Senior business administration major Vasilya Kadymova, who runs baked treats company Luxury Delights with her sisters, finished first in the competition.
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Student Pitch Competition offers students opportunity to showcase business ideas in contest with $5,000 first prize
Senior business administration major Vasilya Kadymova, who runs baked treats company Luxury Delights with her sisters, finished first in the competition.
Student Pitch Competition offers students opportunity to showcase business ideas in contest with $5,000 first prize
Senior business administration major Vasilya Kadymova, who runs baked treats company Luxury Delights with her sisters, finished first in the competition.
Student Pitch Competition offers students opportunity to showcase business ideas in contest with $5,000 first prize
Senior business administration major Vasilya Kadymova, who runs baked treats company Luxury Delights with her sisters, finished first in the competition.
Eye on UMSL: Dance party
The Century Rooms at the Millennium Student Center hosted the St. Louis Dance Showcase, billed as an ‘unforgettable afternoon of rhythm and dance.’
Eye on UMSL: Dance party
The Century Rooms at the Millennium Student Center hosted the St. Louis Dance Showcase, billed as an ‘unforgettable afternoon of rhythm and dance.’
Eye on UMSL: Dance party
The Century Rooms at the Millennium Student Center hosted the St. Louis Dance Showcase, billed as an ‘unforgettable afternoon of rhythm and dance.’
2025 Trailblazer Awards celebrates individuals who educate and inspire generations
This year’s recipients are Grace Desjardins, Adella Jones, Dawn King, Ekin Pellegrini, Chanua Ross and Lynn Staley.
2025 Trailblazer Awards celebrates individuals who educate and inspire generations
This year’s recipients are Grace Desjardins, Adella Jones, Dawn King, Ekin Pellegrini, Chanua Ross and Lynn Staley.
2025 Trailblazer Awards celebrates individuals who educate and inspire generations
This year’s recipients are Grace Desjardins, Adella Jones, Dawn King, Ekin Pellegrini, Chanua Ross and Lynn Staley.
New Louie logo is a case study for area high school students at Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Traci Moore, UMSL’s director of Creative Services, walked the students through the process of developing the new logo, unveiled in February.
New Louie logo is a case study for area high school students at Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Traci Moore, UMSL’s director of Creative Services, walked the students through the process of developing the new logo, unveiled in February.
New Louie logo is a case study for area high school students at Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Traci Moore, UMSL’s director of Creative Services, walked the students through the process of developing the new logo, unveiled in February.
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Eye on UMSL: FBI Seminar
FBI Special Agent Tom Barlow discusses the case of Glenn Duffie Shriver, a Michigan man serving four years in prison for attempting to spy for China.
Eye on UMSL: Anticipation
UMSL groundskeeper Kevin Usery attaches a new Jubilee banner to a light pole on campus in anticipation of next year’s celebration of the university’s founding in 1963. Plans are in the works for a year’s worth of events that will kick off in January. The picture, by campus photographer August Jennewein, is the latest to be featured at Eye on UMSL.
Staffers earn berth in national tennis championship
With the temperature near 100 degrees, the final winning shot – a bullet – split the middle of the court. Shoulders slumped in exhaustion and defeat on one side, while the other side smiled in celebration having just won the World Team Tennis National Qualifier Tournament.
Media Coverage: July 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
Sidewalk tour, film screening look back at Pruitt-Igoe
Pruitt-Igoe was supposed to be the new model of urban housing and the answer to low-cost housing needs and overcrowding in post-World War II St. Louis. But within 20 years, several of the 33 11-story apartment buildings constituting Pruitt-Igoe would lie in rubble following their widely televised demolition. Thick, overgrown foliage and trees now blanket the vacant site where the uniform high-rises once stood.
New libraries dean focuses on students, technology
Once upon a time, library walls contained signs that read “Shhhhh!” Pretty soon, at least one library sign will read “Cappuccino.” By the end of 2012, the Thomas Jefferson Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will sport a new cafe featuring Starbucks coffees, pastries, sandwiches and salads. And no one is happier about that than Christopher Dames, the new dean of libraries.
