Eye on UMSL: Funny faces

Oct 26, 2015

The student ambassadors wrap up their group portrait shoot with a playful moment.

Eye on UMSL: Hanging out

Oct 22, 2015

Jerry Bosse II, a senior computer science major, relaxes in the North Campus Quad between classes.

Eye on UMSL: Dedication

Oct 15, 2015

Senior Jessie Eikmann, features editor for The Current, interviews Mary Allen in a quiet moment after the dedication of her husband’s “Dr. Marcus Allen Advising Center.”

Eye on UMSL: The Lawn

Oct 12, 2015

Freshly laid sod brightens up a stretch of North Campus that includes the new Recreation and Wellness Center and the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Welcome back

Aug 30, 2015

Pi Kappa Alpha was one of 60 organizations and campus units that participated in the annual Fall Expo at UMSL.

Eye on UMSL: Degree in hand

Aug 13, 2015

Nursing graduate Kirstin Hill smiles wide at the Aug. 8 commencement ceremony after completing her bachelor’s of science degree at UMSL.

Eye on UMSL: Fini

Aug 12, 2015

Classmates gather outside of Clark Hall after completing their written French final toward the end of UMSL’s recently completed summer semester.

Eye on UMSL: The Comet

Jul 20, 2015

Erika Gibb and her students were given the opportunity to control a telescope in order to find comet C/2014 Q1.

Eye on UMSL: Numbers

Jul 12, 2015

Amanda Truong, adjunct professor in physics and astronomy at UMSL, writes an equation on the board during a Basic...

Eye on UMSL: Book lovers

Jun 3, 2015

Young readers Caroline and London show off summer selections from the newly installed Little Free Library on UMSL’s South Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Feet in pond

May 25, 2015

Amanda Davis and Shane Bower’s friendly competition of rock-paper-scissors ended with their feet in the pond.

Eye on UMSL: Flying

May 11, 2015

UMSL students (from left) Annie Nohava, Juliana Knaup and Nick Perez ride the Cliffhanger during the UMSL Mirth Week carnival.

Eye on UMSL: Opportunity Scholars

Apr 30, 2015

With the first two Opportunity Scholars set to graduate from UMSL in May, all of the current students to hold that distinction recently gathered for a group photo.

Eye on UMSL: Showers & flowers

Apr 20, 2015

April rain showers, such as the one photographed through the window of UMSL’s J.C. Penney Building, have yielded numerous flowers across campus.

Eye on UMSL: Record breaker

Apr 7, 2015

On March 31, UMSL senior outfielder Jena Boudreau hit her first home run of the season. It was one for the books.

Eye on UMSL: The U crew

Mar 31, 2015

UMSL students devote countless hours each semester to audio and video production for UMSL Radio and The U News.

Eye on UMSL: Family

Mar 29, 2015

Chris Roccia and 2-year-old Jackson greet Miriam Roccia with roses during the UMSL Trailblazers reception.

Eye on UMSL: Bellerive encore

Mar 26, 2015

Nancy Gleason discusses her 10-year affiliation with the honors college-produced publication as guest speaker at the launch party for the latest edition.

Eye on UMSL: Piece of pi

Mar 15, 2015

Freshman computer science major Omar Ismail captivates a crowd in the Pilot House as he recites 2,020 digits of pi.

Eye on UMSL: Uplifting

Mar 10, 2015

UMSL student dancers perform at the 2014-15 College of Fine Arts and Communication Dean’s Awards for Creative Achievement in the Arts.

Eye on UMSL: Mediterranean flavors

Feb 18, 2015

Restaurant owner and chef Ben Poremba toasts in Olio, a former gas station he transformed into a wine bar and eatery in St. Louis’ Botanical Heights neighborhood.

Eye on UMSL: Goose crossing

Feb 9, 2015

A UMSL shuttle patiently waits for the campus’s feathered friends to cross the street.

Eye on UMSL: To serve

Jan 25, 2015

UMSL students (from left) Rachel Romano, William Lawson, and Jesse Herman participate in the MLK Day of Service by painting one of the stairwells at Circle of Light.

Eye on UMSL: Cotton candy clouds

Jan 21, 2015

“Sometimes the photo says it all,” said campus photographer August Jennewein of the early January dusk sky over UMSL that nearly left him speechless.

Eye on UMSL: Teamwork

Jan 8, 2015

UMSL business students (from left) Anthony Luzecky, Zachary Whalen, Patrick Earl, Taylor Obst, Jesse Guajardo and Suzanne Reed hold their last group study in the Millennium Student Center Fireside Lounge.

Eye on UMSL: To the future

Jan 4, 2015

Chatis Santos celebrates and points to the future during the Dec. 20 commencement ceremony at the Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center. Santos majored in computer science.

Eye on UMSL: Professional experience

Dec 21, 2014

Chris Emerson, UMSL Professional MBA student, shares his past IT experience with his cohort in their Information Systems Management class.

