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St. Louis Beacon looks at 50 years of UMSL

St. Louis Beacon looks at 50 years of UMSL

This year is one of reflection and aspiration for the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The UMSL community will look back and ahead as it celebrates the university’s 50th anniversary. And that’s exactly what the St. Louis Beacon did with its comprehensive article published Jan. 31.

UMSL chancellor discusses university’s growth, challenges, Jubilee

UMSL chancellor discusses university’s growth, challenges, Jubilee

The University of Missouri–St. Louis will kick off its Jubilee, a yearlong celebration of UMSL’s 50th anniversary, with a spectacular evening of entertainment and fun on Feb. 1. UMSL Chancellor Tom George talked about the Jubilee, reflected on the university’s growth over a half century and discussed challenges in higher education last week on “St. Louis on the Air,” a program on St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU.

Cafe TJ holds grand opening week

Cafe TJ holds grand opening week

In case you missed a chance last month to try out the newest campus coffee bar at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, here’s a good reason to check it out now.

Noted economist tops MLK Day program

Noted economist tops MLK Day program

Julianne Malveaux, the noted labor economist, author and political commentator, believes that most everything comes down to economics. And at this time of year, she reminds people of Martin Luther King’s other message in his “I Have a Dream” speech.

UMSL alumna’s handmade quilts to hang at Gallery Visio

UMSL alumna’s handmade quilts to hang at Gallery Visio

Quilts aren’t just quaint bedding that grandmothers make. A whole new generation has adopted the art form. A series of handmade quilts will be the focus of the next exhibit in Gallery Visio at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Marketing class garners second place in Chevy Spark campaign

Marketing class garners second place in Chevy Spark campaign

When Joan Hutchinson enrolled in a marketing class at the University of Missouri–St. Louis last semester, she wasn’t expecting to work on a real marketing campaign for Chevy. Nor was she expecting to compete with other college teams and place second on her first marketing plan, but that’s what happened.

New trail makes campus even more bike friendly

New trail makes campus even more bike friendly

The University of Missouri–St. Louis solidified its reputation as a bike friendly campus by adding the St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 20.

University to build recreation center

University to build recreation center

The Curators of the University of Missouri System in September approved Cannon Design as the project architect for a new recreation and wellness center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Construction is expected to start in the summer, and the university plans to open the building in fall 2015.

Missouri Teacher of the Year Cathy Cartier makes learning matter

Missouri Teacher of the Year Cathy Cartier makes learning matter

A warning bell rings, marking the upcoming third period at Affton High in south St. Louis County. A group of sophomores begin to gather in a cozy classroom. The walls are lined with posters of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. As the students hurry to their seats, a smiling Cathy Cartier greets each one and hands out a photocopied article from the Associated Press.

Ambassadors of Harmony to sing sounds of season at Touhill

Ambassadors of Harmony to sing sounds of season at Touhill

The Ambassadors of Harmony fills the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center each December with the joy and magic of the holidays in a way only achieved by a 160-voice chorus. The choral group will perform it’s annual “Sounds of the Season” concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Touhill at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Scholar honored for community, campus collaboration

Scholar honored for community, campus collaboration

Wilma Calvert, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has been recognized for her commitment to community partnerships. At the recent Campus Compact Heartland Conference, the Missouri Campus Compact awarded Calvert the 2012 Outstanding Community and Campus Collaboration Award.

Men’s basketball player opens season with GLVC honors

Men’s basketball player opens season with GLVC honors

Charlie Woods, a forward on the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s basketball team, helped the UMSL Tritons to a pair of regional victories to open the 2012-13 season. In doing so, he was recognized by the Great Lakes Valley Conference as its Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

Eye on UMSL: Ferguson Brewing

Eye on UMSL: Ferguson Brewing

Josh Wilson, brewmaster at Ferguson (Mo.) Brewing Company, discusses brewing beer while Ngusha Shaguy (right) and other members of the Chemistry Club at the University of Missouri–St. Louis look on. Wilson walked the students through the brewing process from adding cracked malt kernels, or grist, and hot water to a mash tun (left of Wilson) to two weeks later (for an ale) when the finished product is kegged or pumped into serving tanks that feed directly to the brewpub’s taps.

HealthSouth whistleblower to discuss ‘crossing the line’

HealthSouth whistleblower to discuss ‘crossing the line’

Accounting fraud is nothing new in today’s corporate culture. One of the more memorable of the last decade was the 2003 HealthSouth Corporation scandal in which the company’s chief executive officers had instructed employees to “pad the numbers” to overstate the annual profit.

Express Scripts wants to showcase your artwork

Express Scripts wants to showcase your artwork

Calling all artists at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Express Scripts wants your work on its walls.The Fortune 150 company is soliciting artwork to showcase at its world headquarters, located on UMSL’s North Campus. This is a great opportunity to have your work displayed, and possibly sold to Express Scripts employees, clients, and the community.

Intellectual property lawyer to discuss copyright, other issues

Intellectual property lawyer to discuss copyright, other issues

During the 2008 presidential election, a poster image of Barack Obama by artist Shepard Fairey gained iconic status. The problem? The poster was based on a photograph taken by an Associated Press reporter and therefore was copyrighted by the AP. Both sides eventually worked out a financial agreement.

