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Eye on UMSL: Learning from the pros

Eye on UMSL: Learning from the pros

Alum Olivia Steely brought a group of her journalism students from University City High School to UMSL to meet with and learn from members of University Marketing and Communications.

Eye on UMSL: Learning from the pros

Alum Olivia Steely brought a group of her journalism students from University City High School to UMSL to meet with and learn from members of University Marketing and Communications.

Eye on UMSL: Learning from the pros

Alum Olivia Steely brought a group of her journalism students from University City High School to UMSL to meet with and learn from members of University Marketing and Communications.

Eye on UMSL: Learning from the pros

Alum Olivia Steely brought a group of her journalism students from University City High School to UMSL to meet with and learn from members of University Marketing and Communications.

Eye on UMSL: Flying the flag

The UMSL Veterans Center hosted a flag raising ceremony in front of Woods Hall in honor of Veterans Day.

Eye on UMSL: Level up
Eye on UMSL: Level up

Education major Wu Stegall, computer science major Jaylen Ellis and graphic design major Daniel Miller were among 18 competitors vying to win the UMSL Esports team’s Mario Kart Star Cup Tournament.

Eye on UMSL: Level up

Education major Wu Stegall, computer science major Jaylen Ellis and graphic design major Daniel Miller were among 18 competitors vying to win the UMSL Esports team’s Mario Kart Star Cup Tournament.

Eye on UMSL: Level up

Education major Wu Stegall, computer science major Jaylen Ellis and graphic design major Daniel Miller were among 18 competitors vying to win the UMSL Esports team’s Mario Kart Star Cup Tournament.

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Eye on UMSL: Artistic advice

Eye on UMSL: Artistic advice

Fine arts majors had the opportunity to discuss their work with visiting artist Amy Callner and listen to her feedback.

Eye on UMSL: Name that dog

Eye on UMSL: Name that dog

The university kicked off an initiative to help name the Geospatial Collaborative’s agile mobile robotic dog from Boston Dynamics.

Eye on UMSL: Toppling the Tower

Eye on UMSL: Toppling the Tower

Demolition of the SSB Tower began on Friday afternoon and continued Saturday morning during the annual UMSL Alumni 5K Run/Walk.

Eye on UMSL: Work in progress

Eye on UMSL: Work in progress

The fifth floor of the Thomas Jefferson Library is being renovated for office staff. It looks out onto the Quad, where the SSB Tower is being deconstructed.

Eye on UMSL: Tracking the sun

Eye on UMSL: Tracking the sun

Astronomy students observed the path of the sun last week outside University Libraries on North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Honeysuckle hack

Eye on UMSL: Honeysuckle hack

Assistant Teaching Professor Meghann Humphries helps direct Pierre Laclede Honors College students working to remove invasive honeysuckle growing in the Bellerive Bird Sanctuary last Friday morning.

Eye on UMSL: Stomp the Yard

Eye on UMSL: Stomp the Yard

Students experienced the energy and rich traditions of UMSL’s historically Black Greek-letter organizations as they showcased their stepping skills at the annual event.

Eye on UMSL: Making connections

Eye on UMSL: Making connections

Dean Shu Schiller speaks with attorney Eric Kendall Banks, a 1990 UMSL Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, during a reception last Wednesday night at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: Navigating new paths

Eye on UMSL: Navigating new paths

Students walk through the Quad on the first day of classes for the fall semester. Construction projects, including the deconstruction of the SSB Tower, have created a few detours to negotiate.

Eye on UMSL: Smiles are a universal language

Eye on UMSL: Smiles are a universal language

Jessica Hylton, the interim director of global students and experiences, takes a selfie with new Tritons from around the world as UMSL welcomes 101 international students from 26 countries.

Eye on UMSL: Staging ground

Eye on UMSL: Staging ground

A drone captures a photo of large construction equipment parked in the cleared-out Quad at UMSL last week as the deconstruction of the Social Sciences and Business Building Tower moves forward.

Eye on UMSL: Shining Star(fish) Awards

Eye on UMSL: Shining Star(fish) Awards

Betsy Sampson, a senior program and project support coordinator in Academic Affairs, talks about the accomplishments of UMSL staff members as she presents Shining Star(fish) Awards at a student success summit last Tuesday.

Eye on UMSL: Tending the gardens

Eye on UMSL: Tending the gardens

Biology student James Ott and Sustainable Energy & Environmental Coordinator Katy Mike Smaistrla pull weeds last week in the native gardens north of the Recreation Wellness Center.

Eye on UMSL: Sweet ride

Eye on UMSL: Sweet ride

Triton Leaders Allison Lendman, Ashley Schauwecker and Cole McWilliams take a seat in the newly wrapped, UMSL-branded red golf cart outside the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: A day in the life

Eye on UMSL: A day in the life

Students from UMSL’s College of Optometry and College of Nursing participated in a simulation designed to expose them to the complexities of poverty.

Eye on UMSL: Cave trip

Eye on UMSL: Cave trip

Members of the Environmental Adventure Organization sit near the Capitol Dome formation during a caving trip to Illinois Caverns before the end of the spring semester.

Eye on UMSL: Taking the oath

Eye on UMSL: Taking the oath

Members of the College of Optometry’s 2026 graduating class recite the Optometric Oath during the 25th annual White Coat Ceremony on May 17.

Eye on UMSL: Building blocks

Eye on UMSL: Building blocks

Members of the Spring 2024 graduating class of the University of Missouri–St. Louis play Jenga during the annual New Grad Bash on Thursday.

Eye on UMSL: Career milestones

Eye on UMSL: Career milestones

Employees marking 10 years of service at the University of Missouri-St. Louis gathered for a group photograph Friday at the inaugural Career Milestone Recognition Reception.

