Veterans Center’s first full-time manager makes student success her mission

Nov 4, 2015

In her new role at the UMSL Veterans Center in Clark Hall, Rebecca McMenamin aims to foster a one-stop shop for the hundreds of student veterans on campus.

Transgender Spectrum Conference inspires understanding, hope

Nov 2, 2015

After a successful inaugural run last year, the award-winning conference will return Nov. 6 and 7 to offer presentations and workshops led by activists for transgender equality.

Meet Shane Seely: UMSL poet, Hollis Summers Prize winner

Nov 1, 2015

Despite the challenges of the literary industry, Seely won the 2014 Hollis Summer Poetry Prize, an annual contest sponsored by the Ohio University Press.

Garrad named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for second straight year

Nov 1, 2015

A repeat selection to the Academic All-District team, the junior defender sports a 3.97 grade point average in biology and has started 16 of the 17 games played in.

Athletics Q&A with freshman forward McKayla Harder

Oct 28, 2015

Already named a GLVC Offensive Player of the Week, she is second on the team with nine goals this season and is primed for an exciting career at UMSL.

Acclaimed poet Joshua Mehigan gives reading on campus Oct. 28

Oct 27, 2015

His visit for the Gallery 210-based reading is part of a series planned by a group of MFA faculty members and graduate students.

Graduate student deepens expertise at St. Louis’ Campbell House Museum

Oct 26, 2015

Dylan McCartney pauses along a second-story hallway to point out a thick, dark line once covered by decades of...

SUCCEED program founder champions inclusive learning environments

Oct 25, 2015

Deborah Baldini aims to expand SUCCEED in the coming years and reach more students who seek higher education, like those pictured from the first graduating class.

Bat woman: Not the fictional heroine, the real UMSL alumna

Oct 22, 2015

Vona Kuczynska, MS biology 2015, is a bat specialist for SCI Engineering, a consulting company that helps developers comply with the Endangered Species Act.

Eye on UMSL: Hanging out

Oct 22, 2015

Jerry Bosse II, a senior computer science major, relaxes in the North Campus Quad between classes.

Former UMSL soccer standouts, team inducted into St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame

Oct 22, 2015

The inductees include Jan Gettemeyer Sansone and Joan Gettemeyer, along with the 1973 men’s soccer national championship team.

New UMSL Planetarium opens to universe

Oct 19, 2015

The first open house for the new facility caught the attention of St. Louis Public Radio and attracted more than a hundred visitors its opening weekend.

Ivanova named GLVC Women’s Golf Player of the Month

Oct 15, 2015

The Moscow native played in four rounds in two tournaments last month and averaged 73.25 strokes.

Eye on UMSL: Dedication

Oct 15, 2015

Senior Jessie Eikmann, features editor for The Current, interviews Mary Allen in a quiet moment after the dedication of her husband’s “Dr. Marcus Allen Advising Center.”

Athletics Q&A with senior forward Tyler Collico

Oct 15, 2015

He may be halfway through his final season as a collegiate soccer player, but he still has plenty of goals on the field he’d like to attain.

Harder named GLVC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Oct 13, 2015

The freshman forward helped UMSL to three road wins, including two in GLVC action.

$1.2 million grant will help develop stronger STEM teachers

Oct 11, 2015

A $1.2 million dollar grant awarded to UMSL’s College of Education by the National Science Foundation will allow the university to help address the shortfall of highly-qualified STEM teachers.

History alumnus, teacher Rodney Wilson reflects on LGBT History Month’s beginnings

Oct 7, 2015

The Missouri teacher and mentor became the state’s first openly gay K-12 instructor while also pursuing a graduate degree at UMSL in the early ’90s.

Scholarship support, STARS program set pre-med student on career path

Oct 6, 2015

UMSL scholarship recipient Ashley Taylor’s interest in topics that “we don’t know much about” began in high school, when she participated in the 2013 STARS program on campus.

Student volunteers assist neighboring community during Big Event service project

Oct 1, 2015

The 64 student volunteers mowed lawns, removed trash and performed basic maintenance at more than 50 spots in nearby Jennings, Mo.

Biologist wins international ecology prize

Sep 30, 2015

The Catalan government awarded Curators’ Professor of Biology Robert Ricklefs the 2015 Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology for his contributions to the field.

Chemistry, jazz, Ferguson focus of Chancellor George’s recent alma mater visit

Sep 29, 2015

The college’s publication News@Gettysburg chronicled the campus cameo by the UMSL chancellor, a 1967 graduate and former chemistry and math double major.

Founders Dinner video highlights ‘I Chose UMSL’

Sep 27, 2015

Great students. Award-winning faculty. Successful alumni. Generous donors. They are all a part of the University of Missouri–St. Louis family and proud of it.

6 accomplished alumni in spotlight at annual event

Sep 27, 2015

The 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients include (from left) Evelyn Bailey Moore, Julie Nash, Cassandra F. Kaufman, Judy L. Burns, Matthew D. Shank and Andrew J. Theising.

