The UMSL Alumni Association recognized elected officials from St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis and the state of Missouri for their support of the university and higher education.
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Alum Paige Vaughn helps carry on the legacy of the late Richard Rosenfeld with research on St. Louis Police Partnership
The partnership uses the strategy of focused deterrence to help probationers and parolees avoid illegal activity and other risky behavior while connecting them to social services.
Engineering grad Bob O’Neill builds on passion for sustainability working in retro-commissioning
As a project engineer with Grumman|Butkus Associates in Chicago, O’Neill looks for ways to save energy and optimize mechanical systems in existing buildings to make them more efficient and sustainable.
Missouri Department of Economic Development providing $9.55M in funding to API Innovation Center, UMSL
The new funding will support research and development in the center’s new state-of-the-art lab, which is scheduled to open next month in UMSL’s Science Complex.
Will and Tonya Rivers display incredible perseverance in finishing their DBA program
The husband-wife duo graduated with their DBA cohort on schedule despite a horrific car accident, Will’s cancer diagnosis and Tonya losing both her mother and father.
DNP graduate Roselie Woodard embarks on new role as outpatient psychiatric nurse practitioner
Woodard’s research project examined how screening guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics can be used to improve early identification of ADHD for female youth with a history of self-harm.
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance celebrates work to build ‘beloved community’
Fredrika Newton, the president of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, delivered the keynote address.
BFA, Succeed Program graduate Amanda Royer pictures future as artist
Royer created an impressive portfolio of highly detailed Prismacolor pencil drawings titled, “My Colorful Stones Collection,” in the studio art program.
Eye on UMSL: High five
UMSL mascot Louie high fives students as they arrive at the University Welcome on Saturday.
Assistant Professor Abde Mtibaa wins Best Paper Award at IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking in Brazil
Mtibaa shared the honor with former UMSL doctoral student and graduate research assistant Jianyu Wang for research on cybersecurity and remote computing.
Christopher Brooks, once a high school dropout, getting set to pursue master’s degree after earning bachelor’s in communication
Brooks fulfilled a promise he made to his late parents – and himself – by returning to school and found a supportive environment at UMSL.
UMSL’s Online MBA program debuts in top 50 in US News rankings
UMSL has the highest-ranked Online MBA program of any school in Missouri, and the university also debuted higher than any other program in the 2025 rankings.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Freshman guard Katie Hamill helped the women’s basketball team run its winning streak to four games with road victories against Lincoln and Missouri S&T.
Counseling master’s student Andrea King wins prestigious national fellowship
The National Board for Certified Counselors awarded King $12,000, and the organization will also provide access to mentors and professional development opportunities.
UMSL biologist Aimee Dunlap launching multiyear study of bee behaviors at Green House Venture’s Embankment Greenway
Dunlap and her team hope their research at the site along Interstate 44 will offer insight on the potential for urban agriculture along interstate highways.
Eye on UMSL: An international welcome
UMSL Global team members kicked off Global Triton Welcome, a weeklong orientation to help new international students get acclimated ahead of the spring semester.
Nursing PhD graduate Cherryl Rainey researches the impact of mentorship on work engagement and professional development in nursing
Rainey, who works at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has found mentorship to be a critical component of advancing in the nursing field.
Third-year optometry student Hallie Traverse awarded scholarship from Wisconsin Optometric Association
A Wisconsin native, Traverse was recognized for her academic performance, ability, character, leadership and interest in the profession of optometry.
Education Assistant Professor Magen Rooney-Kron wins Early Career Research Award from TASH
The organization focuses on promoting opportunity and inclusion for people with extensive support needs through research, practice and advocacy.
St. Louis County Council directing $10 million to UMSL’s planned North County Business and Workforce District
The funding will add to $80 million the university has received from the state of Missouri over the past three years as it works to transform and modernize its campus.
Accounting alum Thomas Fabry has RubinBrown job lined up after CPA exam
Fabry has earned two accounting degrees from UMSL, receiving his bachelor’s in 2021 and graduating with his master’s with a focus in taxation in December.
UMSL names George Nnanna founding director of new School of Engineering
Nnanna was the founding dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas Permian Basin from 2018 to 2023 and more recently has been the director of its Texas Water and Energy Institute.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Sophomore forward Mara Rieder averaged 14.5 points and 5.5 rebounds off the bench while leading the women’s basketball team to home wins over Southwest Baptist and Rockhurst.
BSN graduate Madison Zerban working as a pediatric hematology and oncology nurse at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Zerban graduated in December with her bachelor’s in nursing and a certificate from the Honors College.
Eye on UMSL: Foundation for the future
Work is continuing on the new Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center on North Campus.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Emanuel Prospere II scored a team-high 21 points in Friday night’s 75-73 win at Upper Iowa, helping the men’s basketball team to its third straight win during winter break.
