Eye on UMSL: Tribute to a musical great

Oct 25, 2021

The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday.

Eye on UMSL: Racing Triton land

Oct 18, 2021

Louie the Triton catches a ride with Chancellor Kristin Sobolik during Saturday’s UMSL Alumni 5k Run & Walk.

Eye on UMSL: Song and celebration

Oct 11, 2021

The Everybodies band performed with featured vocalist Malena Smith at last week’s University of Missouri–St. Louis Founders Celebration.

Eye on UMSL: Soaring above the sand

Oct 4, 2021

Students battled in an intramural sand volleyball match last Thursday on the court near Oak Hall and Seton Center Hall on South Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Celebrating together

Sep 27, 2021

The faculty and staff of the UMSL College of Business Administration expressed their joy at being back together on campus during their annual group photo.

Eye on UMSL: A Triton welcome

Sep 20, 2021

With a clink of the coffee cup, Louie the Triton welcomes Joshua Evans to his role as coordinator and VA certifying official of the UMSL Veterans Center.

Eye on UMSL: Fresh opportunity

Sep 13, 2021

Miranda Martin, Candra Mottert, Eva Konde, Max Evets and Abigail Wall are the 2021 recipients of the Opportunity Scholars Program.

Eye on UMSL: Magic in the MSC

Sep 7, 2021

A group of students took a break from their studies last week to play a game of “Magic: The Gathering” outside The Nosh in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Happy to be back

Aug 30, 2021

Students showed their excitement to be back on campus last week as they walked through the Quad on their way to class at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: Louie and a little luck

Aug 23, 2021

Transfer student Jay Gaskin rubbed the book in the outstretched right hand of the Wayne Goode Statue for luck as UMSL’s mascot looked on during Serendipity Sendoff.

Eye on UMSL: A teaching, learning welcome

Aug 16, 2021

Center for Teaching and Learning staff show off their fun sides, welcoming the semester with smiles on their faces and a hint of dance in their steps.

Eye on UMSL: Show Me Literacies Summer Institute

Aug 9, 2021

Teachers from schools across the St. Louis region gathered to share literacy strategies during last week’s Show Me Literacies Summer Institute.

Eye on UMSL: Convenient care

Jul 16, 2021

The convenience of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination at UMSL brought student Nkazimulo “Kazi” Sibanda to campus last Wednesday.

Eye on UMSL: International chemistry connection

Jul 6, 2021

Three international students from Nepal (from left) Dhanbir Lingden, Ganesh Shrestha and Saroj Kafle stroll through North Campus after a grocery run.

Eye on UMSL: No peeking

Jun 21, 2021

Research assistant Riaz Zaidi stood by and observed a group of K-12 students from Girls’ Inc. as they performed a blindfolded exercise in the Ed Collabitat.

Eye on UMSL: Summer reading

Jun 13, 2021

A student takes a book from the new Free Little Library created from a repurposed The Current student newspaper box in the Quad.

Eye on UMSL: Clear vision

Jun 7, 2021

New wall art on the side of the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Patient Care Center alerts motorists to the compassionate and expert care UMSL Eye Care provides its patients.

Eye on UMSL: Family ties

Jun 1, 2021

Director of Alumni Engagement Phil Donato (at left) is welcoming his son Joe Donato, a 2017 criminology and criminal justice graduate, back to campus to pursue his MBA this fall.

Eye on UMSL: Break time

May 24, 2021

Students converse in the Quad on a warm spring afternoon at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: Chapter Champions

May 14, 2021

Hazel Erby and Rita Heard Days received Chapter Champion Awards during the African American Alumni Chapter’s annual New Graduate Recognition Ceremony.

Eye on UMSL: Spring planting

May 10, 2021

Gregory Ward, the grounds supervisor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, plants flowers in the Quad outside Clark Hall on a recent spring day.

May nursing graduate Brandon Gilliam crafts leadership skills in his third career

May 5, 2021

Gilliam has been a broadcast journalist, an educator and an RN, and he’s poised to become a BSN-credentialed nurse this May.

Eye on UMSL: Simulation lab

May 3, 2021

Construction on the new facility kicked off in November. It will allow the College of Nursing to educate 20 percent more BSN students annually.

Eye on UMSL: Plant sale

Apr 26, 2021

Doctoral students Eva Colberg, Rachel Brant and Andreia Figueiredo work at the Biology Graduate Student Association’s annual plant sale last week outside the Science Complex.

