the paradigm shift in counseling philosophy in a recent issue of Counseling Today.
College of Business Administration students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis joined organizers of the annual Old Newsboys Day for a golf tournament and dinner auction Aug. 4 and 5.
To hear Danielle Ibarra tell it, her life is pretty good right now. A senior majoring in finance at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, she has a “real possibility” of landing a great job when she graduates in December. She has a long list of people to thank, and she puts UMSL’s Veterans Center at the top.
The E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative has been recognized for enriching St. Louis’ arts and cultural community.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will tout the Lone Star State’s tax cuts in a trip to Missouri this week. St. Louis Post-Dispatch business columnist David Nicklaus wrote about the governor’s controversial visit, calling it a “job-recruiting campaign.” When discussing economic competition among states, Nicklaus turned to Kenneth Thomas, professor of political science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, to weigh in as an expert on the topic.
Jerry Dunn, director of the Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis at UMSL, and UMSL Chancellor Tom George cut the ribbon Friday during the grand opening of CASGSL’s third location in Kirkwood, Mo.
His name still dominates the record books, and his numbers remain untouched more than three decades later. Bob Bone has cemented his name within the University of Missouri–St. Louis community since his time as a baseball and basketball All-American, where he starred for the UMSL Rivermen from 1973-77. His legendary reputation has remained intact throughout the years in the St. Louis area, as has his presence. Now the athletic director at Clayton (Mo.) High School, Bone has never let his time and experiences at UMSL escape his memory as a player, coach or professional.
UMSL Events contains information about events that will occur in the seven days following publication (Friday-Thursday). It contains information compiled from the UMSL Campus Calendar. No submissions are accepted, and since the calendar is self-populated, University Marketing and Communications is not responsible for the content that appears here or its accuracy. If you would like to receive UMSL Events via e-mail, you can subscribe to UMSL Daily or UMSL Daily Events.
Uma Segal, professor of social work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, recently received a J. William Fulbright...
Education practitioners wanting to gain licensure through a nationally approved Board Certified Behavior Analyst Program can do so at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Maria Kerford calls her time as student curator on the University of Missouri Board of Curators a “transformative experience.”
Are urgent care centers the wave of the future?
Look who is on Twitter. UMSL Chancellor Tom George published his first Tweets to mark the start of the 2013-14 year. His handle is @UMSLChancellor. Follow George at twitter.com/UMSLChancellor.
More than 35 new faculty members joined UMSL for the 2013-14 academic year. The newcomers took part last week in the annual New Faculty Orientation organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning. The two-day event introduced new faculty to the ins-and-outs of the campus including a tour, informational sessions on University Libraries, informational technology and classroom resources, meetings with students, staff and administrators and an introduction to employee benefits.
Jane Birdsall-Lander’s repurposed wooden wall sculptures have the appearance of primitive objects. Jerry Monteith’s tiny and bizarre bug-like attractors are inspired by fly-fishing lures. Melody Evans’ flowing ceramic pieces are built upon a personal visual language, including the interaction between the human body and the environment.
Mark Monroe, information security officer for Information Technology Services at UMSL, tosses a bag during a game of cornhole at the UMSL Staff Association BBQ on the Millennium Student Center patio. Cheering him on are his ITS colleagues (from left) Jon Kemper, Mike Bate and Mike Toohey.
The first wave of more than 400 students started moving their favorite stuffed animals and new flat-screen televisions...
Posters tend to have a short shelf life. Many are hung up and then discarded without a second thought. Even more are...
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Two University of Missouri–St. Louis graduate students spent the summer conducting fieldwork in the Galapagos Islands – a kind of mecca for biologists because of the endemic species that have evolved to adapt to the islands’ unique environments.
The 2012-13 University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s and women’s tennis teams have been honored for excellence in the classroom by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Both teams were awarded the ITA All-Academic Team, while five Tritons were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
The College of Arts and Sciences and School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced its Write Stuff Certificate Program for the upcoming fall and spring semesters. Courses and seminars will begin Sept. 10 and continue through June. The program aims to improve participants’ writing skills as well as their knowledge of the business of writing.
The Missouri school transfer law for unaccredited school districts has been a hot topic this summer as two local school districts scrambled to find suitable replacement districts for their students.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced its new program for...
Four University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnae are among the Most Influential Business Women, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. The weekly newspaper’s annual list recognizes St. Louis female business leaders representing industries ranging from finance to health care.
Bob Bliss, dean of the Pierre Laclede Honors College at UMSL, works on his syllabus for the upcoming semester in his Provincial House office on South Campus.
Time has nearly run out to register free for this year’s UMSL Jubilee Moonlight Ramble.
Being recognized as a leader in your field is an amazing honor. But sharing that distinction with a select few and having your former professor and mentor among those spotlighted with you is even more endearing.