UMSL alum Nicole Northway designs bamboo pajamas with personality at Emerson and Friends
Based in Clearwater, Florida, the company is known for its playful illustrations, from ocean animals to rainbows, florals and holiday imagery.
Year in review: UMSL sees transformative change during 2024
Look back at some of UMSL Daily’s top stories from the past year.
Social work student marshal Zeth Crews grows professionally at Places for People
Crews gained valuable experience in the organization’s outreach department, where he worked with clients in the medical and legal systems.
Veteran Ryan Manley graduates with information systems and technology degree
After his time in the Army National Guard, Manley worked at Gateway BMW Motorcycles, including his role as the service manager for more than seven years.
Sociology graduate Addi Nunnelly applying lessons from the classroom in her work in the community
Nunnelly, a summa cum laude graduate at just 20 years old, exemplifies resilience, academic excellence and a passion for community impact.
New Doctor of Business Administration cohort features students with diverse professional backgrounds
The three-year program is Missouri’s first and only AACSB-accredited DBA program offering research concentrations in all areas of business administration.
Biology graduate Julia Talbert working as research assistant at the Danforth Plant Science Center
Talbert, who graduated in December with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a certificate from the Pierre Laclede Honors College, researches sorghum, one of the top five cereal crops grown in the world.
McDonnell Foundation supporting St. Louis Public Radio initiative to improve dialogue across differences
The initiative will help facilitate local conversations between people across historical divides in the St. Louis region.
UMSL receives $5.1 million grant to promote evidence-based literacy strategies in Missouri schools and area career centers
UMSL’s full-time literacy team will continue its work to provide professional development and digital literacy tools to educators.
New graduates celebrate their triumphs with family members, friends during fall 2024 commencement
Photographer Derik Holtmann was on hand to capture displays of jubilation throughout the day at the Mark Twain Athletic Center.
Language student Theresa Kallal finds meaning living life abroad in France and Spain
Kallal hiked the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage path, in Spain this summer and studied in Angers, France, during the fall semester.
College of Nursing receives funding from Missouri State Board of Nursing to develop new nurse educator certificate program
The program will offer advanced training in curriculum development, teaching methodologies and leadership skills.
Biology graduate Kordell Hamilton gains invaluable research experience while preparing to launch his career
Hamilton has had internships at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and with Virginia Tech’s The Ecology of Bird Loss Project in the Northern Mariana Islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Mother-daughter duo graduates with same information systems capstone class
Temperance Blackman and her mother, Tyra Jones-Williamson, achieved their goal of earning a degree from UMSL together, and they are pursuing their master’s degrees starting in January.
Joint engineering graduate Daniel Olejniczak lands position working on the electrical transformer system at Hitachi Energy
Olejniczak will be part of a team of technicians that operates on transformers – such as the ones used by Ameren and other large power companies – that are experiencing issues.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Fifth-year senior David Reynolds won the 50-yard freestyle and helped lead the Tritons to victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay in Friday’s meet with Maryville and Missouri S&T.
Alum Irwin Loiterstein enjoys more than 50-year career in Christmas trees
Loiterstein, a member of UMSL’s first graduating class, had planned on becoming a CPA but instead developed into one of the region’s largest wholesalers of Christmas trees.
Communication graduate Hope VanBennekom set to pursue master’s degree in security and disaster management
VanBennekom was drawn to crisis communications in the aftermath of the 2023 shooting at Michigan State University, where her daughter was then a college freshman.
Brett Paubel carves out legacy of excellence and involvement at UMSL
Paubel, who was named UMSL’s Student Leader of the Year for 2024, has a job lined up with Big 4 accounting firm PwC after he finishes his CPA in 2025.
McDonnell Foundation awards $8 million grant to help grow new UMSL School of Engineering
The new school will begin enrolling students next fall as it works to address the workforce demand for more trained engineers in the St. Louis region and across the state of Missouri.
Five questions with Elena Jenkins, DNP student in the College of Nursing
Jenkins, who is also an artist, is passionate about maternal health and plans to open a birth center after graduation.
International course gives UMSL students opportunity to work with peers from Finland, Germany
Students and faculty members from Seinäjoki University in Finland and Aschaffenburg University in Germany were on campus as part of a long-standing collaboration with UMSL.
Department of Biology incorporating Anatomage Table into curriculum to enhance student learning
The tables are designed to help students visualize and interact with the anatomical structures of the human body and practice procedures without the need for physical cadavers.
EIC announces 12 companies selected for 2025 Anchor Accelerator
The expanded cohort for the 2025 Anchor Accelerator program includes Momentum Builder grants given in collaboration with EIC partners Schnucks, WEPOWER and Arch Grants.