Famed jazz trumpeter and St. Louis native Keyon Harrold was among the headliners at the three-day event, which brought hundreds of area students to the Touhill.
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Famed jazz trumpeter and St. Louis native Keyon Harrold was among the headliners at the three-day event, which brought hundreds of area students to the Touhill.
St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page attended the event and shared a resolution declaring April Child Abuse Prevention Month in St. Louis County.
The UMSL Veterans Center partnered with Triton Vets to provide programming to celebrate and support the university’s more than 300 military-connected students.
Saturday’s event served as an opportunity to recognize and celebrate parents who are alumni and have children attending UMSL
The pair chat about how they’re approaching their roles as caretakers of what they describe as the center’s “amazing legacy.”
The statement included recommendations such as expanding access to naloxone, clean syringes, drug checking and other harm reduction tools to combat the overdose crisis.
Tia Brown McNair delivered the keynote address, highlighting principles from her book “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk.”
Conner is now working as a vocational support specialist with the Succeed Program and is also pursuing an MSW at UMSL.
Members of the campus community gathered last Wednesday to mark the anniversary and paid special tribute to Jim Craig for his role in launching the center and helping it grow.
The team has added 10 new members and has been expanding its partnerships with the help of more than $6 million in new funding directed to UMSL.