Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,700 spring and summer graduates during five commencement ceremonies.

Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,700 spring and summer graduates during five commencement ceremonies.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,700 spring and summer graduates during five commencement ceremonies.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,700 spring and summer graduates during five commencement ceremonies.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,700 spring and summer graduates during five commencement ceremonies.
Philipak decided to pursue his love of music after first starting college as a physics major at Missouri S&T.
Philipak decided to pursue his love of music after first starting college as a physics major at Missouri S&T.
Philipak decided to pursue his love of music after first starting college as a physics major at Missouri S&T.
Gifts for constructing the Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center and renovating the Arts Administration Building will be matched dollar for dollar through June 30.
Gifts for constructing the Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center and renovating the Arts Administration Building will be matched dollar for dollar through June 30.
Gifts for constructing the Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center and renovating the Arts Administration Building will be matched dollar for dollar through June 30.
Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Five UMSL education students are volunteering with St. Louis Dancing Classrooms this semester through the College of Education’s Community Agency Partners program.
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Twelve faculty members and four staff members received Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award.
Sobolik also recapped some of the university’s many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
A.J. Smith, a freshman from St. Louis studying studio art, lines up a shot on the pool table in the lobby of Oak Hall Friday evening.
New faculty members in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing and the Pierre Laclede Honors College took part in orientation last week.
The Office of New Student Programs and the Office of Student Involvement have a full schedule of events designed to help students get involved on campus.
Wacyk previously served as the director of instrumental music at Saint Martin’s University and taught instrumental conducting at Towson University.
Campus photographer August Jennewein captured some of the joyful scenes from commencement weekend as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,500 spring graduates.
The university will confer nearly 1,800 degrees to students graduating in either May or August.
Four faculty members received tenure, three earned the rank of full professor and 13 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
This festival, designed to support the development of participating schools’ music programs, attracted 500 high school students performing in 33 bands.
More than 200 people attended Wednesday’s event in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
The online virtual tour Younger developed is the culmination of a project he began in 2017 with the support of a grant from the UMSL Research Board.
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UMSL Daily celebrates some favorite articles of the year and the countless accomplishments and activities of UMSL people.
The university is expected to confer nearly 1,000 new degrees as it holds its first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019.
The website serves as a digital resource for educators and students to access arts videos, master classes and other tools from local arts organizations.
Brock Seals is succeeding on his own terms in the worlds of art and activism, in the process creating a body of work both unique and inspiring.
The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday.
The win marks the third time in four years the program has placed first in national competition.
Briguglio has studied music and psychology while working toward his bachelor’s in liberal studies, and he aims to provide music therapy to military veterans after graduation.
Anna and Daniel Clark fell in love while studying graphic design at UMSL and have gone on to marry, have kids and form a design studio.
Seven faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, five earned the rank of full professor and 16 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
UMSL piano students performed pieces from legendary composers such as Ernesto Lecuona and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
A commencement address from 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year Darrion Cockrell, an UMSL alumnus, will be incorporated into each ceremony.
Perrot created clay models of a bacteriophage, HPV virus and the COVID-19 virus for the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Suhre took over as director of the gallery in 1996, and since then, he has exhibited the work of nationally renowned artists and addressed social justice issues through art.
The seniors created Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts to promote the two-night showcase streamed live on March 12-13. One student was featured each day leading up to the event.
Ridolfi worked as a psychologist for several years before changing careers to pursue her creative passion as a graphic designer.
The new one-stop resource allows prospective students to view the online offerings of all four University of Missouri System universities on a single website.
The renowned soprano discussed Marian Anderson’s outsized contributions to music and the fight for racial equity before giving a virtual masterclass.
The extension will eliminate a barrier for students at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the availability of standardized tests nationwide.
A flock of Canada geese flew together in formation over the snow-covered ground surrounding the Music Building at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Mendoza is a member of the Arianna String Quartet and a professor of the viola in UMSL’s Department of Music.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the resilience of UMSL students, faculty, staff and alumni to find success and make a positive impact despite challenges.
Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones will deliver the commencement keynote address at her alma mater as the university recognizes May, August and December graduates.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show ran only once, with special permission. The recording from that performance went on to win big.
The exhibition will be presented online beginning on Aug. 29 and run through Dec. 5.
Associate Professor Jennifer McKnight and Professor Jeff Sippel guided students, alumni and friends through art making at home in the wake of coronavirus.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, UM System President Mun Choi and UMSL’s deans were among those offering their congratulations in video messages to the graduates.
Director of Choral Studies Jim Henry was the driving force behind the project, which was produced over several weeks with mixing and editing by student Kolin Keith.
Eleven received tenure and promotions to associate professor, nine earned the rank of full professor and 14 non-tenure track faculty members also received promotions.
Director of Opera Theatre Stella Markou and cast members Lexi Neal, Sophie Loban, Gracelyn Penn and Nick Bashaw shared their experiences.
Music education students teach a new song to 4- and 5-year-olds at the University Child Development Center as part of the Early Clinical Experience in Schools course.
Fifteen St. Louis schools were represented at an event designed to connect students through band, choir, orchestra and visual arts.
The researchers helped write the lyrics to and sang the outro on a song titled “Do Process” while working to spur their own professional creativity.
Lewis, an art teacher at McKinley Classical Leadership Academy Middle School, is serving as the visual arts coordinator for this week’s Des Lee Fine Arts Festival.
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Katherine Busby, Michael Owens, Emily Ries and David Sedlock only had two days to rehearse with the selective ensemble before performing.