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Education dean talks about curriculum changes on KSDK

Education dean talks about curriculum changes on KSDK

Carole Basile, dean of the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, talked with KSDK (Channel 5) education reporter Sharon Stevens about the changes and how it will affect the way educators are trained.

Formula for success: ’50 Years of Great Chemistry’

Formula for success: ’50 Years of Great Chemistry’

Joseph Bono graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He shares many of the same memories that others have of UMSL’s early years. So, when he traveled from his home in Virginia last week to attend the reunion, “50 Years of Great Chemistry,” Bono recalled the old clubhouse, classes in the laundromat and the opening of Benton Hall.

UMSL Catholic Newman Center members spend service time at West Virginia farm

UMSL Catholic Newman Center members spend service time at West Virginia farm

While most University of Missouri–St. Louis students spent spring break on icy cold slopes or hot sandy beaches, twenty members of the Catholic Newman Center at UMSL felt called to do otherwise. Nineteen students and Rachelle Simon, the CNC campus minister, chose to spend their break completing community service on Bethlehem Farm.

UMSL baseball, softball pitchers break records

UMSL baseball, softball pitchers break records

On the same day last week, a pair of University of Missouri–St. Louis pitching records were broken on the same day: one by softball freshman Hannah Perryman (pictured), the other by baseball senior Kyle Renaud.

UMSL Events for May 3-May 9, 2013

UMSL Events for May 3-May 9, 2013

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.

Women’s semipro basketball team St. Louis Surge to open season at UMSL

Women’s semipro basketball team St. Louis Surge to open season at UMSL

For the St. Louis Surge’s 2013 season, the women’s semiprofessional basketball team will call the University of Missouri–St. Louis home. The Surge will kick off its season with a home opener, taking on the Atlanta Tarheels. The game will begin at 7:05 p.m. May 4 in the Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center at UMSL.

Legacy families point to UMSL’s success

Legacy families point to UMSL’s success

Jessica Lake has spent the past seven years at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The 25-year-old graduate student says UMSL feels like home and for good reason.

Atkisson claims GLVC men’s golf medal

Atkisson claims GLVC men’s golf medal

Junior Joe Atkisson (pictured), of the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf team, claimed medalist honors at the 2013 GLVC Championship on Tuesday, winning a playoff hole against Rockhurst University’s (Kansas City, Mo.) Tanner Buleski at the Otter Creek Country Club in Columbus, Ind.

A brew for the U

A brew for the U

At 50 years old, the University of Missouri–St. Louis has cemented its status as a significant part of St. Louis...

UMSL Events for April 26-May 2, 2013

UMSL Events for April 26-May 2, 2013

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.

Media Coverage: March 2013

Media Coverage: March 2013

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.

Mercantile Library readies for 7th annual print fair

Mercantile Library readies for 7th annual print fair

Organizers are expecting up to 1,000 art and rare book collectors to pack this year’s St. Louis Mercantile Library Fine Print, Rare Book and Paper Arts Fair at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The number of dealers has increased to 25 this year and includes a fine-art gallery in Chesterfield.

Alarm Will Sound to perform ‘1969’ at Touhill

Alarm Will Sound to perform ‘1969’ at Touhill

Inspired by a once-rumored but unconsummated meeting between the Beatles and Karlheinz Stockhausen – icons of 1960s rock and avant-garde composition, respectively – Alarm Will Sound’s “1969” connects the music, politics and culture of a turbulent decade through the works of the Beatles, Leonard Bernstein and contemporary composers Stockhausen and Luciano Berio.

UMSL Events for April 20-26, 2013

UMSL Events for April 20-26, 2013

UMSL Events contains information about events that will occur in the seven days following publication (Saturday-Friday). 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.

Softball sweeps weekly GLVC player, pitcher of week honors

Softball sweeps weekly GLVC player, pitcher of week honors

University of Missouri–St. Louis senior shortstop Haleigh Jenkins and freshman pitcher Hannah Perryman have been selected the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, as announced by the league on Monday.

UMSL Mirthday concert draws nearly 900

UMSL Mirthday concert draws nearly 900

Neon Trees (pictured), an alternative rock band from Provo, Utah and Grouplove a Los Angeles-based indie band attracted nearly 900 fans April 17 to the annual Mirthday concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The concert was held in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. The Capital Kings, a Washington, D.C., Christian pop band, opened for the headliners.

Criminologist discusses Boston Marathon explosives

Criminologist discusses Boston Marathon explosives

As investigators continue to piece together information and evidence from Monday’s tragic Boston Marathon bombings, officials have discovered that Anti-Personnel Improvised Explosive Devices were used. These devices are easy to make and can cause serious damage.

UMSL offers educational adventure to Yellowstone

UMSL offers educational adventure to Yellowstone

The School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis presents Call of the Wild: A Yellowstone Ed-Venture. Guests will experience the wonders of Yellowstone National Park, guided by the area’s foremost naturalist and carnivore ecologist, James Halfpenny. The unique excursion is from July 11-16, 2013, and is designed for up to 14 guests.

Karen Rosen: Alumna was among university’s first optometry graduates

Karen Rosen: Alumna was among university’s first optometry graduates

Optometry awards line the hallway leading to Dr. Karen Rosen’s office. She was one of Vision Monday magazine’s 50 most influential women in optical, the 2006 St. Louis Optometrist of the Year and one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s most influential business women.

Harold Messler: How carpooling turned into a chemistry career

Harold Messler: How carpooling turned into a chemistry career

Harold Messler says he wasn’t destined to go to college, but his introduction to the University of Missouri–St. Louis – a beginning that he calls “a real fluke” – ended up expanding his horizons further than he could have imagined. And it all started with chemistry.