Eye on UMSL: Global exchange

Eye on UMSL: Global exchange

Provost Steven J. Berberich presents an UMSL sweatshirt to Han Liming, who visited St. Louis over the weekend as part of a delegation from its sister city in Nanjing, China.

Eye on UMSL: ‘The Impresario’

Eye on UMSL: ‘The Impresario’

University of Missouri–St. Louis students Rachel Anthonis, Rita Schien, and Vanessa Tessereau rehearsed for UMSL Opera Theatre’s production of “The Impresario,” Mozart’s one-act comic opera.

Eye on UMSL: Walk about

Eye on UMSL: Walk about

Oluchi Onyegbula, a psychology major and co-president of the Able-Disable Partnership, leads an accessibility walk Thursday on the UMSL campus.

Eye on UMSL: Moonshadow

Eye on UMSL: Moonshadow

More than 300 students, faculty, staff and friends gathered for a Solar Eclipse Watch Party on the UMSL campus on April 8.

Eye on UMSL: Hackathon planning

Eye on UMSL: Hackathon planning

Students meet last Thursday evening in Anheuser-Busch Hall to discuss marketing, logistics, speakers and other aspects of the 2024 Women’s Hackathon, which will be held on April 13.

Eye on UMSL: Something to chalk about

Eye on UMSL: Something to chalk about

University of Missouri–St. Louis senior Jenn Voss, junior Darilynn Rogers and graduate student Anisha Inaganti work on a chalk mural honoring women in science.

Eye on UMSL: A flash of light

Eye on UMSL: A flash of light

Lightning illuminates a cloud passing east of the Millennium Student Center last Wednesday night as a storm sweeps across north St. Louis County.

Eye on UMSL: A delicious demo

Eye on UMSL: A delicious demo

Hiroko Yoshii, an assistant teaching professor in Japanese at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, demonstrates different ways to form onigiri, Japanese rice balls.

Eye on UMSL: Literary launch

Eye on UMSL: Literary launch

Clay Butler, a junior communication major, reads from, “Citation Education,” published in “Cicatrix,” the 24th issue of Bellerive.

Eye on UMSL: The flavor of homecoming

Eye on UMSL: The flavor of homecoming

Senior business major Jalen Walker-Wright gets a cup of southwest chili from Vanessa Loyd and Erin Schaeffer during last Thursday’s homecoming Chili Feed.

Eye on UMSL: Feeling the love

Eye on UMSL: Feeling the love

UMSL mascot Louie the Triton handed out cards and posed for photos on Valentine’s Day in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Lunar New Year

Eye on UMSL: Lunar New Year

Freshman civil engineering student Nhat Pham helps junior graphic design major Thanh Ly with his traditional Vietnamese attire during last week’s celebration.

Eye on UMSL: A taste of soul

Eye on UMSL: A taste of soul

Staff member Eboni Valentine adds sauce to her plate of soul food last Thursday at the Black History Month kickoff event in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Through the fog

Eye on UMSL: Through the fog

Two students walk to class through a thick morning fog that blanketed the University of Missouri–St. Louis last Wednesday morning, making for an eerie scene across campus.

Eye on UMSL: Hung together

Eye on UMSL: Hung together

Senior philosophy major Gabe Mitchell takes in the work of UMSL faculty and students during the opening of “Hung Together” at Gallery 210@FAB.

Eye on UMSL: Global Triton Welcome

Eye on UMSL: Global Triton Welcome

New international students share a laugh during an information session at the start of Global Triton Welcome, which kicked off Monday in the MSC.

Eye on UMSL: In the spirit of the season

Eye on UMSL: In the spirit of the season

Psychology major Sonia Murekatete adds icing to her gingerbread house during the Office of Student Involvement’s final Transfer Student Tuesday event of the semester.

Eye on UMSL: ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

Eye on UMSL: ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

UMSL students rehearse a selection from Mozart’s comic opera masterpiece as Opera Theatre Interim Director Karen Kanakis leads them from the front row.

Eye on UMSL: Shade for the future

Eye on UMSL: Shade for the future

Psychology student Makenzie Strickler, biology student James Ott and international business student Hendrik Bechtel plant a Bur Oak tree near the Science Complex.

Eye on UMSL: Behind the scenes at the History Museum

Eye on UMSL: Behind the scenes at the History Museum

Alum Sam Moore, managing director of public history for the Missouri Historical Society, talks with UMSL history students about the future World’s Fair exhibit, scheduled to open in the spring.

Eye on UMSL: Global glee

Eye on UMSL: Global glee

Members of Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum perform during UMSL Global’s inaugural Globalpalooza event last week.

Eye on UMSL: Eight is enough

Eye on UMSL: Eight is enough

Alla Voskoboynikova, Daniel Schene, Susan Lutz and Daniel Kuehler perform “Galop-Marche for Eight Hands” by Albert Lavignac during last Thursday’s All-Steinway Extravaganza.

Eye on UMSL: Tea time

Eye on UMSL: Tea time

Associate Teaching Professor Keiko Ueda leads UMSL students in a Japanese Tea Ceremony workshop last Thursday in Clark Hall.

Eye on UMSL: The right stuff

Eye on UMSL: The right stuff

Accounting major Linda Lam participates in the Stuff With Pride event hosted at UMSL during LGBTQ+ History Month.

Eye on UMSL: Getting ready for the show

Eye on UMSL: Getting ready for the show

Taylor Timmerberg, a senior research lab and print technician in the Department of Art and Design, worked to install the new exhibition “Printed with Purpose” at Gallery 210@FAB.

Eye on UMSL: A place to perch

Eye on UMSL: A place to perch

Freshman nursing major Dylan Bonnett holds Patty LaBelle, a Polish black and white laced chicken, while visiting a petting zoo hosted by the Office of Student Involvement last week.