To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
The university continued to impact the lives of students and people in the broader community while marking its 60th anniversary.
The university continued to impact the lives of students and people in the broader community while marking its 60th anniversary.
The university continued to impact the lives of students and people in the broader community while marking its 60th anniversary.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured some of the joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,000 graduates.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured some of the joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,000 graduates.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured some of the joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,000 graduates.
The weekend’s featured speakers include alumni Kathy Boyd-Fenger and Dan Isom as well as PhD candidate Riisa Rawlins.
The weekend’s featured speakers include alumni Kathy Boyd-Fenger and Dan Isom as well as PhD candidate Riisa Rawlins.
The weekend’s featured speakers include alumni Kathy Boyd-Fenger and Dan Isom as well as PhD candidate Riisa Rawlins.
Grimshaw, a sophomore double majoring in public policy and social work, was one of 290 students nationwide chosen to be part of the program’s 2020-21 cohort.
The School of Social Work’s 2020 Critical Issues Symposium featured a panel with professionals across disciplines, discussing criminal justice reform and the challenges they face.
The organization, founded in the fall of 2018, has pushed for changes that improve the experience for students with physical and developmental disabilities.
Sjerven earned his MSW this month and is starting a full-time position as a behavioral health consultant at Family Care Health Centers in January.
MSW student Janeen Hall and BSN student Tabitha Peeples cart an oversized load of donations to the UMSL Triton Pantry on Giving Tuesday.
The one-day event featured presentations from 21 faculty members whose work is connected to sustainability goals voted on by the United Nations in 2015.
Maia Elkana hopes to add her voice to public policy matters and show empirically that society benefits when parents and children receive the support they need.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Marie Mora and Interim Chancellor and Provost Kristin Sobolik launched the effort to help empower faculty.
UMSL photographer August Jennewein crisscrossed campus – and a few parts beyond – to capture all the scenes from an eventful start to the fall semester.
A total of 29 new full-time faculty members are set to begin the fall semester, and they were on hand for an orientation Monday.
Jones earned a BA in psychology summa cum laude and an MSW at UMSL, making a mark on campus and through involvement, research and clinical practice.
A recent report said nearly half of all college students have some degree of food insecurity with more than one in five falling into the most severe category.
In recognition of our recent graduates’ accomplishments, we decided to search for wisdom in their social media accounts and found inspiration in droves.
Patrick Murrell, Jarrett Hickman, Margaret Rheinecker, Paul Nator and Tori Tappe are among the hundreds of student veterans who make their academic home at UMSL each year.
UMSL hosted its second annual formal Lavender Graduation ceremony, which honors lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students, at the Millennium Student Center.
Alumnae Claire Schenk, Sara Foster and Lisa Yanker are among the featured speakers at six commencement ceremonies May 17-19.
Ten faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, eight more earned the rank of full professor, and seven non-tenure track faculty members were also promoted.
The UMSL social work student wants to use his education to make a difference for others in a similar situation.
Juniors and seniors from nearby high schools joined UMSL students at the kickoff concert last Tuesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
A three-day spring break trip through historic sites from the Civil Rights Movement left a deep impression on a group of 20 UMSL students.
A total of 11 faculty members received grants for projects in psychological sciences, social work, counseling, supply chain and analytics, English and music.
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion named Nicole Gevers, Ashley Johnson, Luimil Negrón, Kathleen Nigro and Kim Song as recipients of the 24th annual award.
Barbara Harbach, George’s wife and the director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, is also retiring. They have spent 16 years in leadership at the university.
The prestigious rankings recognized the strengths of graduate programs in the College of Nursing, School of Social Work and Department of Political Science.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the UMSL Daily team reflects on some of our favorite female-driven stories from the past year.
Wilma Calvert, Jerome Morris and Sha-Lai Williams Woodson shared their work as part of “A Conversation on Reframing Health, Education and Family in the Black Community.”
UMSL Daily revisits 10 inspiring alumni and student stories as the university celebrates Black History Month.
Florian Sichling is interviewing adolescent Syrian and Bosnian immigrants in St. Louis to determine how their experiences might inform policy changes.
Lisa Clancy, formerly the associate director of the UMSL Community Innovation and Action Center, now represents constituents from more than a dozen municipalities.
Before the calendar changes, we take a look back at some of the more memorable stories about students and alumni from the past year.
What started as a pilot program within the Office of Student Affairs is now its own department led by social work and political science alumna Robin Kimberlin.
The first cohort drew 37 applications from students in six UMSL colleges and schools.
Grammy Award-winning soprano opera singer Christine Brewer will join poet Paul Thiel and educator Richard Jung in receiving honorary degrees, and alumna Sheila Burkett is slated to speak.
Erin Land’s diverse UMSL experience helped set her up to secure a competitive job with the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Arizona.
Michael Gearhart is in the midst of researching the effectiveness of community efforts to address the challenges faced by the city’s residents in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting.
The summit brought together faculty researchers in behavioral and social sciences from across the University of Missouri System.
Black Lives Matter Canada cofounder Janaya Khan served as the keynote speaker for the fifth annual conference, held Friday and Saturday at the J.C. Penney Conference Center.
More than $500,000 in funding over the next four years will help bolster efforts to support student parents and offer more services at the University Child Development Center.
Ashley Johnson, UMSL Student Social Services case manager and a 2017 graduate, was instrumental in the event benefiting students, faculty, staff and members of the surrounding community.
Tom George bestowed awards on nine faculty and staff members during the Faculty and Staff Recognition ceremony Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Holliday, a 2014 BSW graduate, serves as the public housing services coordinator at the Housing Authority of St. Louis County.
UMSL introduced more than 20 new full-time faculty members to the university community during a two-day new faculty orientation organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Harold Crawford aims to work with at-risk youth, helping them avoid some of the pitfalls he experienced in his own life.
Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government’s High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer.
Fuchs, who earned her BSW and MSW at UMSL, was recently featured in the annual “Champions of Pride” issue of The Advocate magazine.
Kaitlyn Gresham and Christy Horton manage Under the Same Tree, a 501(c)(3) that helps economically empower Kenyans and Ugandans like Neema Mungusikiza (above) and her daughters.
Personal struggles propelled the MSW graduate toward a career in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
“I commend each of these faculty on their accomplishments and thank them for their service to UMSL,” Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Kristin Sobolik said.
Degree candidates share stories of struggle and acceptance at UMSL’s first formal, public Lavender Graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students.
The university will confer more than 1,500 degrees during this spring’s six ceremonies with a majority of the graduates from the St. Louis area.