It would be easy to assume that staff members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis have a lot to do in preparation for the arrival of students in the fall. The truth is, they always have a lot to do, no matter what time of the year it happens to be.
Take, for example, Steve Bene, supervisor of Facilities Services for Residential Life at UMSL. He oversees a team of five workers – including himself – who tend to the maintenance needs of 11 buildings on and near the UMSL campus that serve as student housing.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis last week served as host to 32 bicyclists who are on a 3,755-mile trip across the United States. For the fifth straight year, UMSL provided shelter to members of “Bike & Build,” a charitable group that organizes cross-country bicycle fundraising trips to benefit efforts to build affordable housing.
Bike and Build participants come from all over the country. Mary Kate Long, 21, is a senior at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. A resident of Harrisville, N.H., she’s new at cross-country cycling.