Eye on UMSL: Triton transport

Apr 19, 2021

The shuttle transports the Triton community across campus and between classes five days a week at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: A floral outlook

Apr 12, 2021

Photographer August Jennewein captured the ethereal and fleeting beauty of the campus cherry blossoms last week.

Eye on UMSL: Spotlight on history

Apr 5, 2021

An exhibition celebrating the St. Louis Mercantile Library’s 175th anniversary opens on Friday at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: Spring cycle

Mar 29, 2021

Two cyclists glide past the Pierre Laclede Honors College on South Campus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis last week.

Eye on UMSL: Transfer now

Mar 22, 2021

A billboard on the S. Kingshighway Bridge celebrates transfer students and the full-tuition Community College President’s Scholarship.

Eye on UMSL: Second shot

Mar 15, 2021

Nursing student Abigail Wiese administered a COVID-19 vaccination to a patient Saturday during a mass vaccination clinic at the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Back to work

Mar 1, 2021

Senior nursing student Mydah Choudhry, fresh from finishing a test, went right back to her studies last week in the St. Louis Mercantile Library.

Eye on UMSL: Snow birds

Feb 22, 2021

A flock of Canada geese flew together in formation over the snow-covered ground surrounding the Music Building at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: Enjoying winter in warmth

Feb 8, 2021

Senior psychology major Pundaree Pisutvong watched snow piling up on the Quad while keeping warm indoors as she studied at University Libraries.

Eye on UMSL: Lessons in the lab

Jan 25, 2021

Students listened intently to instructions from Assistant Teaching Professor Lori Paul during their anatomy and physiology class in the Science Learning Building.

Eye on UMSL: Through the looking glasses

Jan 11, 2021

Optometry students (from left) Amra Softic, Kristin Doerfler, Katie Wilhelmus, Taylor Ireland and Alisha Musau enjoyed a playful moment outside of Marillac Hall last week.

Eye on UMSL: Warm reception

Dec 7, 2020

Sophomore communication major Danielle Moore was ready to greet and assist visitors at the welcome desk in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Burst of light

Nov 16, 2020

The sun shined brightly over the heads of nursing students DJ McMullen, Kiarra Stillman, Emma Gibbs, Bridget Kogbo and Mariah Palmer as they left class at Seton Center Hall.

Eye on UMSL: Arbor Day celebration

Nov 9, 2020

History alumna and Pierre Laclede Honors College staff member Aubri Adams planted a plum tree last Tuesday on South Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Early autumn conversation

Nov 2, 2020

Students walking to class stopped for a chat in the Quad while wearing masks and maintaining safe distance on a recent afternoon on North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: In-person learning

Oct 26, 2020

Ryan Krull spoke to students in his Introduction to News Writing course about producing video packages to accompany print stories they wrote during a class earlier this month.

Eye on UMSL: Notarize your ballot

Oct 19, 2020

Staff member Cornell Lewis (at right) brought his absentee ballot to the Quad last week to have it notarized ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Eye on UMSL: A ‘very hungry’ celebration

Oct 12, 2020

Preschool children at the University Child Development Center performed a reenactment of the iconic children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” last Thursday.

Eye on UMSL: Reading break

Oct 5, 2020

A man takes a break in the Quad after a workout and reads an old issue of UMSL Magazine on a peaceful late September afternoon at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: Pop-up COVID-19 testing

Sep 28, 2020

In partnership with Affinia Healthcare and St. Louis County, UMSL offered free COVID-19 testing to students, faculty and staff on Monday.

Eye on UMSL: Self-defense class

Sep 21, 2020

Freshman business major William Shi assists UMSL Police Officer Dustin Smith with a demonstration during a self-defense training event held last week in the Quad.

Eye on UMSL: Behind the scenes

Sep 14, 2020

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik delivered her annual State of the University Address into a camera with an in-person audience of fewer than 10 people last Thursday in the Lee Theater.

Eye on UMSL: Peace

Sep 8, 2020

A student gestures her wish for peace while walking past University Libraries in between classes last week on North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Safely catching up on South Campus

Aug 31, 2020

Friends and fellow nursing students (from left) Ashley Ellis, Maggie Pitman, Riley Beerman and Maggie Tiernan catch up while keeping their distance last week on South Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Lakeside lilies

Jul 27, 2020

Lilies bloom in vibrant red beside Bugg Lake on a recent summer day at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: Spreading the word

Jul 20, 2020

A billboard celebrating one of the many reasons students choose UMSL greets motorists as they drive eastbound on Interstate 64 through downtown St. Louis.