Marisol Ramirez reflects on her year as UMSL poet laureate

Dec 23, 2014

UMSL Daily recently caught up with Ramirez (right) to reflect on her year, her writing process and what happens when three poet laureates get together for brunch.

Collico earns NSCAA Scholar All-Region Honors

Dec 22, 2014

He holds a 3.94 grade point average in business administration and accounting, started all 18 games for the UMSL Tritons and was second on the team with five assists.

December graduation applauds nearly 700 new UMSL alumni

Dec 21, 2014

The Dec. 20 ceremonies included remarks by three influential leaders in business, health care and live sound.

Eye on UMSL: Professional experience

Dec 21, 2014

Chris Emerson, UMSL Professional MBA student, shares his past IT experience with his cohort in their Information Systems Management class.

‘Gallery walk’ boosts disability studies projects beyond seminar

Dec 18, 2014

A new course this fall pushed English graduate students to delve deep into a topic often dismissed as uncomfortable and keep the conversation going beyond the classroom.

UMSL lays foundation for leaders

Dec 17, 2014

A strong work ethic and business acumen pushed Joe Gorder up the ladder at Valero Energy Corp., where he was named president and chief executive officer in May.

McGovern nominated to Allstate WBCA Good Works Team®

Dec 17, 2014

The award recognizes a unique group of women’s college basketball student-athletes who have demonstrated a commitment to enriching the lives of others and their communities.

25 museums, 12 national sites, 1 buffalo enhance Mount Rushmore internship

Dec 16, 2014

Second-year Museum Studies graduate student Rebecca Thorn landed an internship this past summer at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

New study finds multitasking isn’t just for Millennials

Dec 16, 2014

Associate professors of communication Alice Hall (left) and Lara Zwarun wrote the report.

Tritons duo sweeps recent PNC GLVC swimming, diving honors

Dec 16, 2014

Freshman Felix Kusnierz and senior Ellen Fix were recently named PNC GLVC Athletes of the Week. They were the first from the program to earn the distinction.

Strange Donuts founders got a sweet start at UMSL

Dec 15, 2014

UMSL alumni Jason Bockmann (left) and Corey Smale founded Strange Donuts in 2013. It now has three St. Louis-area locations, and a Columbia, Mo., store is forthcoming.

UMSL, MU awarded $1 million grant to train social workers aiding at-risk youth

Dec 15, 2014

The grant will extend over the next three years and will allow both campuses to train a total of 84 graduate-level social work students.

IBI News brings home the gold

Dec 14, 2014

The International Business Institute earned a gold CASE award for best regional newsletter.

Hannah Perryman will strike you out

Dec 14, 2014

The sophomore pitcher for UMSL’s softball team smashed the program’s record with 760 career strikeouts in two seasons.

Center scores with financial football

Dec 11, 2014

Students from Oakville High School (south St. Louis County) geared up Dec. 2 at UMSL to battle against their Kansas City counterparts.

Athletics Q&A with senior guard Alexis Lawrence

Dec 11, 2014

The three-point shooting threat is also leader for her team on and off the court and is hoping to have one last memorable season.

Eye on UMSL: Faculty authors

Dec 10, 2014

Information systems Professor Mary Lacity talks with Larry Frederick, UMSL’s chief information officer, about his book at the annual Faculty Author Reception.

Media Coverage: October 2014

Dec 10, 2014

Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.

Undergrad analyzes impact of economy, voter perception on polls

Dec 9, 2014

Economics major Hagen Montano was awarded an undergraduate research grant from the College of Arts and Sciences this spring.

UMSL criminologist partners with St. Louis police to reduce crime

Dec 9, 2014

The idea was simple: create a partnership that would improve public safety in St. Louis. But how? Enter Richard Rosenfeld.

UMSL economist publishes novel on Judith Shakespeare

Dec 8, 2014

Lea-Rachel Kosnik is known throughout her field as a leading environmental economist, but now she can add published fiction writer to her vita.

Eye on UMSL: International flair

Dec 8, 2014

Alexandra Weil (left) and Audrey Charlet, both freshmen from Paris, brave the freezing cold as they walk to class with Lucas Pierrez-Peter, a freshman from Strasbourg, France.

In print: Recently published books by UMSL faculty

Dec 4, 2014

Authors, editors and translators include Frank Grady, Ruth Iyob, Kurt Schreyer and Steve Rowan.

Chicago-area UMSL alumni gather for first time

Dec 4, 2014

More than 1,000 UMSL alumni are based in the Chicago metropolitan region, with careers ranging from sales to information technology to the arts.

White House honors alumna for STEM outreach to minorities

Dec 3, 2014

In the lab or behind a lectern, scientist Danielle Lee is usually in the minority. Rarely does she see people who resemble her.

