Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
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Eye on UMSL: Down to business
Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
Eye on UMSL: Down to business
Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
Eye on UMSL: Down to business
Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science
Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.
Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science
Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.
Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science
Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.
Study Abroad Fair showcases opportunities for UMSL students to immerse themselves in different cultures
Students had an opportunity to learn about faculty-led study abroad trips and talk to advisors about how they could incorporate study abroad into their academic experience.
Study Abroad Fair showcases opportunities for UMSL students to immerse themselves in different cultures
Students had an opportunity to learn about faculty-led study abroad trips and talk to advisors about how they could incorporate study abroad into their academic experience.
Study Abroad Fair showcases opportunities for UMSL students to immerse themselves in different cultures
Students had an opportunity to learn about faculty-led study abroad trips and talk to advisors about how they could incorporate study abroad into their academic experience.
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Gender Studies program celebrates new location
The Gender Studies program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has moved up in the world, figuratively and literally. The program recently moved from a space in the partially submerged second floor of Clark Hall to the more spacious 494 Lucas Hall.
Men’s golfer named GLVC best for October
University of Missouri–St. Louis junior Joe Atkisson competed in three events in October, averaging 74.4 over eight rounds en route to being named the Great Lake Valley Conference Men’s Golf Player of the Month. Atkisson was selected by a vote from the league’s men’s golf coaches. He’s only the second ever UMSL Tritons men’s golfer to earn the distinction.
Eye on UMSL: Ferguson Brewing
Josh Wilson, brewmaster at Ferguson (Mo.) Brewing Company, discusses brewing beer while Ngusha Shaguy (right) and other members of the Chemistry Club at the University of Missouri–St. Louis look on. Wilson walked the students through the brewing process from adding cracked malt kernels, or grist, and hot water to a mash tun (left of Wilson) to two weeks later (for an ale) when the finished product is kegged or pumped into serving tanks that feed directly to the brewpub’s taps.
Tay-Sachs success story holds promise for other genetic disorders
This is a story about odds and genetic mutations. Not just any genetic mutations, but genetic disorders that occur more frequently in certain populations than in other groups. For instance, Tay-Sachs Disease, found with greater frequency in certain Jewish populations, is one of those disorders.
2012-13 men’s basketball preview
Coming off the most successful season in over a decade, the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s basketball team will open the 2012-13 campaign this weekend with high hopes of another strong season.
2012-13 women’s basketball preview
It’s a new era in UMSL women’s basketball as first-year head coach Katie Vaughn takes the reins of the program. “Things have been going well and I am enjoying it,” said Vaughn. “Everyone is upbeat and positive about what we want to get done here. The girls are working hard and are doing what I am asking of them. We just need to keep taking strides in the right direction.”
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Men’s soccer duo earns All-GLVC honors
The University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s soccer team wrapped a successful season Sunday, ending with a last-minute defeat in the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship game. Two days earlier, the GLVC honored two UMSL Tritons players for their contributions over the course of the season. Senior goalkeeper Patrick Ream and sophomore back Tony Auck were named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Third Team.
Eye on UMSL: The Write Stuff
Ryan Trattles (center), who’s pursuing a master of fine arts degree at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discusses Cynthia Reed’s short story during Introduction to Fiction on Oct. 23. The class is part of the eight-week Write Stuff Certificate Program, which is offered by the university’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies. Trattles is the instructor for students in the program (from left) Sheila Jones, Reed, Sheilah Clarke-Ekong, Dianne Williams, William Ridley, Katina Willis and Mary Ann Boughnou.
Pair of goals in season finale leads women’s soccer player to GLVC honors
Liz Drennan, sophomore forward on the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s soccer team, ended her season on a high note. She scored both goals in the UMSL Tritons’ 2-1 overtime victory over Maryville University (Town and Country, Mo.) in the team’s Oct. 24 season finale. Drennan netted the game-winner just 38 seconds into the extra period.
Festival of Dance to showcase ballet to modern
The University of Missouri–St. Louis will host three evenings of dance and music at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 through Nov. 10 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Eye on UMSL: Barnett Memorial Plaza
St. Louis-area community leaders joined University of Missouri–St. Louis alumni, students, faculty and staff on Oct....
