University of Missouri–St. Louis Provost Glen Cope (left), Carolyn Baum, director and professor of occupational therapy at Washington University in St. Louis, and UMSL Chancellor Tom George signed a cooperative education agreement this week which will allow students to earn both a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences at UMSL and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Washington University. Students will take pre-occupational therapy courses at UMSL for two years and then finish up at WUSTL. The signed agreement adds to UMSL’s many pre-health programs. (Photo by August Jennewein)

Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival welcomes students to campus
Young musicians from about 40 high schools and middle schools in Missouri and Illinois took part in the two-day event last week.