Saint Louis Zoo Conservation Award goes to UMSL biologist Patricia Parker

Dec 3, 2014

In addition to her work at UMSL, Parker is also a senior scientist at the zoo and director of the zoo’s WildCare Institute Center for Avian Health in the Galápagos.

Evan Miguel selected for multicultural advertising student program

Dec 2, 2014

He will be attending the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Multicultural Student Program.

Eye on UMSL: The agreement

Dec 2, 2014

UMSL Chancellor Tom George (seated, right) and Norman “Jay” Wilson (seated, left), executive director of admissions for the American University of Antigua College of Medicine, recently signed an articulation agreement.

Bright students, inspiring speakers connect at Girls’ Summit

Dec 2, 2014

Nearly 100 middle school students gathered at the Millennium Student Center last week for the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life event.

Susan Kendig: Lifelong nursing scholar who earned law degree

Dec 2, 2014

For years she worked on policy initiatives and advising associations and task forces, so acquiring a legal degree made sense to her.

New tutoring program pairs students with alumni volunteers

Dec 1, 2014

UMSL alumna Carol Becker, BA psychology 1981, says that serving as a volunteer tutor has brought back fond memories of her own college experience.

Down but never out: Scholarship helps student finish degree

Nov 30, 2014

The Finish Your Degree Scholarship aided nursing student Laquisha Robinson in finishing her BSN at UMSL.

Meet Cameron Roark, Student Government Association president

Nov 30, 2014

The criminology and criminal justice major has also served as University Ambassador and participated in the Executive Leadership Consortium, which helped him land an internship with Rep. Lacy Clay’s office.

Research grant gives student chance to do fieldwork in Guyana

Nov 30, 2014

UMSL biology student Hannah Stowe was one of nine undergraduate students to receive a $1,000 research grant from UMSL’s College of Arts and Sciences in the spring.

Eye on UMSL: Sumo students

Nov 30, 2014

UMSL seniors Hasib Ibradzic and Abdul-Kariem Mattenzzi stepped inside sumo suits and into the ring to wrestle recently at UMSL’s Millennium Student Center.

Happy birthday St. Louis! UMSL helps the city celebrate 250 years

Nov 25, 2014

UMSL has existed for only a fifth of St. Louis’ 250 years, but has been a treasure trove of information and resources when celebrating the city’s sestercentennial.

Gov. Nixon, St. Louis leaders address public at UMSL

Nov 25, 2014

The governor and Dan Isom, director of the Department of Public Safety and UMSL criminologist, held two press conferences at UMSL this week.

Educator talks evolution of teaching, state of education

Nov 23, 2014

What started as a profession selected out of financial convenience has led to a rewarding and successful career for Lynn Beckwith Jr.

Bednar, Garrad Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team

Nov 23, 2014

The duo is the first men’s soccer players to earn the distinction since 2009, and they are now eligible to be selected to the Academic All-America Team.

​Career Services helps UMSL engineering alumnus land MoDOT job

Nov 20, 2014

Jeff Chambers landed his position as construction inspector for MoDOT after completing his civil engineering degree in the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Engineering Program.

UMSL English student snags customer service gig with help of Career Services

Nov 20, 2014

Andrea Rees put her English degree to use as a customer service representative in the agriculture industry.

‘Voices from the Holocaust’ combines new works with those of victims

Nov 20, 2014

Three UMSL professors want to preserve the words, artwork and music of those who both survived and perished in the Holocaust through the new program.

UMSL Museum Studies Program names new director

Nov 19, 2014

Cultural anthropologist and filmmaker Maris Boyd Gillette has been named the new E. Desmond Lee Professor of Museum Studies and Community History at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Former Sen. Snowe, panelists tackle political dysfunction, ways forward

Nov 18, 2014

UMSL’s third annual Public Ethics Conference was Nov. 14 at the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Teaching and Technology

Nov 18, 2014

Larry K. Michaelson presents the workshop “Designing Group Work that Really Works Online and in the Classroom,” part of a UMSL Center for Teaching and Learning two-day conference.

A pre-law visit downtown

Nov 18, 2014

University of Missouri–St. Louis pre-law students and advisers recently participated in an afternoon tour of Scott Hall, Saint Louis University’s law school located downtown in St. Louis.

‘Transgender Spectrum’ event unites diverse groups

Nov 15, 2014

UMSL student Dan Stewart has worked to help plan the conference.

Documentary screening at SLIFF focuses on Professor Eamonn Wall

Nov 13, 2014

“Your Rivers Have Trained You” will screen at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at KDHX’s Larry J. Weir Center for Independent Media, 3524 Washington Ave. in St. Louis.

Michelle Obama honors museum studies alumna

Nov 13, 2014

UMSL museum studies alumna Elizabeth Pickard (right) accepted the 2014 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award at a White House ceremony on Nov. 10.

Media Coverage: September 2014

Nov 13, 2014

Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.