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Eye on UMSL: Lifting her voice

Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: Practice makes perfect
Eye on UMSL: Practice makes perfect

Coaches and student athletes from UMSL’s basketball, volleyball and soccer teams worked with more than 20 children at the Mark Twain Athletic Center as part of Bring a Child to Work Day.

Eye on UMSL: Practice makes perfect

Coaches and student athletes from UMSL’s basketball, volleyball and soccer teams worked with more than 20 children at the Mark Twain Athletic Center as part of Bring a Child to Work Day.

Eye on UMSL: Practice makes perfect

Coaches and student athletes from UMSL’s basketball, volleyball and soccer teams worked with more than 20 children at the Mark Twain Athletic Center as part of Bring a Child to Work Day.

Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash
Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash

Members of UMSL Sustainability participated in the annual Confluence Trash Bash clean-up on South Campus in early April.

Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash

Members of UMSL Sustainability participated in the annual Confluence Trash Bash clean-up on South Campus in early April.

Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash

Members of UMSL Sustainability participated in the annual Confluence Trash Bash clean-up on South Campus in early April.

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Eye on UMSL: Welcome

Eye on UMSL: Welcome

An entryway along Grobman Drive, leading to a guest parking lot, welcomes UMSL newcomers to the heart of campus.

Eye on UMSL: Campus or resort?

Eye on UMSL: Campus or resort?

Summer looks good on Triton territory, where the overall pace of university life slows for a brief moment in anticipation of the next academic year.

Eye on UMSL: Leaders of tomorrow

Eye on UMSL: Leaders of tomorrow

The 21st Century Leadership Academy “Shear Fellows” enjoy a relaxed moment at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center during their group portrait May 23.

Eye on UMSL: Success

Eye on UMSL: Success

UMSL SUCCEED graduates express their joy at commencement as they enter the Mark Twain Building on May 13.

Eye on UMSL: After the rain

Eye on UMSL: After the rain

Following days of rain, the clouds parted in time for a student to enjoy a colorful sunset as he walked past the atrium of the St. Louis Mercantile Library.

Eye on UMSL: Finals week fun

Eye on UMSL: Finals week fun

Nursing seniors (from right) Nick Schueddig, Nick Rangel and Chris Galvin savor some recreation time with a game of Spikeball alongside friend Brett Wright during finals week.

Eye on UMSL: Bubblebus

Eye on UMSL: Bubblebus

Juniors Joann Schwieter (center) and Kennedy McClinton (at right) brave the bubbles at Food Truck Friday outside the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Gosling crossing

Eye on UMSL: Gosling crossing

A student makes way for a family of geese and snaps their portrait as they cross a sidewalk along UMSL’s North Campus ponds.

Eye on UMSL: Jazz practice

Eye on UMSL: Jazz practice

The University Jazz Ensemble rehearses a number as several area high school students – each a Creative Achievement in the Arts award recipient – look on.

Eye on UMSL: Making the cut

Eye on UMSL: Making the cut

Lab activities in the new Science Learning Building at UMSL made up part of a recent evening honoring area high school students.

Eye on UMSL: Happy 70th

Eye on UMSL: Happy 70th

Chancellor Tom George blows out the cake during a surprise 70th birthday celebration in his office Friday morning.

Eye on UMSL: Disc play

Eye on UMSL: Disc play

Fellow students Zach Tullock and Chris Ernst stretch to catch a flying disc on South Campus in front of saucer magnolia trees in bloom.

Eye on UMSL: First bloom

Eye on UMSL: First bloom

In front of the Thomas Jefferson Library, a small tree’s flowers blossom, uncurling their petals to the sun and spring-like warmth this early March.

Eye on UMSL: Getting close

Eye on UMSL: Getting close

Scheduled for completion this summer, Anheuser-Busch Hall, the new home of the College of Business Administration, will be dedicated on Aug. 17.

Eye on UMSL: Stillness

Eye on UMSL: Stillness

Night falls over UMSL’s North Campus as pools and pathways grow quiet for a few hours during a busy week.

Eye on UMSL: Night class

Eye on UMSL: Night class

Students arrive for Tuesday evening classes as a sunset illumines the sky and adds a touch of beauty to their day.

Eye on UMSL: International impact

Eye on UMSL: International impact

Campus community members listen as staff answer questions during a forum held in the wake of an executive order directly affecting 27 UMSL students.

Eye on UMSL: Frozen

Eye on UMSL: Frozen

Wintry flakes decorated the sky and all of campus on Jan. 5 as the UMSL community greeted a new year and anticipated a new semester.

Eye on UMSL: Last autumn leaf

Eye on UMSL: Last autumn leaf

This campus photograph was taken by UMSL photographer August Jennewein and is the latest to be featured in the Eye on UMSL Flickr album.

Eye on UMSL: Chaucer banter

Eye on UMSL: Chaucer banter

Professor Frank Grady and his Chaucer class react as one of the students makes a trenchant and amusing observation about a 14th-century tragic romance.

