The road to Lacee Kaufmann’s PhD started with a car crash that paralyzed a friend in their first year of nursing school.
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UMSL DNP preps Sally Breen for coronavirus care on the edge of Navajo Nation
A paper on the Indian Health Service and an awareness of the social determinants of health led the nurse practitioner to Page, Arizona.
DNP alumna Devon Schatz-Schlottach works to eliminate barriers to health care in rural Missouri
Devon Schatz-Schlottach researched telehealth while pursuing her degree and uses those skills as a nurse practitioner in Sullivan, Missouri, especially during COVID-19.
‘Rewriting the narrative’: Kyle Lackey among St. Louis students featured in KNOW US display
Despite obstacles, graduate student Kyle Lackey pursued a college degree and now strives to give back to others in the St. Louis community.
UMSL Charter Schools Office helps secure corporate computer donations for local schools
Bill Mendelsohn, director of Charter Schools and Partnerships, worked with Kathy Osborn at the Regional Business Council to procure 275 laptops from EPC and Spire.
UMSL hosts free webinar to aid small businesses with questions about applying for federal relief funds
Karl Guenther, director of UMSL’s Anchor Institution Initiative, moderated the event, which featured a panel of experts from community partners and local lenders.
UMSL faculty, students featured on St. Louis Fed’s ‘Women in Economics’ podcast
Faculty members Marie Mora and Lea-Rachel Kosnik joined the show, hosted by UMSL alumna Mary Suiter, assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Triton Emergency Fund supports students financially impacted by COVID-19
The fund serves as a resource that helps students overcome financial obstacles, such as job loss, that may prevent them from pursuing a degree.
Alumna Vielia Jeffries-Evans helps elementary school students develop critical thinking skills through art
Jeffries-Evans’ dissertation on the subject won the 2020 Missouri Art Education Association’s Larry A. Kantner Art Education Research Award Endowment.
Spring Career Fair connects students with potential employers
The event featured more than 100 companies searching for interns and full-time employees across a wide range of majors.