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Scholar recognized as model career counselor for modern times

Scholar recognized as model career counselor for modern times

Jul 16, 2012

Mark Pope has worked tirelessly to promote multicultural awareness and social justice for all individuals. So it’s no surprise he has received the inaugural Diversity Initiative Award from the National Career Development Association. He was honored for his leadership of cultural diversity and social justice issues in career counseling and career development over his lifetime. As the first recipient of this important professional award, Pope, chair and professor of counseling and family therapy in the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, represents the prototype of the career counselor for modern times.

Math Inquiry Institute gives teachers creative tools

Math Inquiry Institute gives teachers creative tools

Jul 12, 2012

Making math and science more visual and exciting is something several area teachers have in mind for the upcoming school year thanks to the creative new tools they learned during the 2012 Math Inquiry Institute at the University of Missouri–St. Louis this summer.

Eye on UMSL: Big camps on campus

Eye on UMSL: Big camps on campus

Jun 24, 2012

Saxophonist Dave Pietro leads a Jazz Camp class in J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center at UMSL. Held June 10-15, it’s one of several precollegiate camps on campus each summer. Others include Girls Leadership Camp, STARS, UMSL Bridge Program Summer Academy, Xtreme IT! Summer Academy and UMSL Boys Basketball Camps. The picture, by campus photographer August Jennewein, is the latest to be featured at Eye on UMSL.

Leadership Camp focuses on college, career, leadership

Leadership Camp focuses on college, career, leadership

Jun 6, 2012

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.

Baseball, women’s basketball players named Athletes of Year

Baseball, women’s basketball players named Athletes of Year

May 14, 2012

The University of Missouri–St. Louis recently honored 45 graduating seniors, led by baseball player Jeremy Butler and women’s basketball player Caitlyn Moody who were named Senior Student-Athletes of the Year. The seniors were recognized May 3 at the Third Annual Senior Student-Athlete Banquet at the Hilton St. Louis Airport hotel in Woodson Terrace, Mo.

3 honorary degree recipients devote lives to service

3 honorary degree recipients devote lives to service

May 11, 2012

Dr. Patricia Wolff, a St. Louis pediatrician who left her private practice last year to devote her time to providing food and medicine to malnourished children in Haiti, is one of three individuals receiving honorary degrees at five commencement ceremonies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis May 12 and 13.

Character education: You got a case

Character education: You got a case

May 7, 2012

I was recently asked how to convince people that character education actually works. The cynicism, skepticism, and conservatism out there often astound me. Amy Johnston, the award-winning principal of 2008 National School of Character Francis Howell Middle School in St. Charles, M0., expresses the same frustration.

Eye on UMSL: Education Mural

Eye on UMSL: Education Mural

May 1, 2012

Pat Duffey (left) and Dan Fahy of GROUP360 Worldwide, a St. Louis-based marketing company, install a six-panel wall mural on April 26 in Marillac Hall on UMSL’s South Campus. Joan Barnidge, graphic designer at UMSL, designed the mural for the College of Education. The picture, by campus photographer August Jennewein, is the latest to be featured at Eye on UMSL.

Southside Cafe opens to steady stream of customers

Southside Cafe opens to steady stream of customers

Apr 29, 2012

How about a French vanilla cappuccino with your muffin? A fresh salad? Enchiladas with Southwestern corn? Welcome to the Southside Café. Right on schedule, a new eatery at the University of Missouri–St. Louis opened for business April 25. And at least one customer is positively ecstatic about the change from vending machine fare to fresh food.

Alumna leads team to undefeated season, tournament play

Alumna leads team to undefeated season, tournament play

Apr 29, 2012

Winning is no new feat for University of Missouri–St. Louis alumna Deena Applebury. As head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., she led her team through a historical 2011-12 season of 30 straight wins and into NCAA Division III tournament play.

Do you see what I see?

Do you see what I see?

Apr 19, 2012

Children in the two-year-old “Explorers” class at the University Child Development Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis examine their newly planted apple tree with the help of Carol Usery, a horticulturist in the grounds department at UMSL. The students assisted Usery on Wednesday (April 18) with planting an apple tree in the center’s garden. The planting was part of a lesson to demonstrate to the class where their food comes from, said Pam Daniel, lead teacher for the class. (Photo by Jack Crosby)

Grad School Research Fair: From school bus routes to new solar systems

Grad School Research Fair: From school bus routes to new solar systems

Apr 18, 2012

Jeremy North and William Ellegood have applied business college logistics to school bus routes for their doctoral research in logistics and supply chain management. Logan Brown, a doctoral candidate in physics, asks the question: “Where is the water?” in her research on the possibility of finding water in solar systems still unformed and light years away from our own.

Passover at UMSL

Passover at UMSL

Apr 10, 2012

UMSL students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated Passover with a lunch on April 9 in the university’s Millennium Student Center. Attendees included (from left): Deborah Medintz, an electrical engineering major; Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Andy Kastner, the Silk Foundation rabbi at the St. Louis Hillel at Washington University in St. Louis; Peggy Cohen, associate provost and academic director of the Center for Teaching and Learning; and Jess Rosner (BS public policy administration 2009), a graduate student in the Master of Public Policy Administration program. The Jewish Student Association hosted the lunch. The photograph was taken by UMSL photographer August Jennewein.

