UMSL alumni Jeanne Dee, Bill Dickens, Morgan Koenig and Janelle Stowers were honored for their leadership in the business world.
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UMSL alumni Jeanne Dee, Bill Dickens, Morgan Koenig and Janelle Stowers were honored for their leadership in the business world.
UMSL alumni Jeanne Dee, Bill Dickens, Morgan Koenig and Janelle Stowers were honored for their leadership in the business world.
UMSL alumni Jeanne Dee, Bill Dickens, Morgan Koenig and Janelle Stowers were honored for their leadership in the business world.
UMSL alumni Jeanne Dee, Bill Dickens, Morgan Koenig and Janelle Stowers were honored for their leadership in the business world.
Faculty members Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd, Vivek Singh and Michael Nichols were honored at Friday’s event in the Millennium Student Center.
Faculty members Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd, Vivek Singh and Michael Nichols were honored at Friday’s event in the Millennium Student Center.
Faculty members Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd, Vivek Singh and Michael Nichols were honored at Friday’s event in the Millennium Student Center.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
The award encourages and provides support for research in the area of college student affairs and related areas of counseling and education.
The award encourages and provides support for research in the area of college student affairs and related areas of counseling and education.
The award encourages and provides support for research in the area of college student affairs and related areas of counseling and education.
The two commencement speakers at the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Aug. 10 should fire up the nearly 300 students receiving their degrees. Both are passionate about what they do and very good at it.
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As a counseling educator, Angela Coker has spent her career focusing on the issues that plague African American women in the United States. But this year, she has the opportunity to examine those same issues from the viewpoint of African women. Coker, assistant professor of counseling and family therapy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is in the mist of an eight-month trip to Gaborone, Botswana, to collect data for her research study titled “Counseling Across Cultures.” The study focuses on how culture impacts the practice of counseling in southern Africa. While there she is serving as a visiting scholar at the University of Botswana.
Kathleen Sullivan Brown, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discussed Missouri’s school transfer law with the St. Louis Beacon. Brown said even though the law is just now being used, it dates back 20 years and the court case that prompted the current rush to prepare for transfers began in 2007.
The St. Louis Mosaic Project was created to attract more people to the St. Louis area like University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Jason Jan, BSBA 1999. The native Malaysian ultimately stayed in St. Louis where he launched the frozen yogurt store and brand FroYo.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.
Ben Hunter flashes an enthusiastic thumbs-up after graduating from Project SEARCH last week at UMSL. Looking on is his fellow graduate Hannah Dietrich. Hunter and Dietrich were among seven graduates of the high school transition program, which was born out of a collaboration between Patricia Kopetz, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Education for Children with Disabilities at UMSL, and Epworth Children & Family Services in Webster Groves, Mo.
The University of Missouri Board of Curators and UM System President Timothy M. Wolfe honored five University of...
The Center for Character and Citizenship in the College of Education at UMSL held its annual Summer Institute in Character Education June 3-7. More than 30 educators from various states, including four from Colegio Los Nogales in Bogota, Colombia, attended the weeklong character education training run by Marvin Berkowitz, the Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Education at UMSL. At the end of each day, participants are paired up and ask to give daily reflections on what they learned.
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Adam Tiemann, a senior secondary education major at UMSL, plays his original instrumental "When the Sun Comes Out" on...
University of Missouri–St. Louis students will have 19 new scholarship options to help pay for school this fall thanks to university donors and a program established by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and implemented by the University of Missouri System.
Three University of Missouri–St. Louis scholars were recently featured on “Stay Tuned,” a weekly live program that airs on KETC (Channel 9). Keith Womer, dean of the College of Business Administration, Alan Byrd, dean of enrollment services, and Carl Hoagland, the Emerson Electric Endowed Professor of Teaching and Learning, took part in the show “Graduation Season: What’s Next?”
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Carl Hoagland is a visionary. As the Emerson Electric Endowed Professor of Teaching and Learning at the University of...
Carole Basile, dean of the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, talked with KSDK (Channel 5) education reporter Sharon Stevens about the changes and how it will affect the way educators are trained.
Patricia Kopetz is a crusader. She’s a relentless and tireless advocate for the empowerment of individuals with...
Two University of Missouri– St. Louis scholars were honored for their innovative work in the sciences by the Academy of Science of St. Louis.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
You might think an accomplished athlete like Bob Bone looks back on his college days as a series of memorable achievements. It’s understandable. There are many accomplishments to remember.
As more and more technology becomes available, students continue to show less interest in really learning the fundamentals of mathematics. Only 1 in 4 American students are proficient in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects .
