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

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

by | May 5, 2013 | , , ,

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.

A brew for the U

A brew for the U

by | Apr 25, 2013 | , ,

At 50 years old, the University of Missouri–St. Louis has cemented its status as a significant part of St. Louis history. In a nod to UMSL’s half century of scholarship and community building, Ferguson Brewing Company created Jubilee Brew, a special release Irish red...

UMSL Events for April 26-May 2, 2013

UMSL Events for April 26-May 2, 2013

by | Apr 25, 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.

UMSL Events for April 20-26, 2013

UMSL Events for April 20-26, 2013

by | Apr 19, 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.

Committee of 28: The group that helped turn a golf course into a university

Committee of 28: The group that helped turn a golf course into a university

by | Apr 16, 2013 | , , , , ,

By the fall of 1959, the Normandy (Mo.) School District’s oft-discussed desire to develop a junior college appeared close to a reality. The district had acquired the needed land, but was now faced with an important question: How does a public school district establish an institution of higher education when elementary and secondary education are what it knows?

UMSL elections expert talks straight-ticket voting with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

UMSL elections expert talks straight-ticket voting with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

by | Apr 15, 2013 | , ,

Two years ago, the Wisconsin Legislature made national news with the passing of a bill making photo identification a requirement for voters. That same bill also eliminated straight party-line voting in Wisconsin, which could have helped Republicans in the 2012 elections, according to Christian Schneider in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion piece.