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UMSL kicks off 2014 Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival
This year’s theme is “Migration and Mobility” and presents a series of programs about history, literature, film and politics, from some of the area’s leading cultural and educational institutions.
Health-care confusion? Lifelong Learning can help
“Health Insurance Literacy – Identifying Awareness and Promoting Healthy Communities” will take place March 28 at UMSL.
Explore the STEMosphere at UMSL
Share Fair and STEMosphere, hosted by the College of Education, will take place jointly on March 29 at UMSL’s Millennium Student Center.
Distinguished Speakers Series to feature UMSL alumna Patricia Strange
The manager of Contracts and Pricing for The Boeing Company will discuss “Deciding Your Future” on March 12.
Conference explores health disparities, offers free health screenings
The College of Nursing at UMSL will present the Seventh Annual African-American Nursing History Conference on Feb. 28 at the J.C. Penney Conference Center on North Campus.
Journalist Jeremy Scahill to headline conference exploring relationship between politics, press
Jeremy Scahill, internationally renowned journalist and author of New York Times bestseller "Blackwater" (2008) and...
Earn college credit fast with UMSL’s Winter Intersession
The 2014 Winter Intersession at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will take place Jan. 6-18. UMSL, through the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, offers students the opportunity to earn three credit hours in two weeks to help them reach their educational goals faster.
UMSL political scientist to deliver keynote at symposium on human trafficking
The University of Missouri–St. Louis has announced a new program called Lifelong Learning @ UMSL. The program is for older adults who not only have a love of learning but also want to make a meaningful difference in their communities.
Optometry dean to speak at UMSL Great Lecture Series
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Executive Leadership Consortium presents their annual Great Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, from 5:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m., at the Millennium Student Center at UMSL. This year’s featured speaker is Dr. Melvin D. Shipp, dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry.
Labor Conference celebrates life of Jerry Tucker
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Labor Studies Certificate Program and Center for Labor Renewal celebrate the life and work of labor leader Jerry Tucker in their upcoming St. Louis Labor Conference. The conference takes place October 11-13 at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza and the UMSL Millennium Student Center.
Learn from experts, enhance skills with UMSL’s Write Stuff Certificate Program
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.
Earn a Certificate in Audio Recording from UMSL
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced its new program for...
UMSL offers new program in digital media marketing
The College of Business Administration and School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced a new program that offers a Certificate in Digital Media Marketing. Courses will begin in June with a curriculum that offers marketers a chance to amplify their skills in the digital world, including social media, web analytics, media buying, mobile marketing and more. This fall, the university will be adding social media marketing to its graduate level curriculum.
Summer camp to immerse students in singing
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announces Acappellooza Summer Camp, an a cappella music camp for students in grades 9–12. For four days, from July 16–19 students will be immersed in singing led by some of the world’s most prominent names in a cappella music, including members of the internationally famous Ambassadors of Harmony and Jim Henry, director of choral studies at UMSL.
St. Louis Storytelling Festival announces Irene Eveland Award recipient
The St. Louis Storytelling Festival Board, in association with the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the St. Louis Public Library, is proud to announce Vynetta Morrow as the 2013 Irene Eveland Award Recipient.
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.
Acclaimed scholars to examine validity of American exceptionalism
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and its Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice host the AE21: American Exceptionalism in the 21st Century conference, April 25-26 at UMSL’s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center. Presentations and discussions examine the contemporary relevance and validity of the exceptionalism thesis as applied to a variety of institutions in the United States and other developed nations.
Explore strategies for responding to youth violence
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, along with the Des Lee Collaborative Vision and College of Arts and Sciences, will present the 12th Annual Youth Violence Prevention Conference. Speakers and guests will gather at UMSL’s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center on April 11, to examine prevention and intervention strategies for responding to youth violence in general and in St. Louis specifically.
Optometrists to meet for Nutrition and the Eye Symposium VI
The College of Optometry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announces the Nutrition and the Eye Symposium VI, a continuing studies program taking place on April 13-14 at UMSL’s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center. Optometrists will gather to explore research and findings of nutritional values that will increase longevity prospects, prevent, and even cure degenerative ocular diseases.
IRS representatives to visit UMSL to discuss regulations
The Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will present the Internal Revenue Service Workshop for 501(c)(3) Small- & Medium-Sized Organizations on April 30 at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center on UMSL’s North Campus. For one day only, tax-exempt organizations, tax and legal professionals, and those who work and volunteer at 501(c)(3) organizations can learn about important IRS regulations straight from IRS tax representatives.
Earn a Certificate in Audio Recording from UMSL
The College of Fine Arts & Communication at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced their new program for students to earn a Certificate in Audio Recording. The college is collaborating with Ira DeWitt, president and founder of Notifi Records; the UMSL Department of Music; and the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, to offer this certificate program that provides participants with the necessary technical skills needed for the production of high-quality sound recordings.
UMSL celebrates launch of Lifelong Learning
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Executive Leadership Consortium will celebrate the launch of its new program, Lifelong Learning @ UMSL. The launch event takes place at 2-4:30 p.m. April 5 at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center at UMSL. Lifelong Learning seeks to serve members ages 50 and older, a rapidly growing demographic with changing needs and demands.
Humanities Festival to explore effects of money
The Center for the Humanities at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will host a literary reading and discussion by novelist Martha McPhee and book critic Heller McAlpin at 10 a.m. on April 5 at UMSL’s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center. The event is part of the 2013 Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival that will take place at venues throughout the St. Louis area. This year’s festival theme is “Money, Money! Need, Greed, and Generosity.”
