Nearly 900 University of Missouri–St. Louis students, faculty, staff members and alumni turned out at Busch Stadium Friday night for the annual event.
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Nearly 900 University of Missouri–St. Louis students, faculty, staff members and alumni turned out at Busch Stadium Friday night for the annual event.
The initiative both encourages new acts of service and highlights the work that UMSL is already doing out in the community.
The Department of Language and Cultural Studies organized the event for the fourth time and drew students from 10 area high schools.
Nearly 300 people attended the event, which served as an opportunity to thank alumni and other donors for their continued support of the university.
Juanjo Gonzalez and Amber Nelson were among the members of Alma de Mexico performing traditional dances for UMSL students during a kickoff event in the MSC.
A group of faculty members, students and one alum from the Department of Music helped select the three finalists from 39 submissions.
Hundreds of people took part in the festivities and shared a 60th birthday cake on Friday morning in the Millennium Student Center.
The funding will go toward hiring a full-time play therapist and graduate research assistant and providing paid internship stipends to counseling students completing their field experience.
The series will include virtual workshops led by Burnea Lester, Myron Burr, Mara Woody and Clara McCalla and is supported by a grant from the Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation.
Tobler has a dual appointment as senior scientist at the Saint Louis Zoo and will be collaborating on research through the WildCare Institute.