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Nearly 600 students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will receive a coveted gift Saturday, one they’ve been working on for years. Three commencement ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center on the university’s North Campus.
When it comes to decking the halls, the White House could use some help. Each year volunteers from across the country are recruited to drape garland and hang ornaments throughout the residence. This year the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ own Donna Carothers, assistant director of Alumni Relations, was asked to lend a helping hand.
More than 50 proud people jammed into the new Student Veterans Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Dec 7. Smiling from ear to ear, the young veterans thanked administrators and each other for all the support. Hugs and a few tears came from family members.
UMSL was the first St. Louis-area stop Dec. 5 as newly elected state representatives and senators toured Missouri to gain a better understanding of the institutions and agencies that receive public support.
A day before they graduate from the University of Missouri–St. Louis with an MFA in creative writing, six students will read their original works. The semiannual MFA Graduate Reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Dec. 14) in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL. The reading is free and open to the public.
The location might have changed, but the premise of the annual Faculty Author Reception at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is the same.
Six university leaders from the nation of Georgia in Central Asia learned how U.S. women leaders shape education and public policy during a recent visit to the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The visiting delegates were in St. Louis for nine days this month to examine “Empowerment of Women in Academia” through their participation in the Open World program. At UMSL, they heard from Chancellor Thomas George, on “The 21st Century University,” attended a panel discussion with women elected officials and higher education leaders and took in a presentation on “Developing Women Leaders” by Vivian Eveloff and Dayna Stock, director and manager of the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, respectively.
The fate of the University of Missouri–St. Louis science complex is back in the hands of university administrators, who seek funding to construct a building and renovate existing space.
It’s September, less than a month into the new academic year, and Jennifer Sidun has no trouble keeping busy. The University of Missouri–St. Louis optometry student is in Cleveland where she spends her weekdays working on her first of two advanced clinical rotations there. She’ll complete six rotations over her final nine months as a student.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis solidified its reputation as a bike friendly campus by adding the St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 20.
More new undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Missouri–St. Louis in August than any fall semester since 1999, despite a decline in Missouri high school graduates. The 2,519 new students comprise the second largest transfer class (1,972 students) in UMSL’s history and an incoming freshmen class that set a record average ACT score of 24.
Fresh off of winning what The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) called the biggest literary prize for African Americans, acclaimed writer Stephanie Powell Watts will visit the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis raised about $20 million in private scholarship funds over the course of its seven-year Gateway for Greatness Campaign. What does that mean for UMSL students?
Many of us labor over choosing a career path. Figuring out what you want to be when you grow up can be tough. But not for Louis Gerteis.
Jonathan McMiller sees himself as a sponge. “I want to absorb as much as I can,” says McMiller, a senior finance major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. “Every opportunity I have to learn something or experience something, just gives me a greater understanding of the world.”
The Curators of the University of Missouri System in September approved Cannon Design as the project architect for a new recreation and wellness center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Construction is expected to start in the summer, and the university plans to open the building in fall 2015.
Are the mild temperatures and lack of snow making it hard to get into the holiday spirit? The University of Missouri–St. Louis’s annual holiday concert could be just the cure. The Classic Holiday Concert is one of the most popular of the holiday season. The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.
Hazaria Washington, a junior forward on the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s basketball team, helped the UMSL Tritons go undefeated last week by averaging 13.5 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. She was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her efforts.
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The success of the Gateway for Greatness Campaign is in many respects a coming-of-age story for the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
A warning bell rings, marking the upcoming third period at Affton High in south St. Louis County. A group of sophomores begin to gather in a cozy classroom. The walls are lined with posters of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. As the students hurry to their seats, a smiling Cathy Cartier greets each one and hands out a photocopied article from the Associated Press.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis set and attained many fundraising objectives over the course of its seven-year,...
A celebration weekend with more than 800 students, alumni, faculty and friends marked the grand opening of the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ newest building – UMSL at Grand Center.
BC Biermann peers at his smartphone’s screen as he points the phone’s camera lens at a graphic design projected on a...
Marilu Knode’s art career was pure happenstance. As an undergraduate at The University of Kansas in Lawrence, she...
University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George traveled more than 7,000 miles this fall to help one of UMSL’s international partners mark its 10-year anniversary.
Are the mild temperatures and lack of snow making it hard to get into the holiday spirit?
The Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a weekly news roundup about the UMSL Tritons. Click the headings below for more information.
Cramming just got a lot more enjoyable. Just in time for finals week at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, a new café has opened inside the Thomas Jefferson Library.
The Ambassadors of Harmony fills the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center each December with the joy and magic of the holidays in a way only achieved by a 160-voice chorus. The choral group will perform it’s annual “Sounds of the Season” concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Touhill at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis offers a new hassle-free way to support teaching, learning and research. Launched...
On the surface, Hazaria Washington is soft spoken and has a quiet demeanor. But get her on the basketball court, and...
An upcoming faculty recital will feature University of Missouri–St. Louis pianist Alla Voskoboynikova, cellist Kurt...
UMSL Events contains information about events that will occur in the seven days following publication (Saturday-Friday). It contains information compiled from the UMSL Campus Calendar. No submissions are accepted, and since the calendar is self-populated, University Marketing and Communications is not responsible for the content that appears here or its accuracy. If you would like to receive UMSL Events via e-mail, you can subscribe to UMSL Daily or UMSL Daily Events.
Richard Wright, Curators' Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis,...
Gualtiero Piccinini (far right, standing), associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the...
Get into the spirit of the season with the annual holiday jazz concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The...
The holidays simply aren't complete without the Saint Louis Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" at the Blanche M....
Are large financial institutions too big for one person or even an executive board to manage? With the continuous...
The Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a weekly news roundup about the UMSL...
Taking the holiday season a little too serious this year? Lighten up at the University of Missouri–St. Louis with some...
The fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha held Throw a Pie at a Frat Guy on Nov. 15 outside the Millennium Student Center at the...
University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus and St. Louis-area native Matt Hirschfeld has made a name for himself in Los...
Writers and poets of St. Louis have reason to be excited. Trending poet Richard Siken will be on their literary scene for a reading hosted by the Graduate Writer’s Association at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The event is part of the GWA Reading Series and is the second and final reading of the semester.
To students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, have a Happy Thanksgiving from the University of Missouri–St. Louis....
Earl Swift travels the world and writes about what he sees and hears. For his powerful narratives and meticulous...
More than 900 people visited the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Nov. 17 for UMSL Day. The biannual event gives...
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the UMSL...
Note: UMSL Events contains information about events that will occur in the seven days following publication...
Collaboration between a physicist and philosopher at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has yielded new neurological...