Character education: You got a case

Education: Getting closer to the community

Apr 9, 2012

The College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis prepares for every educator role. We prepare educators for businesses, government agencies, national educational organizations, foundations, museums, zoos and nonprofit youth-serving organizations, as well as for charter, private and public schools.

Nobel laureate to discuss science education reform

Nobel laureate to discuss science education reform

Mar 26, 2012

Reforming science education is a topic on the minds of many educators these days. And several scholars are making things happen. Dudley Herschbach, the Baird Professor of Science and professor of chemistry and biological chemistry at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and Nobel Prize winner, will discuss “Science Education Reform” at 4:30 p.m. April 3 in Century Room B at the Millennium Student Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Character education visionary leaves imprint on UMSL

Character education visionary leaves imprint on UMSL

Mar 22, 2012

After leaving his corporate career as chief executive officer of McDonnell Douglas Corp., Sanford Noyes McDonnell could have enjoyed the easy pace of a relaxing retirement. Instead, he began what he called his “retirement career,” and that career has left a lasting imprint on the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the region.

Music students perform for UCDC preschoolers

Music students perform for UCDC preschoolers

Mar 19, 2012

After a lesson on music, preschoolers at the University Child Development Center received a spontaneous concert from University of Missouri–St. Louis music students. When students in the Discoverers class returned from their motor skills lesson, they were surprised by a string quartet who were there to perform for the two-and-a-half to 4-year-olds.

Sweating to the symphony

Sweating to the symphony

Mar 15, 2012

The speakers are blasting Beethoven, hands are punching the air and sweat is starting to form on brows. This is what learning looks like in Gail Fleming’s music class. “Pretend you’re in sixth, seventh and eighth grade,” Fleming, a lecturer in music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, instructs her students, all future elementary school teachers.

Education students, ARC members use flash mob to raise awareness

Education students, ARC members use flash mob to raise awareness

Mar 15, 2012

Patrons in the Nosh at the Millennium Student Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis last week got a little more than chips with their lunch. More than 70 people, including UMSL education students and members of St. Louis ARC, took part in a flash mob to spread awareness about a national campaign to end the use of negative words.

Education expert talks about school transfer case

Education expert talks about school transfer case

Mar 14, 2012

Over the last week, a landmark case has been underway in St. Louis County regarding students’ rights to an accredited education. At issue is the Missouri’s school transfer law, which states that children in unaccredited school systems may transfer to better schools in the same or adjacent county at no cost. The home district is to cover tuition and transportation costs.

Trailblazers honored for contributions to women

Trailblazers honored for contributions to women

Mar 13, 2012

The five women honored at this year’s Trailblazers Award ceremony March 7 fulfilled the requirement: Women whose extraordinary lives have contributed to the advancement of women. The annual event at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is one of the highlights of Women’s History Month.

Early childhood expert talks child care

Early childhood expert talks child care

Mar 11, 2012

Finding quality child care is a challenge every parent encounters. And finding that early childhood care at an affordable price is even more difficult.

Education alumna receives Outstanding Dissertation Award

Education alumna receives Outstanding Dissertation Award

Mar 6, 2012

After 13 years of teaching at a community college, Juliet Scherer has seen students at all points of the learning spectrum. And when she decided to pursue a doctoral degree from the University of Missouri–St. Louis, she knew right away that her dissertation work would revolve around developmental education.

Flamingo Lounge closes; will reopen with new look, new name

Flamingo Lounge closes; will reopen with new look, new name

Feb 28, 2012

Ever wonder where elementary and secondary teachers go after the kids leave? On any given day, you can find more than 100 of them in their role as graduate students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. They spend two and a half hours in class, grab a snack from a vending machine and wait for the next class to begin. Add hundreds more nursing and optometry students doing the same thing and some of them might get cranky.

Eye on UMSL: Hands on

Eye on UMSL: Hands on

Feb 26, 2012

UMSL physical education student Erin Francis tosses the ball toward the goal while playing team handball during the lab portion of her Teaching of Physical Education class. The picture, taken by campus photographer August Jennewein, is the latest to be featured at Eye on UMSL.

Alumnus excels as athlete, succeeds as educator

Alumnus excels as athlete, succeeds as educator

Feb 15, 2012

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 secondary education.

Child center undergoes facelift in new year

Child center undergoes facelift in new year

Feb 3, 2012

Children returning from winter break were greeted by more than smiling teachers at the University Child Development Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Education scholar establishes Missouri Peer Supports Project

Education scholar establishes Missouri Peer Supports Project

Feb 1, 2012

Fitting in and finding a place where you feel safe and accepted can be hard for anyone at any age. It’s even more challenging for children with disabilities. That’s where the newly created Missouri Peer Supports Project comes in.

Alumni named to ’40 Under 40’

Alumni named to ’40 Under 40’

Jan 26, 2012

When you open the  Jan. 27 issue of the St. Louis Business Journal, you may notice a few familiar faces. That’s...

Eye on UMSL: Sensory bath

Eye on UMSL: Sensory bath

Jan 20, 2012

Preschooler Maeve tries her hand at the sensory table Thursday at the University Child Development Center while...

Eye on UMSL: Congrats!

Eye on UMSL: Congrats!

Dec 23, 2011

Chancellor Tom George congratulates Ann T. Piening McMahon after she received her doctorate in education Dec. 17 at...

Eye on UMSL: 1 more

Eye on UMSL: 1 more

Oct 28, 2011

Many fellow students and staff and faculty members have been swept up by the magic of the St. Louis Cardinals'...

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