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‘I always have to be doing’: Lindsey Gevers fits Honors College, education and more in under four years
Gevers graduates with a job, one degree, two certificates, more than six scholarships and many hours working and volunteering across the St. Louis region.
UMSL set to honor more than 2,700 students in virtual commencement ceremonies on Dec. 19
Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones will deliver the commencement keynote address at her alma mater as the university recognizes May, August and December graduates.
Dual Honors College publications win first in National Collegiate Honors Council Newsletter Contest
The Honors College won first place for Provenance, an alumni newsletter, and Brain Stew, a student-produced zine that’s a home for uncensored humor.
Eye on UMSL: Arbor Day celebration
History alumna and Pierre Laclede Honors College staff member Aubri Adams planted a plum tree last Tuesday on South Campus.
Opportunity Scholars Program provides honors freshmen a path to achieving their goals
Kennady Carter, Afina Fayez, Heela Momand and Zahria Patrick received all-inclusive four-year scholarships from the Pierre Laclede Honors College.
Bella DeArmitt organizes PLHCSA Porch-Drop Halloween Drive to support Operation Food Search
More than 20 volunteers collected donations to benefit Operation Food Search, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger in the St. Louis region.
Eye on UMSL: Gleaming tree
The afternoon sun shined brightly through the branches of a tree whose leaves had turned to gold last week outside the Provincial House on South Campus.
UMSL honors and interdisciplinary classes promote voter engagement
Students in one class ran a socially distanced voter registration table near the entrance of Villa Hall while others designed social media campaigns.
St. Louis Civil Rights Leaders Speakers Series engages students with racial justice activism
Five Zoom town halls connected students with pioneering and modern activists: David Ragland, Cori Bush, Zaki Baruti, Sylvester Brown and Percy Green.