Eye on UMSL: Faculty authors

Dec 10, 2014

Information systems Professor Mary Lacity talks with Larry Frederick, UMSL’s chief information officer, about his book at the annual Faculty Author Reception.

Eye on UMSL: International flair

Dec 8, 2014

Alexandra Weil (left) and Audrey Charlet, both freshmen from Paris, brave the freezing cold as they walk to class with Lucas Pierrez-Peter, a freshman from Strasbourg, France.

Eye on UMSL: The agreement

Dec 2, 2014

UMSL Chancellor Tom George (seated, right) and Norman “Jay” Wilson (seated, left), executive director of admissions for the American University of Antigua College of Medicine, recently signed an articulation agreement.

Eye on UMSL: Sumo students

Nov 30, 2014

UMSL seniors Hasib Ibradzic and Abdul-Kariem Mattenzzi stepped inside sumo suits and into the ring to wrestle recently at UMSL’s Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Teaching and Technology

Nov 18, 2014

Larry K. Michaelson presents the workshop “Designing Group Work that Really Works Online and in the Classroom,” part of a UMSL Center for Teaching and Learning two-day conference.

Eye on UMSL: Induction

Nov 10, 2014

Beta Gamma Sigma recently inducted new members during the UMSL College of Business Administration‘s annual Bachmann Book Series on Oct. 29.

Eye on UMSL: Ice cream chemistry

Nov 3, 2014

UMSL Chemistry Club members (from left) Rahmah Ghazal, Hung Nguyen and Jordan Rabus make some homemade ice cream to celebrate National Chemistry Week.

Eye on UMSL: Education initiative

Oct 6, 2014

Gov. Jay Nixon announces a $500,000 federal grant to North Campus, a tutoring program founded by St. Louis Alderman Antonio French (left). The announcement was made Oct. 2 at UMSL.

Eye on UMSL: Storyteller extraordinaire

Oct 1, 2014

Robert “Bobby” Norfolk, BGS 2003, wowed a crowd of more than 800 people during a special presentation at the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ annual Founders Dinner Sept. 26.

Eye on UMSL: GardenVille

Sep 28, 2014

Through the Catholic Newman Center, UMSL alumnus Matthew Hubbard and student volunteers (from left) Janelle Miller, Sharee Chambers and Meagan Burwell work in the community garden known as GardenVille.

Eye on UMSL: Suited up

Sep 17, 2014

This foursome took to the Busch Stadium field for UMSL Night at the Ballpark prior to the start of the Sept. 12 St. Louis Cardinals game.

Eye on UMSL: #UMSLFAMOUS

Sep 3, 2014

Did you win an award? Get an internship, a scholarship or a job? Drop us a line at umslnews@umsl.edu and become #UMSLFAMOUS.

Eye on UMSL: New faculty

Aug 25, 2014

Christopher Boyce, supervisor of instructional technology for UMSL Information Technology Services, introduces new faculty members to software and hardware support they can take advantage of for their research and teaching.

Eye on UMSL: Reaching out

Aug 20, 2014

UMSL staff members deliver items to St. Stephen’s Food Pantry in Ferguson. The local food pantry has experienced a spike in demand as a result of recent events.

Eye on UMSL: Nanoporous carbons

Aug 6, 2014

Senior physics major Henry Hamper, an undergraduate research grant recipient at UMSL, makes nanoporous carbons in Benton Hall.

Eye on UMSL: Ice cream

Jul 28, 2014

University Child Development Center classmates Colin McGuire (left) and Gannon Crangle (right) top off their ice cream desserts with help from their respective grandmothers while Radley Bergfeld awaits his turn.

Eye on UMSL: Scoreboard guru

Jul 23, 2014

If you go to a St. Louis Cardinals game, you’ll likely note the elaborate digital scoreboard graphics and videos. Those are brought to you by UMSL alumnus Bobby Sutherland (left).

Eye on UMSL: Summer Academy

Jul 16, 2014

More than 200 St. Louis teens were accepted into this year’s iteration of the outreach program, which continues to successfully support underserved young people through precollegiate programming.

Eye on UMSL: Acappellooza

Jul 14, 2014

Jim Henry, director of choral studies at UMSL, leads the Acappellooza Summer men’s chorus in a rehearsal before the main concert.

Eye on UMSL: Progress

Jul 8, 2014

Here’s a look at the UMSL Recreation and Wellness Center construction progress. The facility is slated to open in the fall of 2015.

Eye on UMSL: The kiss

Jun 26, 2014

Louie offers a surprise “kiss” (of the foil-wrapped chocolate variety) to alumna Haley Brightwell, BSBA 2014, as she works in the Graduate Business Programs office.

Eye on UMSL: Forest Park

Jun 23, 2014

Theodore Link’s “Plan of Forest Park” (1876) is one of scores of maps that are being catalogued, conserved and displayed for the first time at UMSL’s St. Louis Mercantile Library.

Eye on UMSL: Music festival

Jun 12, 2014

College and high school students from the St. Louis area, Illinois and as far away as Colombia gathered at the Touhill for the Arianna String Quartet’s annual Chamber Music Festival.