While on campus for his Student Life Speaker Series presentation last Thursday, Scott Dikkers also conducted a workshop with creative-writing students.
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MFA alumna’s documentary to premiere at St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis’ past and present intertwine in “The First Secret City,” a documentary co-directed by Alison Carrick. The two-hour film premieres at noon this Sunday at the Tivoli Theatre.
Eye on UMSL: Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin, a nationally acclaimed professor of animal science, best-selling author and autism activist, speaks to a crowd of more than 1,000 at Touhill.
Engineering major leads Student Veterans Association, looks toward career in prosthetics
U.S. Army veteran Heath McClung (at left) will speak as part of a Veterans Day panel Wednesday in the Millennium Student Center.
Mercantile’s ‘Audubon and Beyond’ exhibition showcases 5 centuries of natural history
One of several major exhibitions leading up to the 175th anniversary of the library in 2021, it showcases one of the library’s largest and most significant collections.
Transgender Spectrum Conference inspires understanding, hope
After a successful inaugural run last year, the award-winning conference will return Nov. 6 and 7 to offer presentations and workshops led by activists for transgender equality.
Acclaimed poet Joshua Mehigan gives reading on campus Oct. 28
His visit for the Gallery 210-based reading is part of a series planned by a group of MFA faculty members and graduate students.
SUCCEED program founder champions inclusive learning environments
Deborah Baldini aims to expand SUCCEED in the coming years and reach more students who seek higher education, like those pictured from the first graduating class.
New UMSL Planetarium opens to universe
The first open house for the new facility caught the attention of St. Louis Public Radio and attracted more than a hundred visitors its opening weekend.
History alumnus, teacher Rodney Wilson reflects on LGBT History Month’s beginnings
The Missouri teacher and mentor became the state’s first openly gay K-12 instructor while also pursuing a graduate degree at UMSL in the early ’90s.