In addition to ample sightseeing opportunities, students earned three credit hours in a course that included guest lectures by faculty and lawyers from Europe and the Middle East.
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Julie Dunn-Morton, Myron Burr and Linda Stein receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Assistant Professor Matias Enz’s research for service-intensive companies lauded by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Enz’s article, co-authored with Ohio State’s Douglas Lambert, in the Journal of Business Logistics received the 2024 LaLonde Best Paper Award.
Millennium Student Center hosts District 7 DECA competition for more than 200 high school students
The District 7 competition featured students from 12 local high schools competing in 37 different categories for a spot in the state event.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
Innovative UMSL Supply Chain rotational internship program features stops at World Wide Technology, Bunge and Anheuser-Busch
The ground-breaking nine-month internship could serve as template for programs designed to keep St. Louis-developed talent in St. Louis after graduation.
Informal setting for accounting networking event a hit with students and professionals
The Accounting Club’s annual networking event featured 23 professionals, including 10 UMSL alumni, representing 12 local firms meeting with students to discuss internship opportunities.
Will and Tonya Rivers display incredible perseverance in finishing their DBA program
The husband-wife duo graduated with their DBA cohort on schedule despite a horrific car accident, Will’s cancer diagnosis and Tonya losing both her mother and father.
UMSL’s Online MBA program debuts in top 50 in US News rankings
UMSL has the highest-ranked Online MBA program of any school in Missouri, and the university also debuted higher than any other program in the 2025 rankings.
Accounting alum Thomas Fabry has RubinBrown job lined up after CPA exam
Fabry has earned two accounting degrees from UMSL, receiving his bachelor’s in 2021 and graduating with his master’s with a focus in taxation in December.
Veteran Ryan Manley graduates with information systems and technology degree
After his time in the Army National Guard, Manley worked at Gateway BMW Motorcycles, including his role as the service manager for more than seven years.
New Doctor of Business Administration cohort features students with diverse professional backgrounds
The three-year program is Missouri’s first and only AACSB-accredited DBA program offering research concentrations in all areas of business administration.
Mother-daughter duo graduates with same information systems capstone class
Temperance Blackman and her mother, Tyra Jones-Williamson, achieved their goal of earning a degree from UMSL together, and they are pursuing their master’s degrees starting in January.
Brett Paubel carves out legacy of excellence and involvement at UMSL
Paubel, who was named UMSL’s Student Leader of the Year for 2024, has a job lined up with Big 4 accounting firm PwC after he finishes his CPA in 2025.
International course gives UMSL students opportunity to work with peers from Finland, Germany
Students and faculty members from Seinäjoki University in Finland and Aschaffenburg University in Germany were on campus as part of a long-standing collaboration with UMSL.
EIC announces 12 companies selected for 2025 Anchor Accelerator
The expanded cohort for the 2025 Anchor Accelerator program includes Momentum Builder grants given in collaboration with EIC partners Schnucks, WEPOWER and Arch Grants.
Aspire Software CEO Mark Tipton named UMSL’s 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year
Tipton, an UMSL Business alum, helped design and build the end-to-end business management software system that revolutionized the landscaping industry.
Keagan Bland set to become first graduate of UMSL’s Business Accelerated Master’s program
Bland chose to pursue information systems and technology when she transferred to UMSL, and she took a full summer course load to finish the Accelerated Master’s program this winter.
Online MBA students travel to Costa Rica to complete project for capstone class
Students visited a wide array of local businesses, and the trip also included plenty of opportunities to experience Costa Rica’s vibrant culture and natural beauty.
Inaugural RISE Academy offers students mentoring, opportunity to develop professional skills
The two-semester program, led by Cindy Goodwin-Sak and a deep group of mentors, is focused on helping UMSL students improve their professional communication and networking skills.
From flash floods to four-day school weeks, UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative is influencing research across campus
The innovative and ever-expanding collaborative is keeping UMSL at the forefront of the burgeoning geospatial industry in St. Louis and nationwide.
10th annual STL CyberCon offers students variety of cybersecurity insights
Zack Lewis’ play-by-play account of a ransomware attack on the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis was one of several highlights of the conference.
With Big Belly Deli, UMSL alum Nick Boyd chases entrepreneurial dreams
Boyd and Chris Timmermann, co-owners of Big Belly Deli in Florissant, opened their shop in December 2023 and built a loyal following with their signature Dutch Crunch bread.
2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards highlight dynamic year for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center
Five winners were honored during the celebration event in the Lee Theater in the Touhill Performing Arts Center on Tuesday.
UMSL alum Clara López Bueno making an impact on St. Louis business community
López, who originally came to UMSL from Spain to continue her tennis career, landed a job at World Wide Technology after graduating with her master’s in supply chain and analytics.
Three UMSL graduates among St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2024
Alums Stephanie Korpal, Jessica Cross and Maggie Rapplean were honored at the annual luncheon at the Chase Park Plaza.
