The men’s basketball team earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fourth time in the past six years and will take on Ferris State in the Midwest Regional.
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind: Tourney bound
The men’s basketball team earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fourth time in the past six years and will take on Ferris State in the Midwest Regional.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind: Tourney bound
The men’s basketball team earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fourth time in the past six years and will take on Ferris State in the Midwest Regional.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind: Tourney bound
The men’s basketball team earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fourth time in the past six years and will take on Ferris State in the Midwest Regional.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Fifth-year senior Benjamin VandenBrink raced to a fifth-place showing in the men’s 5,000 meters at the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Fifth-year senior Benjamin VandenBrink raced to a fifth-place showing in the men’s 5,000 meters at the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Fifth-year senior Benjamin VandenBrink raced to a fifth-place showing in the men’s 5,000 meters at the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Students share impact of internship experiences on their educational, career goals as part of Chancellor’s Council panel
Kaley Ware, Angela Truesdale, Janiah Henderson, Kel Gruber and Andrew Price took part in the discussion during the quarterly meeting in the ED Collabitat.
Students share impact of internship experiences on their educational, career goals as part of Chancellor’s Council panel
Kaley Ware, Angela Truesdale, Janiah Henderson, Kel Gruber and Andrew Price took part in the discussion during the quarterly meeting in the ED Collabitat.
Students share impact of internship experiences on their educational, career goals as part of Chancellor’s Council panel
Kaley Ware, Angela Truesdale, Janiah Henderson, Kel Gruber and Andrew Price took part in the discussion during the quarterly meeting in the ED Collabitat.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Troy Glover II had a pair of double-doubles last week to help the men’s basketball team knock off William Jewell and Truman State on the road, running its winning streak to six games.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Troy Glover II had a pair of double-doubles last week to help the men’s basketball team knock off William Jewell and Truman State on the road, running its winning streak to six games.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Troy Glover II had a pair of double-doubles last week to help the men’s basketball team knock off William Jewell and Truman State on the road, running its winning streak to six games.
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UMSL business students gain new perspectives, experience different cultures through study abroad
Twenty-five UMSL business students studied abroad this summer in locations such as Oxford, England; Amsterdam; and Bremen, Germany.
60 for 60: Maria Ellis, Stan Freerks, Ketosha Harris, Joe Russo, Mike Toohey and Luigi Wewege honored as exceptional UMSL alumni
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
Arts educators get help prepping for new year at E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative Kickoff
Teachers and coordinators from the Collaborative’s 14 partner school districts had opportunities to network with representatives from 25 area fine arts organizations.
Damon Walker spends summers in Africa teaching farmers how to use mobile devices to track data
Walker has been working in West Africa, instructing farmers and those who train farmers how to use technology to run farms more efficiently.
Sherry Hieken, Olivia Mendez-Alm and Dat Le receive UMSL Hero Awards
This month, UMSL recognizes Sherry Hieken, Olivia Mendez-Alm and Dat Le with the UMSL Hero Awards.
UMSL criminologists behind new report showing declines in violent crime across US
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard Rosenfeld and doctoral candidates Ernesto Lopez and Bobby Boxerman co-authored the report for the Council on Criminal Justice.
60 for 60: Farah Babu, Paul Beckerle, Leonora Muhammad, Michael Randazzo and Earl Swift honored as exceptional UMSL alumni
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
UMSL Athletics celebrates another banner year in sports and academics
The Tritons celebrated two regional titles, had three Great Lakes Valley Conference players of the year and saw a record 174 student-athletes earn Academic All-GLVC honors.
CLIMB marks nine years helping area high school students gain lab experience through paid internships
Eight young women from the Hazelwood, Jennings and University City school districts took part in the six-week program this summer.
Graphic artist and UMSL alumnus Marco Cheatham designs his future
The freelance graphic artist has a client list that includes Google, YouTube and Amazon, and he recently designed a souvenir miniature soccer ball for St. Louis CITY SC.
Eboni Valentine’s education at UMSL continues to support career development
Valentine works as an executive assistant and marketing and communications coordinator in the College of Business Administration while pursuing her MBA.
UMSL Athletics seeking nominations for 2024 UMSL Sports Hall of Fame class
The Hall of Fame has grown to include 87 individual and 10 team inductees since its inaugural class in 2001.
Eye on UMSL: ‘Art in Storefronts’
“Art in Storefronts,” a walk-up exhibition featuring work of UMSL BFA students Agibail Lollis, Olivia Obi and Sarah Butler, is on display in downtown Ferguson, Missouri.
Pressing the start button: UMSL prepares to launch new esports program this fall
Bovey Zhang is serving as the inaugural director of the program after previous stints at Cottey College and Saint Leo University.
Biology doctoral student Ketra Oketcho aims to improve global food security through research at Danforth Plant Science Center
Oketcho is trying to understand the mechanisms behind native resistance to cassava mosaic virus, which impacts cassava, a tuberous root plant that is a staple crop in much of Africa.
50 area high school students attend UMSL’s inaugural geospatial summer camp
The four-day camp provided students with an introduction to geospatial science and gave them a chance to work with GIS tools such as ArcGIS to investigate policy problems.
College of Education hosts its second Future Teacher Leadership Academy
A total of 14 students from nine area high schools participated in the free two-week program, which ended last week.
Alumnus Kyle Jakubeck earns one of the top CPA exam scores in the country
Jakubeck was one of 50 recipients of the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
UMSL engineering students work to help restore historic Greenwood Cemetery
Students Trinity Lopez, Dwayne Perry and Alexis Twillman, along with program director Gary Moore, are designing a paved roadway to help with restorations at the cemetery.
