Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Provost Steven Berberich were on hand to honor employees celebrating significant work anniversaries over the past year at the Career Milestone Recognition Reception.
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Eye on UMSL: Career milestones
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Provost Steven Berberich were on hand to honor employees celebrating significant work anniversaries over the past year at the Career Milestone Recognition Reception.
Eye on UMSL: Career milestones
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Provost Steven Berberich were on hand to honor employees celebrating significant work anniversaries over the past year at the Career Milestone Recognition Reception.
Eye on UMSL: Career milestones
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Provost Steven Berberich were on hand to honor employees celebrating significant work anniversaries over the past year at the Career Milestone Recognition Reception.
UMSL to honor nearly 1,700 graduates during spring commencement ceremonies
The weekend’s featured speakers will include Clayco Founder Bob Clark, James S. McDonnell Foundation President Jason Purnell, former Delmar DivINe Executive Director Jorge Riopedre and UMSL alumni Dr. Mansur Nurdel and Andrea Jackson-Jennings.
UMSL to honor nearly 1,700 graduates during spring commencement ceremonies
The weekend’s featured speakers will include Clayco Founder Bob Clark, James S. McDonnell Foundation President Jason Purnell, former Delmar DivINe Executive Director Jorge Riopedre and UMSL alumni Dr. Mansur Nurdel and Andrea Jackson-Jennings.
UMSL to honor nearly 1,700 graduates during spring commencement ceremonies
The weekend’s featured speakers will include Clayco Founder Bob Clark, James S. McDonnell Foundation President Jason Purnell, former Delmar DivINe Executive Director Jorge Riopedre and UMSL alumni Dr. Mansur Nurdel and Andrea Jackson-Jennings.
UMSL Engineering students celebrate opening of new Greenwood Cemetery access road
Under faculty member Gary Moore’s guidance, four engineering students did an initial site analysis, then brought the design to 90% completion before handing the project off to partners.
UMSL Engineering students celebrate opening of new Greenwood Cemetery access road
Under faculty member Gary Moore’s guidance, four engineering students did an initial site analysis, then brought the design to 90% completion before handing the project off to partners.
UMSL Engineering students celebrate opening of new Greenwood Cemetery access road
Under faculty member Gary Moore’s guidance, four engineering students did an initial site analysis, then brought the design to 90% completion before handing the project off to partners.
UMSL announces 24 faculty promotions ahead of 2025-26 academic year
Nine faculty members were granted tenure and four were awarded the rank of full professor. Of the 11 non-tenure track faculty members receiving promotions, one received the rank of full teaching professor.
UMSL announces 24 faculty promotions ahead of 2025-26 academic year
Nine faculty members were granted tenure and four were awarded the rank of full professor. Of the 11 non-tenure track faculty members receiving promotions, one received the rank of full teaching professor.
UMSL announces 24 faculty promotions ahead of 2025-26 academic year
Nine faculty members were granted tenure and four were awarded the rank of full professor. Of the 11 non-tenure track faculty members receiving promotions, one received the rank of full teaching professor.
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Keri Jupka, Sarah Klekamp and Tim Wombles receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
The Midwest Digital Marketing Conference makes its return in-person at UMSL
The Midwest Digital Marketing Conference attracted an audience of more than 200 people to the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis last Thursday as it returned to an in-person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teaching Professor Linda Wells-Glover to be honored at St. Louis American Foundation’s 35th Salute to Excellence in Education
Wells-Glover teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and serves as advisor to the Student Social Work Association.
Ask an Expert: Anne Winkler discusses the ‘Great Resignation’ and labor shortage
Winkler is a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and a research fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics.
Robert Paul, Gaiyan Zhang named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
Paul, the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, and Zhang, a professor of finance, are noted scholars nationally and internationally.
Members of the UMSL community gather for annual Night at the Ballpark
The Office of Alumni Engagement organized the event, which brought together 900 students, alumni, faculty and staff members at Busch Stadium.
Edward Jones Principal Ken Cella assumes leadership of UMSL’s Chancellor Council
Cella, who earned his degree in marketing in 1993, has stepped into the role previously held by retired Express Scripts Chairman George Paz.
Tritons United offers preventative and responsive programming aimed at reducing gender-based violence on campus
The group creates campus resources and provides educational training for faculty, staff and students.
Doctoral student Tracy Smith begins tenure as principal of Ross Elementary School
Smith’s appointment comes after two decades of serving students in the St. Louis region as a teacher, instructional coach and assistant principal.
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine honors UMSL with sixth Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
UMSL was the only university in Missouri and one of 103 nationally to receive the award.
Urban League honors UMSL Chancellor Kristin Sobolik at annual Salute to Women in Leadership Gala
Sobolik was lauded for leading the development and implementation of UMSL’s five-year strategic plan focused on building inclusive prosperity.
Women leaders from across region take part in Accenture Women’s Leadership Breakfast at the Touhill
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik joined a panel discussion with Dr. Tam Brownlee of Accenture; Kathy Button-Bell of Emerson; and Khalia Collier of St. Louis City SC.
Eye on UMSL: Full house
Two students from Kyoto University of Advanced Science visited the UMSL campus on Aug. 31 and played Apples to Apples with students before attending a JASA event.
UMSL makes another big jump in US News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings, earning high marks for social mobility, value
The university has improved a combined 69 places in the overall rankings in the past three years and was first in Missouri on the list of “Top Performers on Social Mobility.”
UMSL launching new master’s degree program in fintech
The program is designed to build a highly trained fintech workforce, providing students with knowledge of traditional finance modules as well as fintech tools, including blockchain.
