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UMSL to hold summer commencement Aug. 6
Marie Mueller will carry two distinctions during a commencement ceremony at the University of Missouri–St. Louis...
‘Go-to guy’ retires, lived UMSL’s history
Ron Edwards is a great storyteller. The longtime coordinator of audiovisual services at the University of Missouri–St....
Plans underway for UMSL’s 50th anniversary
The buzz has begun. Tell people you read it here first! Officially, the yearlong jubilee to celebrate the founding of...
UMSL’s research faculty ranks in top 10 in US
All the papers, citations, grants and awards produced by research faculty at the University of Missouri–St. Louis last...
NY Times calls professor’s book ‘remarkable’
For many authors, a favorable book review from The New York Times is a career highlight. Richard Cook, professor and...
Rain doesn’t dampen commencement spirit
A steady, cold rain over the weekend made it feel more like Seattle than St. Louis, but it didn’t seem to dampen the...
Chancellor touts another record-breaking year
It’s been another record-breaking year for the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Chancellor Tom George told a crowd of...
UMSL breaks ground for Grand Center building
The University of Missouri–St. Louis broke ground April 15 for a new $12 million building project that will feature...
Hundreds celebrate UMSL’s commitment to community
Enticed by the promise of cake, hundreds of people learned a lot about community engagement at the University of...
UMSL’s 2011 Trailblazers ceremony honors women
A row of police officers gave a rousing cheer as Marisa Smith walked up to receive a 2011 Women Trailblazers Award....
New book captures Chouteau’s account of St. Louis’ founding
When 14-year-old Auguste Chouteau landed on the western shores of the Mississippi River in 1764, he brought with him a...
Bridge Program celebrates 25 years of success
More than 1,600 high school students and families, as well as campus and community leaders, filled America's Center in...
UMSL’s NOH8 Campaign recognized
Last fall, a last-minute cancellation of a student event at the University of Missouri–St. Louis resulted in a...
Breakfast with the Deans a rousing success
What started with a casual conversation between marketing and a dean resulted in a rousing success for the University...
It takes a village to recruit a student
It takes a village to recruit a student. The efforts of dozens of people go into recruiting just one student at the...
Alumni Weekend set for April 14-17
With more than 58,000 alumni of the University of Missouri–St. Louis living and working in the St. Louis region,...
UMSL Day another winner
More than 150 prospective students and nearly 500 people filled the Millennium Student Center Saturday at the...
UMSL renames computer building Express Scripts Hall
Hewlett Packard and Stanford. Microsoft and the University of Washington. Express Scripts and the University of...
Circus fills English instructor’s weekends, summers
For many of us, childhood memories include a trip to the circus. For a very select few, their childhood memories took...
Circus memorabilia exhibit opens at UMSL’s Mercantile Library
An exhibit that captures life in the American circus between 1900 and 1956 will open Feb. 20 in the St. Louis...
Riverboat lore, song highlight Pott Library benefit
The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis celebrated river travel and the people who...
Night of river fun at Mercantile Library
Legendary singer songwriter John Hartford got his first job on the Mississippi River when he was 16. He was fond of...
UMSL volunteers heed King’s words: ‘What are you doing for others?’
More than 200 volunteers, most of them students, fanned out from the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus Monday...
Carnegie Foundation honors UMSL with community engagement recognition
The University of Missouri–St. Louis has earned a 2010 Community Engagement Classification from the prestigious...
Grad student wins national MLK tribute award
Leonard Johnson, a student in the Master of Public Policy Administration program at the University of Missouri–St....
Holidays mean diplomas for UMSL grads
Nearly 600 graduates of the University of Missouri–St. Louis will bring home a coveted college diploma following...
Student success – it’s everyone’s job
It’s a lofty goal. Everyone at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will share responsibility for the educational...
More than 400 attend UMSL Day; record 100 students apply
Some potential students came from far away with one or two parents in tow. Others came alone. A few grandparents...
‘Dutchtown’ exhibit opens at UMSL Nov. 16
Mention the Dutchtown neighborhood to St. Louisans of a certain age and most of them could tell you where it is and...
‘Food in the City’ conference draws nearly 200
They came to talk about food. Not free range vs. cages, or even paying $130 for a bottle of organic limited reserve...
Health center undergoes name change, consolidation, renovation
Achoo! It’s that time of year when the waiting room in University Health Wellness and Counseling Services at the...
Mercantile Library hosts historic art collection
The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has extended a helping hand to an old friend,...
Research faculty score high in national ranking
Five doctoral programs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis received high national rankings recently from Academic...
Greek philanthropist honored at UMSL’s annual Founders Dinner
Nicholas Karakas, the man behind the growth of Greek Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, received the E....
UMSL will honor distinguished alumni Sept. 16
The University of Missouri–St. Louis will honor five of its outstanding alumni Sept. 16 at its 19th annual Founders...
New name, new focus for gender studies
Students interested in a degree in gender studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis can now earn one. The...
Meet UMSL’s ‘international ambassador’
If anyone deserves the title of "international ambassador" at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, it’s Jerol Enoch....
UMSL expects record enrollment
Enrollment at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is expected to surpass last year’s record of 16,548, according to...
‘It’s what you do in college, not where you go,’ says successful journalist
Proving that a college education is what you make of it, U.S. News and World Report Columnist Lynn O’Shaughnessy...
Green thumbs turn rocky hill into water garden
Perched halfway up a steep hill in front of the Computer Center Building at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, a...
‘Nanna Goes to Puppet College’
She owns three sewing machines and has outfitted hundreds of people, including an entire dance troupe, with her...
Bridge Summer Academy prepares high schoolers for college
For the last four weeks, 15-year-old Alexander Johnson got up early every day to attend the Bridge Summer Academy at...
Legislative conference attracts nearly 150 students
Nearly 150 high school students from across Missouri got a taste of college last week when the Missouri Legislative...
UMSL receives award for superior fundraising
The University of Missouri–St. Louis has received a national award for its “superior fundraising” efforts over the...
Here comes the bride: Chapel finds new use
A decade ago, few people could have imagined the University of Missouri–St. Louis as a wedding destination. Today...
Grandma meets goal: 50 marathons in 50 states
Rae Mohrmann had already run 25 marathons before she decided to take on the grueling 26-mile, 385-yard race in each of...
UMSL names new police chief
Forrest L. Van Ness, a former St. Louis County Police captain, was officially sworn in June 1 as chief of police and...
UMSL, STLCC–Wildwood wrap up 3rd year together
St. Louis Community College–Wildwood opened in the fall of 2007 with the latest technology, an environmentally...
Chancellor delivers annual report to community
Tom George, chancellor of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, announced today a gift of $500,000 from Ameren...