The University of Missouri–St. Louis fired up the second week of its UMSL Seriously Tobacco-Free campaign on Monday, and administrators weren’t the only ones taking the university’s tobacco-free policy seriously. Volunteer students handed out fliers with tobacco facts, cessation resource information and copies of the university policy during high traffic hours in the Quadrangle on North Campus.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
Erin Schulte believes the secret to a successful learning environment is the right mix of academic, emotional and physical stimulation. Schulte, an educational psychology doctoral student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is a guidance counselor at Parkway North High School in west St. Louis County.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
The Leadership Academy in Character Education is a yearlong professional development program for education leaders. On Dec. 4, LACE graduates participated in peer-group discussions at Glen Echo Country Club in Normandy, Mo.
Nearly 600 students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will receive a coveted gift Saturday, one they’ve been working on for years. Three commencement ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center on the university’s North Campus.
The location might have changed, but the premise of the annual Faculty Author Reception at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is the same.
Six university leaders from the nation of Georgia in Central Asia learned how U.S. women leaders shape education and public policy during a recent visit to the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The visiting delegates were in St. Louis for nine days this month to examine “Empowerment of Women in Academia” through their participation in the Open World program. At UMSL, they heard from Chancellor Thomas George, on “The 21st Century University,” attended a panel discussion with women elected officials and higher education leaders and took in a presentation on “Developing Women Leaders” by Vivian Eveloff and Dayna Stock, director and manager of the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, respectively.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis solidified its reputation as a bike friendly campus by adding the St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 20.
A warning bell rings, marking the upcoming third period at Affton High in south St. Louis County. A group of sophomores begin to gather in a cozy classroom. The walls are lined with posters of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. As the students hurry to their seats, a smiling Cathy Cartier greets each one and hands out a photocopied article from the Associated Press.
More than 900 people visited the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Nov. 17 for UMSL Day. The biannual event gives...
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
As a two-sport athlete at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Grayling Tobias excelled both on the basketball court and baseball field. But it was in the classroom where he found his true passion while earning a bachelor’s degree in education. Tobias was named superintendent for the Hazelwood (Mo.) School District on Nov. 6 by the Board of Education.
Political analysts could have used Missouri kids to predict much of the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential and statewide elections. With 420 schools and more almost 230,000 K-12th grade students participating in Kids Voting Missouri this year, the student voters mirrored that of U.S. registered voters in selecting to re-elect President Barack Obama and other incumbents throughout the state.
There are lots of academic buzzwords out there today. Classrooms are getting “flipped” and professors are learning how to create “HOT” questions in this “BYOD” era.
The dream of higher education is one many young Americans have. However, with rising tuition rates and student loan debt many families face challenges in achieving this goal.
About 170 new teachers converged on the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center Saturday (October 13) for the fall Beginning Teacher Assistance Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
As a tireless crusader and advocate for diversity and social justice, Mark Pope continues to receive accolades for his outstanding work. Most recently, he received the 2012 GLBT Educator of the Year Award from the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
More than 300 people gathered in the auditorium at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center Wednesday for University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George’s annual State of the University Address.
Helene J. Sherman is no stranger to the struggles faced by students in math. As an educator, she’s seen the challenges firsthand in the classroom as she taught elementary and middle school for years.
A few bicyclists have been zipping along the new trail and through the underpass on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus. Officially, the new St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail will open Sept 20 with a party, rides on the new trail and a chance to win a new bike.
Scattered around the campus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis you’ll find more than 350 employees who give back a piece of their paycheck to the university. Why? Lots of reasons, but running through all of their stories is a passion for the work they do.
Imagine the Edward Jones Dome filled to capacity. Now imagine everyone standing – including players and coaches and vendors and a few thousand people in the streets – saying in unison, “I chose UMSL.”
More than 350 educators recently gathered at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for the Annual Missouri School Law...
When Cathy Cartier was a young girl, she didn’t dream of becoming a teacher. She fantasized about becoming a great writer. And then she landed a job as a social worker right after college. It wasn’t until she began her own family that the teaching bug bit her.
Chantal Rivadeneyra yearned to learn French with a native’s accent. Scott Morrissey hungered for a foreign adventure. And Jack Tucker wanted to refine his Spanish skills.
As the rush continues to purchase last-minute school supplies and clothes, thoughts begin to focus on the upcoming school year. With a new school year, comes new homework assignments and the ongoing discussion about how much is too much.
Nine-year-old Terrill Lyons Jr. stood in front of a crowded room in the basement of the Ward E. Barnes Library on the South Campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis recently to recite a poem about himself.