UMSL celebrates exemplary faculty, staff with Chancellor’s Awards
Twelve faculty members and four staff members received Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award.
‘Documents: contemporary lens-based art’ exhibition opens at Gallery 210@FAB
The new exhibition presents the work of four artists who use photographic and lens-based processes to explore different themes.
New federal grant will help build new St. Louis Regional Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center
The University of Missouri–St. Louis and Saint Louis University were previously tapped to co-lead research and development for the new center.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik highlights transformational changes coming to UMSL campus during State of the University Address
Sobolik also recapped some of the university’s many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Department of Art and Design to launch new internship program with Nestlé Purina
Checkmark, the company’s in-house creative agency, will select four interns for the first cohort – two during the 2023 spring semester and two during the summer intersession period.
Clinical psychologist Ryan Carpenter studies how alcohol use contributes to opioid deaths
Carpenter has received a grant of more than $800,000 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to support a five-year, multi-phase study.
College of Optometry engages community members about eyecare during First Fridays at the Saint Louis Science Center
The monthly event offers visitors the opportunity to learn the real science behind science fiction, featuring hands-on activities, trivia, presentations and more.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik discusses UMSL’s role helping students build brighter futures with KMOX
Sobolik appeared as an in-studio guest with hosts Carol Daniel and Tom Ackerman during “Back to School Week” on “Total Information AM.”
Social work student Sydney Drennen looking to support UMSL community as Newman Civic Fellow
Drennen, who is currently pursuing her MSW, is among 173 students from 38 states and Mexico making up the fellowship’s 2022-2023 cohort.
UMSL welcoming 29 new faculty members as the fall semester begins
New faculty members in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing and the Pierre Laclede Honors College took part in orientation last week.
Doctoral student Belinda Quimby brings servant leadership to Humboldt Academy as principal
Quimby worked in the performing arts field as a choreographer and director before changing career paths and enrolling in the College of Education.
Devin Banks discusses toll drug overdoses are taking on Black community in St. Louis with PBS NewsHour
Banks is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and a member of UMSL’s addiction science team.
Political science student Sydney Young works to foster civic engagement in fellow students, community
Young was among 82 students nationally named to the ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll and recently started a fellowship with the ACLU.
UMSL set to welcome back students with Triton Take-Off, Weeks of Welcome activities
The Office of New Student Programs and the Office of Student Involvement have a full schedule of events designed to help students get involved on campus.
E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative connects St. Louis students with local arts agencies
The Collaborative recently hosted its annual kickoff with nearly 30 fine arts partner organizations, plus teachers from 17 St. Louis-area school districts.
Doctoral candidates Ernesto Lopez, Bobby Boxerman do groundwork for newsmaking Council on Criminal Justice report
They have compiled crime data for the ongoing study of “Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities” with Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard Rosenfeld.
Mentorship program at MIMH helps foster Megan Niehaus’ interest in neuroHIV
UMSL was one of five sites hosting students in the summer mentorship program organized as part of the International NeuroHIV Cure Consortium.
Scholar in Residence Tom Hoerr’s latest book touts empathy for school leaders
“The Principal as Chief Empathy Officer: Creating a Culture Where Everyone Grows” examines how empathy can help reduce conflict, foster teamwork and improve student achievement.
Dave Wacyk ready to conduct change as UMSL’s new director of instrumental music
Wacyk previously served as the director of instrumental music at Saint Martin’s University and taught instrumental conducting at Towson University.
Senior Jonathan Gutierrez explores Washington, DC through new summer internship program
Gutierrez is the first UMSL student to participate in the program, where he’s split his time interning at the World Affairs Council of America and touring the city’s cultural institutions.
Shea Kerkhoff and Cassandra Suggs launch ‘Show Me Literacies’ podcast
Kerkhoff and Suggs have interviewed academics, educators and librarians in Missouri about research-informed strategies for teaching literacy in K-12 classrooms.
Anchor Accelerator wins St. Louis Business Journal Fire Award
The program was recognized for its commitment to boosting the local startup economy and its success in providing paid internships to students.
Stefani Weeden-Smith guiding development of St. Louis Anchor Action Network
Weeden-Smith began her role as director of the alliance of higher education institutions, hospital systems, corporations and nonprofits in September.
STARS program celebrates the work of its latest class of aspiring scientists
A group of 70 high school students from across the St. Louis region and beyond received hands-on training in scientific research through the six-week program.
Melody Freeman, James Campbell and Layne Paubel receive UMSL Hero Awards
The awards recognize the exemplary efforts of staff and faculty members from across campus.
Social Work Professor Joe Pickard named new Faculty Athletics Representative
Pickard will serve as a liaison between the university and the athletics department and also help represent the university in conference and NCAA matters.
College of Optometry Professor Julie DeKinder named vice chair of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eimer has stayed connected to the university, hiring several UMSL graduates and serving on the IST Advisory Board.
Anchor Accelerator receives $300,000 grant from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The grant was awarded through the Heartland Challenge, which funds programs, projects and initiatives that support underrepresented business owners and founders.
Abderrahmen Mtibaa researching ways to improve networking, security in disaster response networks
The assistant professor of computer science is working with colleagues at New Mexico State University and Saint Louis University on an NSF-funded project.
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- Channon Peoples, Emmanuel Morgan discuss benefits of the Bridge Program in latest episode of Inside UMSL podcast
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- Sam Brown charts new career path in education through UMSL’s Teach in 12 program
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