Bridge’s summer classes attract more than 400
When the rest of their friends are sleeping this summer, hundreds of high school students are lining up for 8 a.m. classes at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The UMSL Bridge Program, the university’s award-winning precollegiate program, is now in it’s 26th year. And it’s enrollment has climbed to more than 400 this summer including it’s middle school program.
High school students find ‘Xtreme’ fun at UMSL’s summer program
For the fifth consecutive summer, a group of tech-savvy high school students have gathered on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis to try their hand at the world of information technology.
Coke wins cola war at UMSL
Coke or Pepsi? “Are you kidding? Coke. When I want a real soda, I get a Coke,” said the woman, pointing to the soda can on her desk.
Media Coverage: June 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
Jubilee awards will fund oral history project, alumni concert, more
Believe it or not, giving away $50,000 is not an easy task. Just ask Patricia Zahn, chair of the Jubilee Program Committee at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Media Coverage: May 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
PPRC grant helps establish St. Louis Public Radio Fellowship
St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU has established a new fellowship designed to discover, encourage and train the best possible representatives of a diverse new generation of public media talent. The St. Louis Public Radio Fellowship for Coverage of Regional Race Matters is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
It’s time to get Jubilized! How will you celebrate UMSL’s 50th?
Dancing and fireworks. Virtual murals. Scholarships. Concerts. Community health fairs. A 50-year retrospective on civil rights. For the last several months, dozens of people at the University of Missouri–St. Louis have been meeting and planning a year’s worth of ideas to celebrate UMSL’s founding in 1963.
New Lambert Airport art includes work by PPRC Photo Project director
Along with new shops and restaurants, new artwork by Mel Watkin will greet passengers flying into or out of the C Concourse at Lambert–St. Louis International Airport.
Social worker to assist students in crisis
The prolonged gloomy economy has forced many Americans to cope with turned-off utilities, eviction notices and wondering where their next meal will come from. College students are not immune.
Media Coverage: April 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
Higher education linked to longer, healthier lives
Since becoming University of Missouri System president, I have been travelling the state far and wide touting the advantages of higher education, offering examples like a more informed citizenry, higher income and more engagement in society.
Media Coverage: March 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
Bridge Program receives national award from College Board
After years of presenting hundreds of awards to students and their organizations, Curt Coonrod got to accept one for his team. The Bridge Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis was recognized by the College Board for its commitment and efforts to positively impact the African American community. Coonrod, UMSL’s vice provost for Student Affairs, accepted the Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence award on April 27 at the College Board’s 2012 A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education conference in Los Angeles.
Ritenour teens create photographic autobiographies
A new University of Missouri–St. Louis exhibit will provide an outlet for the distinctive voices of a group of St. Louis-area teenagers. The teens, all students at Ritenour High School in Breckenridge Hills, Mo., will tell their story through photographs. The exhibit is the latest in the Public Policy Research Center Photography Project series.
Remembering a legend: Chancellor Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Plaza
“Good. Better. Best. We just met the best.” Those were the words of Ruth Bryant in 1986. Bryant was president of the Chancellor’s Council at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and the council had just completed interviews of three finalists for the position of UMSL chancellor. The council members agreed: The final candidate, Marguerite Ross Barnett, was number one.
Shooting for greatness: UMSL Tritons capture first-ever GLVC tourney win
The end came swiftly. Swish! The University of Missouri–St. Louis Tritons men’s basketball team closed its most successful season in 21 years with a 72-70 loss at the hands of Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights).
Partnership between UMSL and Missouri Institute of Mental Health is one to be ‘proud of’
It’s 8:30 a.m. and Joseph Parks has already fielded four conference calls, all of them while driving into St. Louis from his home in Columbia, Mo. Parks is the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Once a week, he makes the trip to MIMH, which is housed on the grounds of the old St. Louis State Hospital.
