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The UMSL campus is brimming with upcoming events. The new Weeks of Welcome guide gives a sense of the limitless possibilities for fun and enrichment this semester.
Eye on UMSL: Reaching out
UMSL staff members deliver items to St. Stephen’s Food Pantry in Ferguson. The local food pantry has experienced a spike in demand as a result of recent events.
Grant spurs undergrad’s research toward better batteries, vehicles
Senior physics major Henry Hamper eyes a batch of the nanoporous carbon material he makes for research projects aimed at improving batteries and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Eye on UMSL: Awesome awardees
UMSL staff service awardees gathered in the Millennium Student Center before the annual staff appreciation barbecue to receive recognition for their outstanding dedication and service to the university.
MIMH hosts suicide prevention conference in Jefferson City
For more than a decade, the suicide rate in Missouri has been higher than the rate nationally.
News media turns to UMSL faculty to help make sense of recent Ferguson events
UMSL faculty members have discussed policing, poverty, racial tensions and the history of the region with CNN, CBS News, NPR, USA Today and more.
UMSL cultural institute gives counselors regional understanding
The institute is a five-day intensive cultural competence immersion experience for students in the school of counseling program at UMSL.
UMSL alumnus named state girls track coach of the year
Sheldon Webster (front with medal), BSEd 1986, is the girls track and field coach at McCluer North High School in Florissant, Mo.
Atkisson named to Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar Team
He achieved the honor for the second-straight year and is one of only 75 golfers in NCAA Division II named to the team.
UMSL scholar examines evolution of learning
Aimee Dunlap, assistant professor of biology at UMSL, co-authored a study that was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Sullivan, Tobias address summer graduates
Saturday’s commencement festivities also included the conferring of an honorary degree upon Keith Guller of Essex Industries, Inc.
UMSL extends office hours to help students register, start off strong
Senior and campus tour guide Nicole Vickers says UMSL’s extended office hours allow busy students like her to start the semester strong.
NASCAR internship drives UMSL student’s future
Aaron Hinton was one of only 14 college students selected for the 2014 NASCAR Diversity Internship program.
Tennis teams earn ITA academic honors
Six UMSL tennis players were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, and the women’s team received the ITA All-Academic Team award.
Endowed directorship honors Mercantile Library’s tireless leader
More than $2 million of the record-breaking $31.2 million contributed to UMSL during the past fiscal year helped fund the John Neal Hoover Endowed Mercantile Library Executive Directorship.
Eye on UMSL: Nanoporous carbons
Senior physics major Henry Hamper, an undergraduate research grant recipient at UMSL, makes nanoporous carbons in Benton Hall.
Media Coverage: June 2014
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage.
UMSL grad has important role with some of St. Louis’ biggest teams
Media studies alumnus Bobby Sutherland gets great seats for all games at Busch Stadium where he’s technical director. He does similar work at the Edward Jones Dome and Chaifetz Arena.
Head of UMSL Museum Studies Program honored for ‘distinguished career’
Jay Rounds has been recognized by the Association of Midwest Museums for his decades of contribution to the field and legacy of shaping students into museum professionals.
Ideas Island sprouts creative collaboration for education scholars
“If you could have your own island to yourself, what would you create?” Assistant Professor Ralph Cordova responded, and then got to find out first hand.
Professor Keith Stine named American Chemical Society Fellow
He was one of 99 scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS.
UMSL student is Missouri’s Miss Amazing
UMSL senior Katie Johnson will compete in the national Miss Amazing pageant this month.
New scholarship helps push summer enrollment above 5,000
The new Triton Summer Scholarship helped soon-to-be senior Tempestt Burel and 160 fellow UMSL students make the most of the university’s summer course offerings and stay on track toward graduation.
Check out the new UMSL website
Above is a glimpse of part of the new home page, umsl.edu.
Don’t miss registration deadline Aug. 3 for UMSL Moonlight Ramble
UMSL international business student Dustyn Arney will be among scores of cyclists riding through the St. Louis streets on Aug. 9.
