James Brennan, Stanley Freerks, Terry Freerks, Stephen Kolodziej and Elizabeth Petersen received Distinguished Alumni Awards at the 2020 Founders Celebration.
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UMSL sponsors Kids Voting program during presidential election
This year about 150,000 students from 15 St. Louis-area school districts will have the chance to participate in Kids Voting Missouri, a program run through the College of Education.
UMSL alumni Sharonica Hardin-Bartley and Doris Graham honored for excellence in education
The St. Louis American Foundation named Hardin-Bartley the 2020 Stellar Performer in Education and Graham the 2020 Lifetime Achiever in Education.
UMSL awarded $2.1 million grant to expand Succeed Program
The funding will go toward creating a four-year pathway, enhancing support in existing programming and building regional awareness of postsecondary programs.
UMSL awarded $5.1 million grant to promote evidence-based literacy strategies among local educators
Shea Kerkhoff, Katie O’Daniels and Nancy Singer will partner with 40 schools in the St. Louis region to provide year-round support to K-12 educators.
State Teacher of the Year Darrion Cockrell makes fitness fun for everyone
Cockrell has forged strong bonds with students, staff and parents at Crestwood Elementary School while overhauling the school’s fitness program.
Exemplary faculty and staff honored with Chancellor’s Awards
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik recognized six faculty members and three staff members for their contributions to UMSL during the virtual 2020 State of the University Address.
Jerome Morris wins prestigious $1 million Lyle M. Spencer Research Award to Transform Education
The E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education will use the award funding to investigate his theory of communally bonded schooling in three local school districts.
UMSL doctoral students named Missouri Charter Public School Association Leaders of the Year
Susan Marino and Sarah Ranney have helped Lafayette Preparatory Academy grow over the past eight years, fostering a culture of academic excellence.
Fall semester opening with 33 new faculty members
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik welcomed the new faculty members during a virtual reception last Tuesday evening.