Fundraising campaign nears goal
The Gateway for Greatness Campaign will end June 30, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis is ready to celebrate. Support for the seven-year fundraising effort that began in 2005 exceeded expectations such that university officials raised the campaign goal to $150 million in 2010. (The university originally sought $100 million.)
$1M Monsanto gift to fund community education center
A $1 million gift from Monsanto Company to build a community education center in Grand Center, will mean the University of Missouri–St. Louis can further its urban mission and strengthen the partnerships it has with the region’s media, arts and educational institutions.
Students of Service finishes at 23,000-plus hours
The threat of bad weather Saturday morning kept some volunteers away. But the people who did show up at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for the final community service project of the semester had plenty of enthusiasm.
Storyteller to share troubling tale of American Indian boarding schools
Storyteller Dovie Thomason, a Lakota and Kiowa Apache, will explore a tragic chapter in U.S. history at 5:30 p.m. May 3 in 402 J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The free event, “The Spirit Survives,” will focus on the forcible use of American Indian boarding schools. It is part of the 33rd Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival presented by UMSL.
Southside Cafe opens to steady stream of customers
How about a French vanilla cappuccino with your muffin? A fresh salad? Enchiladas with Southwestern corn? Welcome to the Southside Café. Right on schedule, a new eatery at the University of Missouri–St. Louis opened for business April 25. And at least one customer is positively ecstatic about the change from vending machine fare to fresh food.
UMSL Tritons name new head coach for women’s basketball
Katie Vaughn will now oversee the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s basketball team after coming off a season as head coach of the record-setting Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) women’s basketball team. Lori Flanagan, director of athletics at UMSL, announced last week that Vaughn would be the 11th head coach in program history. Vaughn coached for three seasons at Lincoln University.
UMSL inventors honored at induction ceremony
For James Bashkin, one of the driving forces behind his inventions is saving people’s lives. Bashkin, a professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is the co-founder of NanoVir, a company that is working to develop antiviral drugs for the human papillomavirus or HPV, the chief cause of cervical cancer.
Mercantile Library’s 2012 print fair has a few surprises
Now in its sixth year, the St. Louis Mercantile Library’s annual Fine Print, Rare Book and Paper Arts Fair attracts a throng of enthusiastic patrons and customers interested in viewing and buying an Audubon print, an antique map or historic photo. But fair organizers have added a few surprises this year to appeal to an even wider audience.
Put UMSL in your pocket
Whether you are lost on campus, want to easily contact a faculty member or are looking for the latest University of Missouri–St. Louis news, UMSL has a new solution. And it’s free and fits in your pocket.
Baseball coach Brady notches win 700 … and counting
Jim Brady, head coach of the University of Missouri–St. Louis baseball team, joined an exclusive club this weekend. The UMSL Tritons 14-2 defeat of Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent University of Illinois Springfield Sunday (April 22) gave Brady his 700th career victory. He became only the 37th coach in NCAA Division II history to accomplish the feat.
‘Best turnout ever’ expected for Students of Service finale
Kay Gasen hopes to arm a veritable army of volunteers April 28 with paint brushes, shovels and rakes to plant a community garden, paint houses and generally make life a little better for people living in the Normandy (Mo.) School District.
Eye on UMSL: Serving and protecting with a fresh look
This spring, University Marketing and Communications at UMSL redesigned the graphics on two patrol vehicles driven by members of the UMSL Police Department.
Baseball team pushes record to 14-2 over last 16
The University of Missouri–St. Louis baseball team extended its win streak to eight games with a sweep at Maryville University (Town and County, Mo.) Wednesday night in Great Lakes Valley Conference action. The UMSL Tritons won by scores of 13-4 and 3-2.
Do you see what I see?