Former Grand Center leader Vince Schoemehl joins PPA School as fellow

Sep 24, 2015

UMSL alumnus Vince Schoemehl (BA history 1972) is entering the next phase of his career following decades of public and nonprofit leadership.

UMSL political scientists respond to Ferguson Commission report

Sep 24, 2015

UMSL’s David Kimball (left) and Todd Swanstrom were among a group of scholars who recently wrote commentaries in response to the Ferguson Commission’s report.

First We Teach MO cohort begins, receives media attention

Sep 23, 2015

We Teach MO seeks to rectify the shortage of highly qualified math and science teachers in Missouri.

New ensemble course creates Women’s Chorale

Sep 22, 2015

The UMSL Women’s Chorale currently includes 18 members and will perform everything from classical and contemporary to pop and a cappella.

Greek scholar discusses Socrates in BBC documentary

Sep 21, 2015

Michael Cosmopoulos is committed to preserving ancient civilizations and gaining understanding that is valuable to the modern-day world.

Athletics Q&A with senior setter Lindsay Meyer

Sep 20, 2015

The senior is in her fourth season as a starting setter for the volleyball team. She ranks third in program history with 2,890 career assists.

3 staff members recognized for outstanding service, teamwork, care

Sep 16, 2015

The recipients of the 2015 Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence include (from left) Mary Brown, Debra Black and Samuel Darko.

Faculty excellence in teaching, research, service in spotlight

Sep 16, 2015

The award recipients include (from left) Christopher Spilling, Sanjiv Bhatia, Lauren Obermark, Susan Brownell, Kimberly Baldus, W. Howard McAlister and Brian Lawton.

Rhetorician earns teaching award, motivates students as writers, citizens

Sep 15, 2015

Lauren Obermark will receive the 2015 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award during the annual State of the University Address on Sept. 16.

Honors faculty member earns Chancellor’s Award for devotion to student success

Sep 14, 2015

Kimberly Baldus, a teaching professor in the Pierre Laclede Honors College, will receive the award Sept. 16 during the State of the University Address.

Passion to help earns chemist Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Campus Service

Sep 9, 2015

Christopher Spilling will receive the award during the annual State of the University Address on Sept. 16 in the J.C. Penney Building.

Marcus Allen Advising Center dedicated to UMSL’s first African American faculty member

Sep 9, 2015

“He loved UMSL and this recognition is returning that love to him and to us,” Mary Allen said of her husband at the center’s Sept. 3 dedication ceremony.

Primm lecture to feature coffee historian Steven Topik

Sep 9, 2015

“Why Americans drink coffee: the story of an unlikely romance” is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Missouri History Museum.

Bakery owner returns to UMSL, completes degree

Sep 8, 2015

Patrick Judd, owner of The Daily Bread Bakery & Cafe recently returned to UMSL to complete his bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Tough-love teaching wins computer scientist Chancellor’s Award

Sep 7, 2015

Sanjiv Bhatia will receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching on Sept. 16 during the State of the University Address.

Renowned anthropologist earns Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity

Sep 3, 2015

Susan Brownell’s depth of knowledge, originality and academic service have earned her the 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity.

We Teach MO fast-tracks science, math majors into teacher certification

Sep 3, 2015

Graduate student Nicolle Von der Heyde will be an integral part of We Teach MO, serving as a pedagogy instructor, mentor to STEM teachers and secondary school liaison.

Newman Center group builds home, relationships during crowdfunded effort in Nicaragua

Sep 2, 2015

After building a much-needed home in Nicaragua, members of a UMSL Catholic Newman Center service team pause to bless the structure alongside the new owners of the house.

Building better age-friendly communities focus of UMSL conference

Aug 25, 2015

More than 100 people attended the “Transportation in St. Louis County” conference held earlier this month at UMSL.

New students, 2 fish, 1 snail make Oak Hall home on Move-In Day

Aug 24, 2015

Meet some of the new students who shared their Move-In Day stories with UMSL Daily.

6 returning students share tips for new Tritons

Aug 23, 2015

UMSL students (from left) Nour Salmeen, Andrea Bryant, Cameron Roark, Charlotte Kawa, Austin Culbertson and Trang Do offered a few words of wisdom for those new to campus this fall.

Extended hours, transit options make a difference for students juggling responsibilities

Aug 18, 2015

Breanna Tarkington, who often rides her three-wheel bike to campus, appreciates the ways UMSL serves its busy students, like extending office hours as a new semester approaches.

STARS students awarded for pre-collegiate science research

Aug 16, 2015

Nearly 30 high school students in the 2015 STARS cohort have snagged an LMI Aerospace Award for Excellence in Research.

Summer workshop gets veterans set for college

Aug 13, 2015

Incoming UMSL students Dureese Colvin (left) and Richard Dalton (middle) and other area veterans participated in the St. Louis Veterans Pre-Collegiate Fellowship.

Eye on UMSL: Fini

Aug 12, 2015

Classmates gather outside of Clark Hall after completing their written French final toward the end of UMSL’s recently completed summer semester.

Philosopher publishes book on physical computation

Aug 11, 2015

UMSL Professor Gualtiero Piccinini’s new book examines the philosophical ideas surrounding physical computation.