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Oct. 23-29
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Jazz Ensemble, vocalist Denise Thimes to share Touhill stage
The acclaimed University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Ensemble will share the stage with celebrated St. Louis jazz vocalist Denise Thimes at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Express Scripts wants to showcase your artwork
Calling all artists at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Express Scripts wants your work on its walls.The Fortune 150 company is soliciting artwork to showcase at its world headquarters, located on UMSL’s North Campus. This is a great opportunity to have your work displayed, and possibly sold to Express Scripts employees, clients, and the community.
Senior named top accounting student
Benjamin Taylor was shocked when he was notified that he’d been selected by the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants as the Lead and Enhance the Accounting Profession Student of the Month for June 2012. He was even more surprised when he learned a month later he’d been chosen as the 2011-12 LEAP Student of the Year.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Oct. 16-22
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Halloween Jazz Combos concert at Touhill
Looking for an alternative to handing candy out to ghouls and goblins this Halloween night? Join the University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Combos at 7:30 p.m. Oct 31 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL. The night of unforgettable jazz will take the audience from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to Weather Report.
Eye on UMSL: This won’t hurt a bit
Lydia Mason, a senior nursing major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, gives Patrick Osborne, associate teaching professor of biology at UMSL, a flu vaccination Oct. 10 in the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center, while Mason’s classmate Kaeleigh Sneed looks on.
Program for beginning teachers draws crowd
About 170 new teachers converged on the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center Saturday (October 13) for the fall Beginning Teacher Assistance Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Students to stage Pulitzer winner’s ‘In the Blood’
A new production at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will take a raw, unfiltered look into the world of poverty in the United States. “In the Blood,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, follows the story of Hester as she struggles to provide for her five fatherless children. Students with UMSL’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies will perform the play. Jacqueline Thompson, visiting assistant professor of theater at UMSL, will direct the production, which is described as a modern-day reinterpretation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.”
Criminologists, crime analyst to discuss Public Safety Partnership
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, city of St. Louis and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are now in their eighth month of working together to address public safety issues in the city. So how’s it going? That’s what will be discussed in an Applied Research Seminar presented by the Public Policy Research Center at UMSL.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Oct. 2-8
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
4 certificate programs enhance educational offerings at UMSL
Adding interdisciplinary learning opportunities and fulfilling career-driven educational needs are what spurred the University of Missouri–St. Louis to create four new academic certificate programs, according to university officials.
Wind Ensemble to start season with Touhill performance
The University Wind Ensemble will perform its first concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Gateway for Greatness Campaign boosts access, excellence at UMSL
The Gateway for Greatness Campaign at the University of Missouri–St. Louis concluded this summer after surpassing an initial $100 million fundraising goal and a subsequent $150 million goal. The university raised more than $154 million through gifts by 57,900 donors. Of those contributors to the campaign, 257 gave more than $100,000, and 31 gave more than $1 million.
Fun, food, sports highlight UMSL’s 2012 Homecoming
Bands in the quad, movies on the lawn, a shopping cart parade, tailgating, men’s and women’s soccer, a king and queen, dinner and dancing at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Sept. 25-Oct. 1
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Goalkeeper’s shutout streak leads to GLVC honors
Patrick Ream, a senior goalkeeper for the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s soccer team, held opponents scoreless over 188 minutes and 42 seconds of play last week. The two shutouts also ran his streak to four consecutive games and led to him being named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week. He is only the second men’s soccer player to earn the distinction.
Eye on UMSL: Vocal Point practice
Jim Henry (far right), associate professor of music and director of choral studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, leads his students through a choral practice on Sept. 17 in the Provincial House on the university’s South Campus. The students are (from left) Adam Wirth, Minerva Keller, Annie Graham, Charlie Kinnison, Rachel Becknell, Tommy Edler, Andrea Lair, Chaz McPeek, Anthony Eck and Mason Scott.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Sept. 18-24
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
UMSL sets up ‘one stop shop’ for veteran students
As U.S. military presence winds down in Iraq and Afghanistan a whole generation of veterans is returning home and enrolling in universities. Recognizing this trend, the University of Missouri-St. Louis has established a new Veterans Center dedicated to making the transition from military to student life as smooth as possible for veterans coming into the classroom.
