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Business alumni to be honored for achievement

Business alumni to be honored for achievement

Five University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Business Administration alumni will be honored for their business achievement and success during the upcoming 2012 Salute to Business Achievement Awards banquet.

Eye on UMSL: Olympic interview

Eye on UMSL: Olympic interview

Richard Wright, Curators’ Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMSL, interviews Susan Brownell, professor...

Trailblazers honored for contributions to women

Trailblazers honored for contributions to women

The five women honored at this year’s Trailblazers Award ceremony March 7 fulfilled the requirement: Women whose extraordinary lives have contributed to the advancement of women. The annual event at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is one of the highlights of Women’s History Month.

Alumnus dazzles on new CD

Alumnus dazzles on new CD

Last February, Brian Owens was feeling frustrated with his music career and like so many musicians do, he put his thoughts to paper. A year later, those thoughts have been transformed into his new single – “I Just Want to Feel Alright.” It’s on his new CD “Moods and Messages,” which comes out this summer.

Education alumna receives Outstanding Dissertation Award

Education alumna receives Outstanding Dissertation Award

After 13 years of teaching at a community college, Juliet Scherer has seen students at all points of the learning spectrum. And when she decided to pursue a doctoral degree from the University of Missouri–St. Louis, she knew right away that her dissertation work would revolve around developmental education.

Alumnus excels as athlete, succeeds as educator

Alumnus excels as athlete, succeeds as educator

As a two-sport athlete at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Grayling Tobias excelled both on the basketball court and baseball field. But it was in the classroom where he found his true passion while earning a bachelor’s degree in secondary education.

Programmers, designers gather at 2012 Global Game Jam

Programmers, designers gather at 2012 Global Game Jam

It wasn’t just any weekend. It was two days to create the ultimate video game. More than 100 programmers, artists and designers descended upon the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Jan. 27 for the 2012 Global Game Jam.

Historian to revisit African American social reform

Historian to revisit African American social reform

A push for African American social welfare reform began in St. Louis long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s, according to Priscilla Dowden-White, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Alumni named to ’40 Under 40’

Alumni named to ’40 Under 40’

When you open the  Jan. 27 issue of the St. Louis Business Journal, you may notice a few familiar faces. That’s...

Global Game Jam descends on UMSL

Global Game Jam descends on UMSL

Are you a gamer? Programmer? Designer? Or just enjoy creating a virtual world? If so, register now for the 2012 Global...

Eye on UMSL: Happy New Year

Eye on UMSL: Happy New Year

As students graduating from the University of Missouri–St Louis looked to their future at commencement on Dec. 17, we...

Eye on UMSL: Congrats!

Eye on UMSL: Congrats!

Chancellor Tom George congratulates Ann T. Piening McMahon after she received her doctorate in education Dec. 17 at...

Eye on UMSL: Thanksgiving

Eye on UMSL: Thanksgiving

Stephanie Sivils, director of Gallery Visio, mounts a red ribbon denoting a new donation to the gallery’s exhibit,...