Midwest BankCentre CEO Orv Kimbrough speaks on importance of ethical decision-making
Kimbrough was the featured speaker in the fifth installment of “Ethics: A Foundation for Success,” the alumni conversations series created by Joseph Stieven and his wife, Mary.
2024 UMSL Sustainability Summit kicks off seven-year series with strong opening event
McKinsey & Company partner Mekala Krishnan, the opening keynote speaker, set the bar high with a data-driven and solutions-oriented presentation and question-and-answer session.
UMSL’s master’s in cybersecurity program ranked No. 3 in the country by Fortune
UMSL’s cybersecurity program offers students the opportunity to choose between an information systems and technology emphasis or a computer science emphasis.
Collaborative new fintech career event draws big crowd of business students
Officers and faculty advisors from the Accounting Club, the Finance Club and the Information Technology and Cybersecurity Club worked together to create a new event focused on the ever-evolving world of financial technology.
Finance Career Conference offers students wisdom from industry professionals
Morgan Koenig and Beth DeCamp, the keynote speakers for the annual conference that was first held in 2014, are UMSL alumni.
UMSL chapter of accounting honor society Beta Alpha Psi maintains Gold standard
In 11 years with Johnna Murray as the faculty advisor, UMSL’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter, Gamma Psi, has been awarded Gold status 10 times and Distinguished status once.
UMSL’s International Business program continues to be recognized among nation’s best
The university ranked No. 20 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the best undergraduate international business programs, the 21st time in 22 years UMSL has been rated in the top 25.
Ekin Pellegrini has lofty goals as president of the Executive DBA Council
Pellegrini’s fascinating life and career path, from Turkey to UMSL with several stops along the way, has prepared her to lead the Executive DBA Council.
UMSL’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni honored at Founders Celebration
Jerry Dunn, Timothy Green, Richard Winter and Evan Garrad have made an impact on UMSL’s campus and the St. Louis community.
UMSL ranked No. 1 on Forbes’ 2024 list of Best Online Colleges in Missouri
The Forbes ranking included 22 public, private and online-only colleges in Missouri, and the methodology included 17 different data points.
IRS Criminal Investigation’s Citizen Academy offers UMSL students glimpse into careers as special agents
Maria Mory, who participated in the first Citizen Academy at UMSL as a student, was back to offer advice and guidance as a newly hired special agent with the IRS-CI unit.
MBA alum Lily Clark growing her boba tea company with bigger ideas on the horizon
As Bo.co’s loyal following of boba tea enthusiasts grows, Clark has started researching an urban planning concept for a self-sustaining, environmentally-friendly, walkable St. Louis community.
Senior Lauren Jordan’s perseverance rewarded with Women’s Transformational scholarship
Starting her own skin-care company, Lo Jordan Esthetics, allowed Jordan the flexibility to set her own schedule, creating an opportunity to pursue her business degree at UMSL.
Assistant Professor Dan Grossman earns high marks for innovative, engaging online classes
Grossman, who was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Sustained Excellence in Online Teaching in August, will present one of his papers at a conference in Paris, France, later this month.
UMSL Business offers new Leadership Launchpad online course for young professionals starting in September
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
Annual Move-In Day at Oak Hill signals start of UMSL’s fall semester
Dozens of volunteers – including UMSL faculty, staff and students – helped incoming freshmen and their families move their belongings from their vehicles to their dorm rooms.
Amy Schechter, Marisa Omori and Mike Ellerman receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Intramotev highlights internship and job opportunities available to UMSL joint engineering program students and graduates
Intramotev CEO Timothy Luchini, an adjunct instructor in the program, co-founded the startup focused on developing battery-electric self-propelled rail cars.
3 UMSL accounting students awarded $15,000 scholarships from Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
The PCAOB was founded in 2002 by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the scholarships are directly funded by monetary penalties collected through enforcement actions.
UMSL’s Department of Supply Chain and Analytics entering second year of 5-year, $5 million Department of Transportation grant
UMSL faculty members are working on four different projects as part of the Region 7 consortium, a group of six universities in the Midwest.
Innovative business program for rising eighth-grade girls wraps up 6-week run on UMSL’s campus with final pitch presentations
UMSL provided the facilities and faculty support for the 2024 Entrepreneurship and Business Program, the first edition of a three-year partnership between Girls Inc. of St. Louis and First Bank.
Display honoring late UMSL alum Marty Hendin’s famed Trinket City still thrills Cardinals tour groups at Busch Stadium
Hendin, a 1970 UMSL grad, left a legacy of giving back that is still thriving, both at his alma mater and with his beloved Cardinals.
MBA helps 2-time UMSL grad Maggie Rapplean make partner at Moneta Group
In addition to running the Rapplean Team at Moneta and being a mom to three kids, she serves on the board of directors for Girls on the Run St. Louis.
PR Pathways offers high school students an in-depth look into careers in public relations
The 5-day program featured daily guest speakers and wrapped up with a field trip to watch Channel 5’s noon broadcast live from the control booth.