Young musicians from about 40 high schools and middle schools in Missouri and Illinois took part in the two-day event last week.

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Young musicians from about 40 high schools and middle schools in Missouri and Illinois took part in the two-day event last week.
Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Associate Professor Lauren Obermark and Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Terbrock-Elmestad worked to revamp the curriculum of the university’s first-year writing course, including the addition of a community advocacy project.
New events include an after party and Jeopardy-inspired trivia game.
The 20th-ranked women’s golf team took first place in the UMSL Spring Invitational, finishing 29 shots ahead of runner-up Indianapolis at Norwood Hills Country Club.
NBCU Academy’s Sandy Sharp delivered the keynote address in front of a packed crowd at Anheuser-Busch Hall.
Morris serves as the director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, and Frey, a marketing major, is the founder of Headlok.
During the event, Williams and Eslinger had the opportunity to connect with more than a dozen superintendents from local school districts and hear from from students working on a civic engagement project.
Hollingsworth earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from UMSL in December 2023 and first joined the zoo staff as an intern early last year.