Jazz Orchestra to pay tribute to Ellington, Basie

Jazz Orchestra to pay tribute to Ellington, Basie

When speaking of jazz visionaries and musical trailblazers, Duke Ellington and Count Basie are typically mentioned in the same sentence. And while their music falls clearly into the same category, their styles were drastically different.

St. Louis Public Radio, Quincy Public Radio wrap successful Fall Membership Campaign

St. Louis Public Radio, Quincy Public Radio wrap successful Fall Membership Campaign

The St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU and Quincy Public Radio | 90.3 WQUB Fall Membership Campaign concluded Friday evening raising $478,000 from 3,900 pledges. Of the total pledges, 1,400 were from first-time contributors. The campaign, which began on October 11, is one of two annual, on-air membership campaigns held by the station.

Students to stage Pulitzer winner’s ‘In the Blood’

Students to stage Pulitzer winner’s ‘In the Blood’

A new production at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will take a raw, unfiltered look into the world of poverty in the United States. “In the Blood,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, follows the story of Hester as she struggles to provide for her five fatherless children. Students with UMSL’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies will perform the play. Jacqueline Thompson, visiting assistant professor of theater at UMSL, will direct the production, which is described as a modern-day reinterpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.”

Civil War symphony to be staged at Missouri History Museum, Touhill

Civil War symphony to be staged at Missouri History Museum, Touhill

Missouri was the site of more than 1,000 battles during the Civil War, trailing only Virginia and Tennessee. That staggering fact often surprises many people not familiar with the state’s pivotal role in the conflict. The 150th anniversary of Missouri’s involvement in the Civil War was the inspiration for a new composition by Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

UMSL director joins academic journal’s editorial board

UMSL director joins academic journal’s editorial board

Malaika Horne, curator emeritus of the University of Missouri System and founding director of the Executive Leadership Consortium at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has been appointed to the 2013 editorial board for the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. The appointment is a three-year term.

2 tenants join ITE incubator

2 tenants join ITE incubator

The University of Missouri–St. Louis incubator for startup companies continues to grow, with the addition of two new tenants. Retectix and Onshore Outsourcing recently moved into UMSL’s Innovative Technology Enterprises, which brings the ITE tenant count to eight.

Writer Seth Fried to read at Hinge Gallery

Writer Seth Fried to read at Hinge Gallery

Each year, the Graduate Writers Association at the University of Missouri–St. Louis works to help grow the St. Louis literary scene through readings by emerging poets and writers. The next GWA reading will feature Seth Fried, author of the acclaimed short story collection “The Great Frustration.”

China hub to be focus of UMSL business lecture

China hub to be focus of UMSL business lecture

Could St. Louis soon be a cargo hub for China? What would this mean for the region? Tim Nowak, executive director of the World Trade Center St. Louis, will discuss “The Midwest Cargo Hub Update” at 8 a.m. Oct. 4 at World Trade Center St. Louis in Clayton, Mo.

Legislators, political scientists, advocates to debate term limits

Legislators, political scientists, advocates to debate term limits

Former Speaker of the Missouri House Steven Tilley will be among the participants debating term limits for state legislators at the inaugural Public Ethics Conference, “Term limits: Two Decades of Lessons.” The conference will be presented on Oct. 6 by the Center for Ethics in Public Life at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Greek scholar to discuss opposing views of human mind

Greek scholar to discuss opposing views of human mind

In ancient Greece, there were two opposing views about the human mind. Plato thought a person was “tabula inscripta,” born with some innate knowledge. Whereas, Aristotle subscribed to the idea of “tabula rasa,” born without any previous knowledge.

Anthropologist named campus leader in general education

Anthropologist named campus leader in general education

Sheilah Clarke-Ekong has long been a standout as an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Going forward, she will play a larger role in helping shape general education at the university.

New campus trail to officially open Sept. 20

New campus trail to officially open Sept. 20

A few bicyclists have been zipping along the new trail and through the underpass on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus. Officially, the new St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail will open Sept 20 with a party, rides on the new trail and a chance to win a new bike.

Gift from Peabody Energy to modernize 2 labs

Gift from Peabody Energy to modernize 2 labs

A modern work force needs a modern learning environment. That environment is exactly what the University of Missouri–St. Louis strives to offer its students, said Chancellor Tom George.

UMSL at Grand Center will open its doors to public Sept. 15

UMSL at Grand Center will open its doors to public Sept. 15

Stand on the patio of the new UMSL at Grand Center building and home to St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU and see if you can identify its neighbors. There’s the Fabulous Fox, Sheldon Concert Hall, Grandel Theater, Powell Hall, Contemporary Art Museum and Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Next door is Nine Network of Public Media, HEC-TV and the St. Louis Beacon.

Enterprise scholars begin college journey

Enterprise scholars begin college journey

John-Mark Scott, a graduate of Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis County, found his passion in an accounting class in high school. After applying to the accounting program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, he was pleasantly surprised to be selected as an Enterprise Opportunity Driver Scholarship recipient.

Time to try out new workout equipment

Time to try out new workout equipment

No more excuses! The new workout equipment has arrived! Construction of the renovated fitness center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis in the Mark Twain Athletic and Fitness Center is complete. The campus community is invited to an open house of the center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 27.