Social Work Professor Joe Pickard named new Faculty Athletics Representative

Jul 25, 2022

Pickard will serve as a liaison between the university and the athletics department and also help represent the university in conference and NCAA matters.

Alex LaPorta signs to play professional basketball in Europe

Jul 21, 2022

LaPorta has signed to play the 2022-23 season with Basketball Academie Limburg in the Dutch Women’s Basketball League.

College of Optometry Professor Julie DeKinder named vice chair of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

Jul 20, 2022

The organization is the only accrediting body for professional optometric degree programs and optometric residency programs.

CLIMB Program provides area high school students hands-on research experience in UMSL labs

Jul 18, 2022

Thirteen interns from the Hazelwood, Jennings, Ritenour, Riverview Gardens and University City school districts took part in this summer’s program.

MEd student Jillian Dunn serves her community on Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education

Jul 18, 2022

Dunn won a three-year term in April and is interested in increasing teacher satisfaction and engaging community stakeholders.

Gateway Writing Project’s OneCity Stories program teaches high schoolers to use their voices for social change

Jul 18, 2022

The three-week program brought together 11 students from across the St. Louis region to hone their writing and multimedia skills.

Eye on UMSL: A walking lunch

Jul 18, 2022

Members of the campus community took breaks from classes and work and walked on the treadmills inside the Recreation and Wellness Center. 

Millennium Student Center to serve as polling place for primary, general elections

Jul 18, 2022

Residents of St. Louis County will be able to cast their votes on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus in both the primary and general elections this year.

Alumnus and Salute to Business Achievement honoree Joe Eimer gives back to move students forward

Jul 17, 2022

Eimer has stayed connected to the university, hiring several UMSL graduates and serving on the IST Advisory Board.

UMSL students play valuable roles in furthering the mission of St. Louis-based Food Outreach

Jul 13, 2022

Leizel Thomas and Noah Young are helping address food insecurity for those living with chronic illnesses in the St. Louis area.

Anchor Accelerator receives $300,000 grant from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Jul 11, 2022

The grant was awarded through the Heartland Challenge, which funds programs, projects and initiatives that support underrepresented business owners and founders.

Student-athletes add long list of academic accolades to unrivaled year of competitive success

Jul 11, 2022

A record 158 UMSL student-athletes received academic All-GLVC recognition and 11 teams won team academic awards among other honors.

Abderrahmen Mtibaa researching ways to improve networking, security in disaster response networks

Jul 11, 2022

The assistant professor of computer science is working with colleagues at New Mexico State University and Saint Louis University on an NSF-funded project.

Missouri Sen. Brian Williams touts unprecedented investment in UMSL, north St. Louis County

Jul 11, 2022

Missouri’s 2023 budget will direct $40 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to UMSL to support a major campus redevelopment.

Eye on UMSL: Rise and shine

Jul 8, 2022

The summer sun shines on the atrium of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.  

History alumnus Alexander Salois becomes key member of Facilities Management

Jul 5, 2022

Salois began working in the department part-time as a student, and has led an effort to digitize campus key records.

Art & design professor Scott Gericke commissioned to design July issue of St. Louis Magazine

Jul 1, 2022

For the magazine’s annual A-List Awards, Gericke utilized wood and metal type and line cuts both from UMSL and Central Print.

UMSL alumnus and retired Boeing executive Terry Elmendorf becomes UMSL’s executive in residence

Jun 27, 2022

Elmendorf returns to the university after more than 30 years in various leadership positions at Boeing.

Dr. Keshia Elder named dean of College of Optometry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis

Jun 27, 2022

Elder, who previously served as an associate clinical professor at UMSL from 2011 to 2016, will assume the role on Sept. 1.

College of Education hosts inaugural Future Teacher Leadership Academy for local high school students

Jun 27, 2022

The free two-week program was funded by a $30,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Eye on UMSL: Summer job

Jun 27, 2022

A crane lifts new insulation onto the roof at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center last week at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Communication graduate Brandyn Chambers in the spotlight on HGTV’s ‘Battle on the Beach’

Jun 24, 2022

Chambers, who earned his master’s degree in May, works with his father, Roosevelt, renovating homes through their company Chambers Development LLC.

Ask an Expert: Lynn Staley discusses the legacy of Title IX for women’s sports

Jun 23, 2022

Staley saw the impact of Title IX in her own life as a women’s basketball player at Kalamazoo College in the early 1980s.

Cigna Foundation awards $200,000 grant to support Bridge Program’s Saturday Academy

Jun 23, 2022

The Saturday Academy provides courses in mathematics, science and written and oral communication, and 100% of its graduates have matriculated to college since 2003.

Professor Todd Swanstrom part of UniverCities Exchange panel on public transit

Jun 21, 2022

UniverCities Exchange gathers community leaders and academic experts to discuss problems and possible solutions to issues affecting St. Louis and Kansas City.

Eye on UMSL: Celebrating new opportunities

Jun 21, 2022

Kayla McKissack, Niana Lewis, Nick Ballenger, Jared Strickland and Kara Johnson were welcomed into the Opportunity Scholars Program at a reception on June 15.

Dr. Erin Brooks, Lindsay Pickering and Jim Webb receive UMSL Hero Awards

Jun 21, 2022

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.

