Homecoming 2018 will feature a full lineup of events through Saturday.
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Eye on UMSL: Performance Hall
Middle school orchestra students from across the region made use of whatever space they could find for practice during the packed 2018 Des Lee Fine Arts Festival.
He’s got rhythm: Jim Widner named Outstanding Jazz Educator for second time
The UMSL Jazz Studies director won in 1990 and now in 2018. The award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to jazz education.
Celebrating Black History Month with 10 stories of black excellence at UMSL
Revisit these inspiring stories from everyday people in our campus community.
Serge Serov travels from Moscow for exhibition opening, workshop with UMSL design students
The acclaimed designer and author also gave a lecture on the history of Russian design during his campus visit.
Eye on UMSL: Living out the Dream
Brian Owens (center) and the MLK Festival Ensemble perform during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
‘Simply Different’ exhibition opens in UMSL’s Gallery 210 later this month
Peter Voss’ “Martini Time,” made of cherry, curly birch and ash, is one of 35 furniture pieces that will be on display at UMSL beginning Jan. 27.
Music education degree is dream come true for nontraditional student Odell Jackson
The percussionist, aspiring band director and father of three is graduating summa cum laude after turning an initial fear of failure into a 3.8 GPA.
UMSL Jazz Ensemble selected to perform with industry icons in Chicago and Dallas this winter
The 19 student members of the group have just hit what Director of Jazz Studies Jim Widner describes as the trifecta.
Jennifer McKnight’s new class pairs design students with dementia patients
Every UMSL course that she teaches demands a lot from her graphic design students, and the one she piloted over the summer was no exception.