Eye on UMSL: Autumn gold

Eye on UMSL: Autumn gold

Autumn is in full bloom as a Ginkgo tree in front of the Pierre Laclede Honors College sports its vibrant seasonal color on South Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Angelic voice

Eye on UMSL: Angelic voice

Soloist Theresa Pancella sings “Only in Sleep” during the University Singers’ rehearsal before their concert in Anheuser-Busch Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: Spheres

Eye on UMSL: Spheres

The round window adorning the new UMSL Patient Care Center changes colors depending on how the sunlight hits it at different times of day.

Eye on UMSL: Autumn majesty

Eye on UMSL: Autumn majesty

Though the new Science Learning Building on the south side of the science complex is presently getting all the attention, this lovely scene sits on the north side.

Eye on UMSL: Warming up to Shakespeare

Eye on UMSL: Warming up to Shakespeare

Under the direction of a professional British actor, UMSL students warm up during a unique class session bringing to life one of the texts they’ve been studying.

Eye on UMSL: Difference makers

Eye on UMSL: Difference makers

A concentration of nature’s biggest advocates forms as UMSL graduate students – all budding conservationists – gather around 2016 World Ecology Award recipient Sylvia Earle.

Eye on UMSL: Go underground

Eye on UMSL: Go underground

The underground pathway to the new Science Learning Building is a flurry of foot traffic and energy. It’s also the home of a new dining option, Simply to Go Café.

Eye on UMSL: Sunlight

Eye on UMSL: Sunlight

Bright rays illumined a cloud-flecked sky and the elevated track that wraps around the UMSL Recreation and Wellness Center on a recent afternoon.

Eye on UMSL: Debate face

Eye on UMSL: Debate face

Laughter occasionally filled the Millennium Student Center on Monday night as students reacted to some of the more pointed moments between the U.S. presidential candidates.

Eye on UMSL: Listening

Eye on UMSL: Listening

Gavin Chuck, managing director of Alarm Will Sound, speaks with UMSL music students at a Seminar in Literature and Pedagogy focused around the idea of listening.

Eye on UMSL: Relax

Eye on UMSL: Relax

During a break between classes, economics majors Erisa Bushati and Amber Lawrence kick back in their lawn chairs on UMSL’s North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Background noise

Eye on UMSL: Background noise

Deep in thought, freshman nursing student Alyssa Sams makes the most of a “quiet” study spot on the Quad during UMSL’s Fall Expo.

Eye on UMSL: Expogoers

Eye on UMSL: Expogoers

Campus community members of all ages enjoyed the Fall Expo held in the Quad on UMSL’s North Campus Aug. 24.

Eye on UMSL: Calm

Eye on UMSL: Calm

The Millennium Student Center on North Campus will soon be seeing lots of foot traffic — thousands of people visit the facility on a typical day.

Eye on UMSL: Blocking blue

Eye on UMSL: Blocking blue

Under the watchful eye of Associate Professor of Optometry Carl Bassi, several students try out new “blue-blocker” eyewear inside the UMSL Patient Care Center.

Eye on UMSL: Open for learning

Eye on UMSL: Open for learning

Senior John Zhou (center) reviews course content with Matt Sotheran during an organic chemistry lab in the newly completed Science Learning Building.

Eye on UMSL: Intersections

Eye on UMSL: Intersections

Much like the lines, spaces and colors recently captured here by campus photographer August Jennewein, persistence and passion come together at UMSL.

Eye on UMSL: Literally

Eye on UMSL: Literally

The circular window of the almost-complete Patient Care Center is shaping up to be the literal eye on UMSL’s campus.

Eye on UMSL: First steps

Eye on UMSL: First steps

Incoming Opportunity Scholars Kyra Chappell, Danielle Friz, Jalen James-Patterson, Madison Koogler and Mickkell Abrams mark their first steps into budding college careers.

Eye on UMSL: Bluegrass

Eye on UMSL: Bluegrass

Musical artists Heidi Clare and Ron Thomason return to campus June 14 for a free evening of bluegrass at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: Towering Louie

Eye on UMSL: Towering Louie

The friendly UMSL Tritons mascot recently was spotted at the summit of the Social Sciences & Business Building Tower on North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Finals week

Eye on UMSL: Finals week

Alysa Kaiser, Lindsey Smith and Cody Barton study for exams in a packed Thomas Jefferson Library, which is open later in the evening during finals week.

Eye on UMSL: Simply sublime

Eye on UMSL: Simply sublime

A harpist performs during “Sweet Swan of Avon” at the Touhill, presented on the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.

Eye on UMSL: Grace notes

Eye on UMSL: Grace notes

Alijah Rothman, a SUCCEED student at UMSL, plays “Amazing Grace” on his recorder outside the Provincial House of the Pierre Laclede Honors College.

Eye on UMSL: Spring serenade

Eye on UMSL: Spring serenade

Christopher Harper plays guitar and sings an original composition as fellow UMSL student Lynnsey Street practices yoga on UMSL’s North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Turkey strut

Eye on UMSL: Turkey strut

Just before evening classes got underway on April 4, a pair of wild turkeys paid a visit to campus.