New students heard from several speakers, received a lapel pin, recited the Triton Creed and took a group photo during the ceremonial event.
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Annual Move-In Day at Oak Hill signals start of UMSL’s fall semester
Dozens of volunteers – including UMSL faculty, staff and students – helped incoming freshmen and their families move their belongings from their vehicles to their dorm rooms.
3 UMSL accounting students awarded $15,000 scholarships from Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
The PCAOB was founded in 2002 by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the scholarships are directly funded by monetary penalties collected through enforcement actions.
Honors College graduate Jay Gaskin pursuing career in media and entertainment, starting with internship at STL-TV
He graduated in May with an interdisciplinary studies degree combining art, business, political science and communication.
Rob Wilson, Amy Banken and Stephanie Eaton receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
Nursing graduate Olyvia VandenBrink starting position as labor and delivery nurse at Mercy Hospital St. Louis
In addition to helping moms through the labor and delivery process, she’ll also work in the antepartum and triage units, as well as the Mercy Natural Birthing Center.
Mathematics graduate Afina Fayez hopes to help diversify the architecture field
An Opportunity Scholar, Fayez is headed to the College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis this fall.
MBA graduate Rebecca Bechtel swimming headfirst into post-UMSL career with job at Deloitte
Bechtel reached the Great Lakes Valley Conference finals all five of her seasons with the UMSL women’s swimming team.
New graduates celebrate their successes, look forward to new beginnings during commencement weekend
UMSL saluted more than 1,700 spring and summer graduates during five commencement ceremonies, and photographer Derik Holtmann captured some of the joyous scenes.
History, philosophy graduate Ashley Maempa set to pursue PhD in Iowa
Maempa plans to study under noted historian Colin Gordon, author of “Mapping Decline: St. Louis and the Fate of the American City.”