SGA President Sydney Stark bound for law school in New England
Stark graduated magna cum laude with degrees in criminology and criminal justice and Spanish and a certificate from the Pierre Laclede Honors College.
UMSL accounting students preparing to compete in Beta Alpha Psi competition at national meeting in Las Vegas
Krista Akers, Jameah Collins and Jarchelle Williams won the chance to compete after placing first at the regional competition in Milwaukee earlier this year.
Physics and Honors College graduate Lindsay Salassi lands position with Bosch Engineering in Vienna
Salassi moved abroad after graduating from UMSL last fall.
University of Missouri–St. Louis breaks ground on new Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center
The new 31,000-square-foot center will serve as a gateway for prospective students while also providing a permanent home for the university’s more than 112,000 alumni.
Eye on UMSL: New beds
University of Missouri–St. Louis biology majors Nora Stith and Jesse Laseter add soil to one of the seven new garden beds at the UMSL Community Garden.
Professional pitcher Michael Plassmeyer pursuing BSBA at UMSL while working to reach major leagues
Plassmeyer pitched collegiately at MU but transferred to UMSL after getting drafted because of its proximity to his offseason home and the convenience of its online courses.
Cybersecurity major Cin Lam Mung aids his community in Myanmar through music
After Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, Mung recorded and sold copies of “Nang a Ding Om Den Ning,” an album of 12 love songs, to raise money for those affected.
UMSL alumna and associate professor emeritus co-author book on educational equity
Sonya Murray-Darden and Gwendolyn Y. Turner’s new book “Serving Educational Equity: A Five-Course Framework for Accelerated Learning,” will be released on June 8.
New graduate Natalie Krauss set to pursue PhD in Medieval European History
Krauss’ first time in college ended in failure, but she returned more than a decade later with a renewed focus and graduated summa cum laude with degrees in English and history.
UMSL’s Advanced Credit Program expands college access for high school students
Over 30-plus years, UMSL’s ACP has grown into the largest dual-credit program in the state of Missouri and one of the most successful in the country.
Criminology and criminal justice graduate Hayden Steingruby hopes to enter St. Louis Police Academy
Steingruby graduated summa cum laude with both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and also earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology.
UMSL volleyball standout Charlotte Richards named 2023 GLVC Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award recipient
Richards is only the second UMSL athlete – and first female – to receive the award.
DeNae Howard grows her cookie business while earning accounting degree at UMSL
Howard has been applying lessons she’s learned in accounting and entrepreneurship to strengthen her cookie business, NaeAna’s Cookies.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Wilma Zanderau and Tove Brunell both received All-American recognition following the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship as the Tritons finished in 15th place.
Adam Presswood helps fans connect with the St. Louis Cardinals from a new perspective
Presswood, who earned a graduate degree in museum studies, now serves as the supervisor of stadium tours and museum operations for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Math graduate Edmaelle Augustin joining J.P. Morgan’s Chase Leadership Development Program
Augustin is moving to Columbus, Ohio, and will begin the two-year program in July, working as an analyst through three eight-month rotations to learn about the company.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
UMSL is hosting the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships starting tomorrow and punched a ticket to be part of the field after finishing sixth in last week’s East Regional.
UMSL launching competition for new alma mater, taking nominations for 60 alumni spotlights ahead of 60th anniversary celebration
Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university are encouraged to enter the alma mater competition or nominate successful alumni through the 60th anniversary website.
UMSL students take turn investigating financial crime in IRS Criminal Investigation’s Citizen Academy
The Citizen Academy was created to expose students to the work of IRS-CI and financial crime investigations so they might consider it as a possible career.
Psychology graduate Sejla Muslic aims to support mental health among Bosnian community
Muslic, who came to the United States as a refugee from the Balkans when she was 7 months old, is also earning a certificate in children’s advocacy studies.
UMSL students ‘Take A Paws’ to help manage stress before finals
The Office of Student Involvement partnered with Purina and Duo Dogs for a touch dog therapy event during Mental Health Awareness Month.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Benjamin VandenBrink and Jacob Warner finished second and third in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Friends, supporters gather to celebrate upcoming renovation of University Libraries
The $12.1 million renovation project will open the building to the Quad, revitalize the interior and help better showcase the St. Louis Mercantile Library collections.
UMSL recognizes 5 alumni at annual Salute to Business Achievement Awards
The UMSL Business Alumni Chapter honored Patrick Chunn, Cathy Arshadi, Sam Ganga, Sarajeni Hammond and Rebecca Boyer for their achievements and leadership in business.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The softball team secured the No. 2 seed in this week’s Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament after splitting weekend series with sixth-ranked Indianapolis and McKendree.
Students get a chance to show off their work at annual Graduate Research Fair
Students from biology, chemistry, criminology and criminal justice, computer science, education, political science, public policy, psychology and social work took part in the fair.
Alumnus Dan Lauer leaves a legacy of success as founding executive director of UMSL Accelerate
Lauer led the creation of the Ameren Accelerator and Anchor Accelerator as well as helping weave entrepreneurship into the curriculum in the College of Business Administration.
Student musicians get an education on jazz at UMSL’s Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival
Famed jazz trumpeter and St. Louis native Keyon Harrold was among the headliners at the three-day event, which brought hundreds of area students to the Touhill.
Midwest Digital Marketing Conference celebrates its 11th year at the Touhill
Community was a major theme at the annual conference, which boasted 54 speakers across 20 sessions.
Shlynda Hudson, Mary Bosnick and Dustin Massie 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.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Senior Cyril Henault helped the men’s golf team secure the top match play seed in the GLVC Championship and advance to the final before losing a tiebreaker to McKendree.
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