Campus trail officially opens with lots of ribbons, bikes
Sunshine, ice cream, balloons and bicycles created a festive air to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Great Rivers Greenway Trail Thursday.
Music students to make Russia trip
In October, a group of University of Missouri–St. Louis piano students will embark on a whirlwind trip to Russia that will include performances, lectures and of course sightseeing.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Sept. 11-17
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
2012-13 women’s tennis preview
The University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s tennis team opened the fall portion of its schedule Friday with the weekendlong Lynn Imergoot Invitational, hosted by Washington University in St. Louis. Under the direction of 11th year head coach Rick Gyllenborg, the UMSL Tritons returned three players from last year’s squad, which finished with a 9-7 overall record.
Eye on UMSL: Observation
Students study the “UMSL geese” from the hillside overlooking the ponds on North Campus during their Animal Behavior Laboratory class. The students are (from left) Rebecca Dickerson, Jacob Franck, teacher assistant Allisyn-Marie Gillet, Cristen Gillett, Shelamae Paytocon and Stephanie Bladdick.
2012-13 women’s golf preview
The University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s golf team has concluded each of the last three seasons in the NCAA East Regional, making the program one of the school’s most decorated in recent years. The UMSL Tritons began their trek toward a fourth straight NCAA tournament berth earlier this week with a ninth-place finish at the Smoky Mountain Intercollegiate, hosted by Carson-Newman College in Sevleirville, Tenn.
2012-13 men’s golf preview
The 2012 University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf season teed off on Sept. 9 with a win over Maryville University (Town and Country, Mo.) to retain the Arch Cup. UMSL returned four players from last year’s squad and will once again be under the direction Troy Halterman, in his fourth year as the program’s head coach.
New campus trail to officially open Sept. 20
A few bicyclists have been zipping along the new trail and through the underpass on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus. Officially, the new St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail will open Sept 20 with a party, rides on the new trail and a chance to win a new bike.
Students help decorate set of CBS dating show
Ever watch a television show and see some painting or photograph in the background of a scene and wonder, ‘where did they get that?’
2012-13 men’s tennis preview
Under the direction of 17th-year head coach Rick Gyllenborg, the University of Missouri–St. Louis Tritons have returned five players from last year’s men’s tennis team, which finished with a 10-8 overall record.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Sept. 4-Sept. 10
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Nature inspires student’s artwork
Stephanie Sabin has been honing her artistic skills in between her biology studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. This month, she will show off the fruits of her labor at two art shows in St. Louis.
Eye on UMSL: Academic Center for Mathematics and Writing
University of Missouri–St. Louis engineering students Dan Denton (left) and Jason Arnold study outside the university’s Academic Center for Mathematics and Writing (222 Social Sciences & Business Building) on Aug. 30.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Aug. 28-Sept. 3
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
2012 women’s soccer preview
There is no doubt about it. The 2012 University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s soccer team is young. With just two seniors on the roster, the majority of the team is composed of underclassmen, including 11 freshmen.
2012 men’s soccer season preview
The 2012 edition of the University of Missouri St. Louis men’s soccer team will include some old faces and plenty of new ones as well. Head coach Dan King, who enters his 12th season, returns 17 players from last year’s 8-5-4 team, including five starters. Additionally, he welcomes 11 newcomers, including seven true freshmen.
2012 volleyball season preview
The University of Missouri–St. Louis volleyball team will welcome five newcomers to a squad that returns seven players from last year’s team. The UMSL Tritons are coming off a 19-9 record in 2011, including a 13-5 Great Lakes Valley Conference mark, and are looking for another strong season.
Eye on UMSL: Paint by numbers
Students participate at the opening reception of “Workbook” in the Visio Gallery by filling in a paint by numbers mural of Georges Seurat’s “Bathers at Asnieres.” The exhibit is an interactive live art show with the walls of the gallery covered with workbook activities. Gallery Visio is a student-run gallery at UMSL. It’s located in 170 Millennium Student Center at UMSL’s North Campus. Regular hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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