Aspiring scientists complete STARS program at UMSL
Nearly 90 high school students took part in the 2014.
UMSL sets new record for gifts and pledges
Donors contributed a collective $31.2 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
New UMSL Opportunity Scholars class raring to go
They include (from left) Lauren Jenkins, Nicole Gevers, Leslie Jackson, Anta Kane and Brendan McCoy.
UMSL artists, events, alumni among best in St. Louis
Honorees include the Arianna String Quartet, which was named Best Chamber Music Group.
3 UMSL projects funded by University of Missouri System
A novel device to help kids see, efforts to enhance antibiotic potency and a new decision-support tool that would improve efficiencies in construction are currently under way at UMSL.
Eye on UMSL: Ice cream
University Child Development Center classmates Colin McGuire (left) and Gannon Crangle (right) top off their ice cream desserts with help from their respective grandmothers while Radley Bergfeld awaits his turn.
‘Emerging Voices’ Scholarship inspires young writer to press on
For UMSL student Jami Hirsch, filling a blank page is nothing new. But until recently, she mostly kept her stories to herself.
12 seniors honored with prestigious GLVC award
All of the honorees have maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic careers.
UMSL alumnus, KMOX reporter Kevin Killeen releases second novel
“Try to Kiss a Girl” is the story of 11-year-old Patrick Cantwell escaping the oppressive heat of St. Louis in the summer for the breezy shores of Lake Michigan.
UMSL’s Fred Fausz explores 250 years of ‘Historic St. Louis’
The noted historian’s new book clocks in at 47,000 words and 174 images covering the entirety of St. Louis’ rich 250-year history.
4 UMSL women’s teams honored by GLVC for academic success
The honored teams include women’s golf, softball, women’s soccer and women’s tennis.
Eye on UMSL: Scoreboard guru
If you go to a St. Louis Cardinals game, you’ll likely note the elaborate digital scoreboard graphics and videos. Those are brought to you by UMSL alumnus Bobby Sutherland (left).
Henry Ballard, 70, recent UMSL graduate
“I’d rather be a failure than a quitter,” Ballard said. “You can never quit in life. You have to have a goal.”
Alumna Kim Hudson gets morning show on FOX 2
She moved into the high-profile position as host of the “AM Show,” replacing Tim Ezell.
Legendary UMSL Basketball Coach, Athletics Director Chuck Smith passes away
Smith, 1927-2014, was an inaugural inductee to the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.
King of the court: UMSL names basketball court for patriarch of men’s hoops program
Chuck Smith, who was responsible for establishing UMSL’s intercollegiate athletics program, died at 87. Here’s a look back at his career via the spring 2007 issue of UMSL Magazine.
St. Louis teens make strides during UMSL Summer Academy
Scores of local high school students turned their summer break into a time of serious and memorable growth by taking part in the academy, offered by the UMSL Bridge Program.
UMSL professor’s new program will connect sick children to St. Louis Science Center
UMSL Professor Keith Miller is working to create a program that would allow children who are ill to take part in science activities through the use of virtual robots.
Rec Center progress on display in local media
UMSL student Barry Hykes talked with KTVI reporter Kim Hudson about why he felt the facility was important.
Teens sing their hearts out at Acappellooza
The camp attracted 80 students from grades 9-12 to the UMSL campus. It was developed to provide opportunities for devoted singers to get experience they might not get at home.
Eye on UMSL: Summer Academy
More than 200 St. Louis teens were accepted into this year’s iteration of the outreach program, which continues to successfully support underserved young people through precollegiate programming.
St. Louis film fest shows UMSL student film
Hari Secic, a Bosnian student studying at UMSL, directed the documentary “Harvard Man,” which will be shown at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
Biology student invited to lead workshop for EPA employees in Guyana
Brian Waldrop has been conducting research on the water quality of a river system in the South American country of Guyana.
Eye on UMSL: Acappellooza
Jim Henry, director of choral studies at UMSL, leads the Acappellooza Summer men’s chorus in a rehearsal before the main concert.