Children in the two-year-old “Explorers” class at the University Child Development Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis examine their newly planted apple tree with the help of Carol Usery, a horticulturist in the grounds department at UMSL. The students assisted Usery on Wednesday (April 18) with planting an apple tree in the center’s garden. The planting was part of a lesson to demonstrate to the class where their food comes from, said Pam Daniel, lead teacher for the class. (Photo by Jack Crosby)
Former banker takes on new post at UMSL
One of the St. Louis region’s top institutional trust executives has decided to leave the banking world and take up the cause of public higher education. Lyle Brizendine, most recently senior vice president and director of philanthropic management for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has been named senior director of development for major gifts at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Work well under pressure? UMSL Tritons cheerleaders need you!
Do these terms sound familiar: triple–toe-touch, herkie, front hurdler? How about basket toss? If you’re a cheerleader, then you’ve learned these standard moves. If you’re not a cheerleader, but are interested in learning more, the University of Missouri–St. Louis is looking for candidates for next year’s cheerleading squad.
Marketing team’s work earns national recognition
The hits just keep on coming for the University of Missouri–St. Louis. On the heels of UMSL’s recording-setting 10 awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education in January comes news that University Marketing and Communications has garnered additional honors. Competing against the likes of DePaul University in Chicago, Syracuse University in New York, Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., and other major institutions, UMSL received five awards for its creative work in the 27th annual Educational Advertising Awards competition.
Take the climate survey, improve the campus, win prizes
What’s it like to be part of the UMSL environment? Is it warm, egalitarian and inviting? Or, isn’t it? Do you feel empowered and free, or not? What can make your campus life happier? Over the next two weeks, students, faculty and staff at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will be asked to complete a survey on the campus climate to answer those and other important questions.
Is graduate school right for you right now?
Normally, getting into a good graduate program requires time to demonstrate that you’re capable of doing advanced work. There are, however, two fast tracks at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. First, 2 + 3 programs invite outstanding undergraduates with around 60 hours to complete integrated requirements of the BA and MA degree programs in three years from the beginning of their junior year.
Eye on UMSL: Lawn warrior
Lawn-mowing season is underway. And if you think you have a big yard, tell that to the six UMSL staff members who work 240-plus hours a week tending to the university’s more than 350 acres of grass and other vegetation.
For these teens, success is spelled B-R-I-D-G-E
When she was a sophomore in high school, Seria Fields described herself as “a very timid individual.” Now a high school senior, she recently walked up to a podium at America’s Center in St. Louis and addressed nearly 2,000 people like a pro.
Men continue to greatly outnumber women in elected office
Despite women voters outnumbering men voters in every Missouri county, men continue to hold more elected offices at every level in the state, according to a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
UMSL signs new agreement with Mineral Area College
Residents in southeast Missouri don’t have to leave their zip code to receive a serious education at a serious value. The University of Missouri–St. Louis and Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., signed a new partnership agreement March 19 offering UMSL courses to those enrolled at MAC. Students can choose from the UMSL degree programs offered, including a bachelor’s degrees in liberal studies, bachelor’s or a master’s degree in social work and master’s degree in nursing.
UMSL takes research, technology transfer, economic development seriously
The University of Missouri–St. Louis takes its research, technology transfer and economic development mission seriously. That’s the message Nassar Arshadi, vice provost for research at UMSL, conveyed at a recent meeting of the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association’s Energy and Environment Council.
Men’s basketball player, head coach earn All-Midwest honors
Senior guard Troy Long of the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s basketball team and head coach Steve Tappmeyer have been honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Long earned Second Team All-Midwest Region honors, while Tappmeyer was recognized as Midwest District Co-Coach of the Year.
A 4-letter reason why St. Louis doesn’t suck
Provocative headline, eh? It’s actually borrowed, slightly modified, from a December article in Forbes Magazine (“St. Louis Doesn’t Suck”). Forbes Writer Aaron Perlut, tired of the media dissing his adopted hometown, laid out a great case for all the good things about the city, from affordable housing and a strong employment base to rich cultural activities and a collection of outstanding education resources.
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