DBA students receive grant to conduct ‘Ethics of Care’ research

Jun 21, 2022

Matthew Aplin-Houtz and Sarah Willey won a $5,000 grant from the Association of Fundraising Professionals to support their work.

Members of Unified Command reflect on two-plus years of work to keep UMSL community safe

Jun 21, 2022

Dan Freet, Justin Roberts and Chris Sullivan were part of the eight-member team responsible for guiding campus policies since the beginning of the pandemic.

Michael Cosmopoulos decorated by the president of Greece

Jun 20, 2022

The honor is bestowed on Greek citizens who have excelled in the arts and literature, science, public administration, shipping, commerce and industry.

St. Louis Anchor Action Network members share learning experience in historic Ville neighborhood

Jun 16, 2022

Attendees took a walking tour of some of the neighborhood’s historic sites and heard from community leaders in a panel discussion.

Professor Lea-Rachel Kosnik shares experience with interracial adoption in project with Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson

Jun 15, 2022

Kosnik is currently serializing a novel, “Seeking Forgiveness,” which is inspired by her own experience as the white mother of an adopted Black son.

UMSL names Lisa Capone as vice chancellor for advancement

Jun 14, 2022

Capone is the associate vice president for development at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has nearly 20 years of experience in higher education fundraising.

Optometry students gain valuable experience working at Chickasaw Nation Department of Health

Jun 13, 2022

The rotation at Chickasaw Nation Medical Center was coordinated by the Indian Health Service, a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Counseling PhD student Monica Phelps-Pineda wins minority fellowship award

Jun 13, 2022

The National Board for Certified Counselors awarded Phelps-Pineda $20,000 for her doctoral research on multicultural counseling supervision and commitment to serving minority communities.

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy Students boost careers with MBAs from UMSL

Jun 13, 2022

To date, 28 pharmacy students have completed their MBAs through a partnership between UHSP and UMSL’s College of Business Administration that began in 2013.

Eye on UMSL: Getting ready for the next step

Jun 13, 2022

John Meriac, associate professor of Global Leadership and Management, meets with members of the 2023 DBA cohort last Friday at Anheuser-Busch Hall.

North County Inc. celebrates new home on UMSL campus

Jun 13, 2022

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik welcomed North County Inc. President and CEO Rebecca Zoll and her team to their new office during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday.

STLMade spotlights UMSL-led research on pollination in urban orchards

Jun 13, 2022

Associate Professor Aimee Dunlap serves as director of the project, which involves seven researchers from six institutions across the St. Louis region.

UMSL community saddened by death of Board of Curators Student Representative Remington Williams

Jun 10, 2022

Williams, who died in a car crash early Wednesday morning, had been pursuing his MBA as a member the UMSL Online MBA Program’s inaugural cohort.

UMSL again gets high marks for advancing gender equality, reducing inequality in Times Higher Education rankings

Jun 9, 2022

The university ranked No. 54 globally in the gender equality category and also scored highly in several other areas.

Eye on UMSL: Kudos!

Jun 6, 2022

Administrative Associate Ann Marie Klues and Student Recruitment Specialist Jenna Haddock update the Kudos board last week in the Pierre Laclede Honors College.

Alumna Karla Harris headlining ‘An Evening of Jazz with Springboard to Learning’ at alma mater on June 11

Jun 6, 2022

Harris, who earned her degree in speech communication in 1986, will be performing with old members of the Gateway Jazz Ensemble, including mentor Jeanne Trevor.

Business student Hannah Brazel helps a family in need through Be The Match

Jun 6, 2022

Brazel, a senior marketing major, donated peripheral stem cells to a patient with leukemia this spring, while working toward her bachelor’s degree and serving as Marketing Club secretary.

Finding their voices: Adam and Rachel Morgan work to forge paths for neurodiverse individuals

Jun 5, 2022

The mother and son duo work to provide therapeutic equipment, technology and educational resources through the Adam Morgan Foundation.

MSW student Seda Follis leaves behind big data for individual impact

Jun 4, 2022

Follis held positions in data analytics at Express Scripts and BJC HealthCare before enrolling at UMSL’s School of Social Work.

St. Louis Public Radio marks golden anniversary

Jun 2, 2022

The station began broadcasting on June 2, 1972. It got an early start celebrating its anniversary when it hosted more than 300 guests at a gala on May 20.

Anchor Accelerator Demo Day shows progress and success of latest class of founders

May 31, 2022

Founders Will Bubenik, Tony Davis, La’Crassia Wilderness, Valeria Rodriguez and Paris Rollins showcased their businesses during last week’s event.

St. Louis Coro Fellows share experiences, lessons from the past year during graduation event

May 31, 2022

Danijela Bule, Elizabeth Collinger, Emily Desmond, Lorenzo Giamartino, Ebee Grellier, Hannah Motley, Manusha Jayasinghe, Ronald Jones, Raya Kazdan and Jesse Strod completed the program.

Psychology graduate Kam Moss selected for Japan Exchange and Teaching Program

May 31, 2022

During his assignment, Moss will assist a Japanese teacher in foreign-language classes and serve as a cultural ambassador.