Distinguished Speaker Series to feature UMSL alumnus Brian F. Lavin
Brian F. Lavin, president and chief executive officer of NTS Development Company, will discuss “Public Private...
Nursing conference to explore minority health issues, offer free health screenings
The sixth annual African American Nursing History Conference, sponsored by the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will explore health care disparities, health care equity and health care promotion through awareness and action by providing free health care screenings to the community.
Learn essential skills, earn certificate in volunteer management
University of Missouri–St. Louis Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program, in partnership with Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association, introduces the St. Louis area’s first Chancellor’s Certificate in Volunteer Management. The first workshop within the program is on March 22, 2013, and additional courses are in June and September of this year.
UMSL, World Trade Center St. Louis partner for online international trade certificate
The Office of International Studies and Programs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has partnered with World Trade Center St. Louis to offer the first online national Chancellor’s Certificate in International Trade.
Earn college credit fast with UMSL’s Winter Intersession
University of Missouri–St. Louis students have the opportunity to reach their educational goals faster by earning three credit hours in just two weeks during the 2013 Winter Intersession. The School of Professional & Continuing Studies announced the 2013 Winter Intersession will run Jan. 7 through Jan. 19 at UMSL.
Division of Continuing Education changes name to School of Professional & Continuing Studies
The Division of Continuing Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has a new name: School of Professional & Continuing Studies. “It was determined that the ‘School of Professional & Continuing Studies’ would more accurately reflect the nature of our work, the constituents with whom we work, and better align us with our peers and our related professional organizations,” said Wm. Thomas Walker, dean of PCS.
Legislators, political scientists, advocates to debate term limits
Former Speaker of the Missouri House Steven Tilley will be among the participants debating term limits for state legislators at the inaugural Public Ethics Conference, “Term limits: Two Decades of Lessons.” The conference will be presented on Oct. 6 by the Center for Ethics in Public Life at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Leadership Camp focuses on college, career, leadership
Now in its third year, a fun-filled camp at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will help high school women focus on college, career and leadership readiness. The UMSL Executive Leadership Consortium will present the annual Girls’ Leadership Camp June 24-27 at the university.
Musicians learn from best at UMSL’s Jazz Camp
Student and adult musicians interesting in studying with some of the finest and most talented jazz musicians in the county need look no farther than the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The Division of Continuing Education at UMSL will present the Jazz Combo/Improv Camp June 10-15. It includes musical instruction from beginner to advanced, jazz improvisation and combo playing, instrument master classes, ear training and daily concerts.
Storyteller to share troubling tale of American Indian boarding schools
Storyteller Dovie Thomason, a Lakota and Kiowa Apache, will explore a tragic chapter in U.S. history at 5:30 p.m. May 3 in 402 J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The free event, “The Spirit Survives,” will focus on the forcible use of American Indian boarding schools. It is part of the 33rd Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival presented by UMSL.
Storytellers share their tales at 33rd annual festival
Sixty storytellers from throughout St. Louis and the U.S. will unite in May to entertain guests at an award-winning four-day festival presented by the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The 33rd Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival will comprise 80 events at 20 locations throughout the St. Louis region.
Mathematicians to gather for MAA event
Mathematicians from throughout the region will gather April 12-14 at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for a pair of major math events. The Deparment of Mathematics and Computer Science at UMSL will host the spring meeting of the Missouri Section of the Mathematical Association of America on April 13 and 14. MAA Vice President Francis Su and David Wright, chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis, will be the keynote speakers at the meeting.
Legendary dancer’s technique to come alive at UMSL
Legendary dancer Katherine Dunham was an innovator in combining individualistic dance movements of Caribbean and African cultures with European-style ballet. Her intense research of primitive rhythms of various cultures explored the foundation of movement, its form and function. Dance instructor Theo Jamison will bring her dance method to the University of Missouri–St. Louis with the Katherine Dunham Dance course.
‘Pipeline to Local Office’ encourages women candidates, volunteers
Women make up the majority of the population, but represent less than 25 percent of the Missouri Legislature,...
Grupo Atlantico to kick off Women in the Arts Conference
Grupo Atlantico, a St. Louis-based dance troupe founded by Colombian-American dancer Carmen Dence, will kick off the...
Panel to focus on ‘Creating Whole Communities’
With many urban and inner suburban neighborhoods still in decline, St. Louis needs to increase its capacity for...
Conference to explore roles of science in addressing urban problems
The 17th annual “What is a City?” Conference at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will explore the roles of science...
Conference to examine race, gender, sexuality in Missouri
The University of Missouri–St. Louis will present “Compromising Positions: Race, Gender and Sexuality in the State of...
UMSL Seminar Series explores lessons learned from Prop A
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Community Partnership Project will present, as part of their Seminar Series, “One...
Alumnus, National Speakers Hall of Famer to give lecture at UMSL
University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Shep Hyken (BA communication 1982), a member of the National Speakers Hall of...
‘The City+The Arch+The River’ exhibit to come here
Five team finalists are competing to revitalize and connect the areas surrounding the Gateway Arch, including the...
Computer Education & Training Center excels at preparing students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HbsUDGI4ok The Computer Education & Training Center at the University of...
UMSL offers exam prep course for human resource professionals
The University of Missouri–St. Louis offers human resource professionals a prep course to increase their readiness to...
Dance St. Louis brings world-renowned dance companies to UMSL
The University of Missouri–St. Louis and Dance St. Louis will continue their six-year relationship with another year...
UMSL invites participants to inaugural Small Business Roundtable & More
The College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis invites participants to the inaugural...
UMSL to present the Beginning Teachers Assistance Program
The University of Missouri–St. Louis will present the Beginning Teachers Assistance Program Oct. 23 in the J.C. Penney...