Freet has spent the past 11 years with the UMSL Police Department, the last seven as chief, and has been instrumental in ensuring campus safety, including with his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Freet has spent the past 11 years with the UMSL Police Department, the last seven as chief, and has been instrumental in ensuring campus safety, including with his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Freet has spent the past 11 years with the UMSL Police Department, the last seven as chief, and has been instrumental in ensuring campus safety, including with his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Freet has spent the past 11 years with the UMSL Police Department, the last seven as chief, and has been instrumental in ensuring campus safety, including with his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Freet has spent the past 11 years with the UMSL Police Department, the last seven as chief, and has been instrumental in ensuring campus safety, including with his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
Sobolik discussed the ongoing renovation of the university campus and programmatic changes, including the planned UMSL School of Engineering, while speaking at the Touhill.
Sobolik discussed the ongoing renovation of the university campus and programmatic changes, including the planned UMSL School of Engineering, while speaking at the Touhill.
Sobolik discussed the ongoing renovation of the university campus and programmatic changes, including the planned UMSL School of Engineering, while speaking at the Touhill.
The university will provide $5,250 Margaret Bush Wilson Scholarships and wraparound support services to BBBSEMO students who enroll at UMSL beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.
The fans enjoyed themselves despite the home team falling 4-3 against the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche.
This year’s awards honored Kimberly Baldus, Maria A. Ellis, Channon Peoples, Nora Stith, Kimberly Werner and Patricia Zahn.
Gerstenecker spent more than 26 years working in information technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before coming to UMSL.
Nearly 50 people attended last Thursday’s event, including a mix of UMSL faculty and staff as well as members of the surrounding community.
The Tritons performed well while debuting a new formation during the off-season scrimmage.
Nearly 400 UMSL students and alumni took part in the event and had the opportunity to visit with 94 employers across a wide variety of career fields.
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.
Speakers included Samoa Asigau, Christina Baer, Danielle Lee and Eliot Miller, who touched on topics ranging from biotechnology to ornithology.
St. Louis Osuwa Taiko showcased the art of traditional Japanese drumming during a dynamic concert and led a hands-on workshop afterward.
The College of Education and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health collaborated to put on the daylong event, where 125 education students participated.
Members of the UMSL community filled their plates at the annual Chili Feed, packed the stands to support the basketball teams and danced the night away in honor of UMSL’s 60th anniversary.
Senior business major Jalen Walker-Wright gets a cup of southwest chili from Vanessa Loyd and Erin Schaeffer during last Thursday’s homecoming Chili Feed.
Adams was recognized in the New Advisor category, for advisors who have been in their role for less than three years.
More than 300 area high school students completed the precollegiate program this year. Among them were 81 seniors, who’ve been accepted into more than 120 colleges and universities.
Seventeen students and five recent graduates worked in Super Bowl Experience and Stadium Fan Services at Allegiant Stadium.
Staff members Jessica Long-Pease and Dorian Hall joined UMSL Radio to explore their love of music and engage with students in a new way.
This year’s celebration spans two weeks and includes a mix of classic activities and new events such as a campus talent show.
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 network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
The surprise award took place at the end of an evening honoring new inductees Jonathan Griffin, Brianna (Butler) Len, Alex (Stupek) Johnson, Markus Lindberg, Todd Schmidt and the 1973 baseball and 2017 and 2018 women’s golf teams.
Staff member Eboni Valentine adds sauce to her plate of soul food last Thursday at the Black History Month kickoff event in the Millennium Student Center.
Diggs’ doctoral research focused on the unintended consequences of the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
The platform is designed to assist organizations with their upskilling goals by providing employees with a one-stop-shop for accessing courses, certificates and degree programs.
Representatives from 47 campus organizations filled tables around the rotunda of the MSC and shared information about their groups and activities.
As many as 35 area residents receive hot meals prepared by Sodexo staff members each day through the Normandy Meals on Wheels program.
The Office of Student Involvement organized events to benefit LifeWise STL, the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank, ImpactLife Community Blood Center and the United Way of Greater St. Louis.
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.
A GoFundMe account created to provide support for Hill in the wake of the tragedy has raised more than $20,000.
Meng comes to the role after serving nearly 12 years in the Missouri Army National Guard and also working as the Guard’s state tuition assistance manager.
The university continued to impact the lives of students and people in the broader community while marking its 60th anniversary.
Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured some of the joyous scenes as UMSL celebrated nearly 1,000 graduates.
The trip offered students a chance to explore a different country, different culture and different way of doing business while helping them think globally.
The Tritons beat Anderson University in four sets to reach the national semifinals for the second straight year but were swept by eventual national champion Cal State Los Angeles.
After changing career paths, Cross has accepted a full-time position teaching math at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill, Missouri.
UMSL community members from across campus welcomed visiting teams, sold concessions and merchandise, produced digital livestreams and more.
The university provided matching funds to construct the GIS and virtual reality labs after receiving more than $1 million from the state of Missouri through the MoExcels Workforce Initiative.
Nursing students shared their findings on research topics ranging from healthy eating to implicit bias and health care outcomes.
The Tritons knocked off Ferris State in Saturday’s regional final and will face Anderson University at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
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.
Research before the pandemic found that 30% of students nationwide experience food insecurity at some point during their college career, and the challenges have increased since.
The team packs and distributes more than 3,000 overdose prevention kits each week with doses of naloxone and information about treatment for addiction.
Playwright José Cruz González helped lead the fifth iteration of the collaborative, which pairs MIMH researchers with artists and is designed to help unlock their creativity.
Members of Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum perform during UMSL Global’s inaugural Globalpalooza event last week.
As the university celebrates its 60th anniversary, we look back at UMSL’s early days and its impact over the years.
VandenBrink will race Saturday at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course in Joplin, Missouri, and is on track to complete his bachelor’s degree in finance next month.
Jessica Swederske is now the director of the Title IX and Equity Office at UMSL, and Marlo Goldstein Hode is now director of Conflict Resolution and Mediation Services.
Ray was a gifted composer and educator who taught piano for more than two decades at UMSL and was the founding director of the St. Louis Symphony’s IN UNISON Chorus.
The design team was honored for UMSL Magazine as well as the Discover MORE Admitted Student Kit.