Quimby worked in the performing arts field as a choreographer and director before changing career paths and enrolling in the College of Education.
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Doctoral student Belinda Quimby brings servant leadership to Humboldt Academy as principal
Quimby worked in the performing arts field as a choreographer and director before changing career paths and enrolling in the College of Education.
Doctoral student Belinda Quimby brings servant leadership to Humboldt Academy as principal
Quimby worked in the performing arts field as a choreographer and director before changing career paths and enrolling in the College of Education.
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.
Doctoral student and former pro baseball player Pete Paciorek connects character education and sports
Paciorek is studying how values such as integrity and perseverance can be purposefully integrated into coaching youth sports.
Doctoral student and former pro baseball player Pete Paciorek connects character education and sports
Paciorek is studying how values such as integrity and perseverance can be purposefully integrated into coaching youth sports.
Doctoral student and former pro baseball player Pete Paciorek connects character education and sports
Paciorek is studying how values such as integrity and perseverance can be purposefully integrated into coaching youth sports.
Susan Marino named new director of UMSL Charter Schools
Marino has served as executive director of Lafayette Preparatory Academy since 2012 and will begin her new position in July.
Susan Marino named new director of UMSL Charter Schools
Marino has served as executive director of Lafayette Preparatory Academy since 2012 and will begin her new position in July.
Susan Marino named new director of UMSL Charter Schools
Marino has served as executive director of Lafayette Preparatory Academy since 2012 and will begin her new position in July.
Marvin Berkowitz’s new book primes school leaders for character education
“PRIMED for Character Education: Six Design Principles for School Improvement” lays out how educators can help students develop ethical values and critical thinking skills.
Marvin Berkowitz’s new book primes school leaders for character education
“PRIMED for Character Education: Six Design Principles for School Improvement” lays out how educators can help students develop ethical values and critical thinking skills.
Marvin Berkowitz’s new book primes school leaders for character education
“PRIMED for Character Education: Six Design Principles for School Improvement” lays out how educators can help students develop ethical values and critical thinking skills.
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Karen Taylor becomes first staff member to graduate from the CEEL program
The yearlong program is designed to give educators the knowledge and skills necessary to to become servant-leaders and practice character education.
College of Education professor joins with local literacy groups to deliver tablets to students in need
Assistant Professor Shea Kerkhoff helped secure PBS Kids Playtime Pads for students in north St. Louis to help bridge the digital divide and fight summer slide.
Scholarships reward exemplary academic, real-world character education practitioners
Doctoral students Anthony Graham and Kim Starkey earn awards for their scholarly work at UMSL and its practical applications in their schools.
UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship charting the future of educational leadership
The center, housed in the College of Education, is claiming local, national and global attention for emerging school leader programs.
Templeton Foundation awards Center for Character and Citizenship $2.4 million to further leadership development programs
The funding will help the center, housed in the UMSL College of Education, further test its Cultivating Virtue in Leaders program.
Education Professor Mark Pope receives Thomas Jefferson Award
Pope is considered to be one of the founders and leading authors in the field of cultural diversity issues in career counseling and development.
Kern Family Foundation awards UMSL $3M grant to develop school leaders with character education focus
The Center for Character and Citizenship within the College of Education will use the four-year grant to implement and evaluate a regional program for emerging school leaders.
Eye on UMSL: Moral musings
Educators traveled to St. Louis from nearly every continent this week for the 43rd Association for Moral Education Annual Conference, hosted by UMSL.
Center for Character and Citizenship celebrates 10 years of service
In its first decade, the Center for Character and Citizenship has instituted paradigm-shifting programs for educators and pre-collegiate students both nationally and internationally.
Character education scholar receives Kuhmerker Career Award
Whether he’s telling a funny story, offering words of encouragement, providing expert guidance or just giving a much-needed hug, Marvin Berkowitz embodies the very purpose of his work.
Eye on UMSL: Reflections
The Center for Character and Citizenship in the College of Education at UMSL held its annual Summer Institute in Character Education June 3-7. More than 30 educators from various states, including four from Colegio Los Nogales in Bogota, Colombia, attended the weeklong character education training run by Marvin Berkowitz, the Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Education at UMSL. At the end of each day, participants are paired up and ask to give daily reflections on what they learned.
Media Coverage: December 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.
UMSL scholarship recipient to bring yoga to high school students
Erin Schulte believes the secret to a successful learning environment is the right mix of academic, emotional and physical stimulation. Schulte, an educational psychology doctoral student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is a guidance counselor at Parkway North High School in west St. Louis County.
Annual Faculty Author Reception highlights scholarly excellence
The location might have changed, but the premise of the annual Faculty Author Reception at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is the same.
‘You Can’t Teach Through a Rat’ latest book by character education expert
Teachers leave marks on a child’s life. Some of those marks are temporary, like a press-on tattoo. But others are indelible. That impact is the premise behind a new book for educators, that combines humor and clarity to provide the tools needed to make good teachers great.
Education student shows real character, promise
Fusing the relationship between the arts and social-emotional growth has been a passion of Alena Tunprasert for many years.
Character education: You got a case
I was recently asked how to convince people that character education actually works. The cynicism, skepticism, and conservatism out there often astound me. Amy Johnston, the award-winning principal of 2008 National School of Character Francis Howell Middle School in St. Charles, M0., expresses the same frustration.
Character education visionary leaves imprint on UMSL
After leaving his corporate career as chief executive officer of McDonnell Douglas Corp., Sanford Noyes McDonnell could have enjoyed the easy pace of a relaxing retirement. Instead, he began what he called his “retirement career,” and that career has left a lasting imprint on the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the region.
Learn about 3 sides of faculty: teaching, research, service
The dynamic faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis take on many roles. A new UMSL video looks at...
Character education professor discusses patriotism in teaching history of 9/11
Marvin Berkowitz, the Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis,...
Center for Character and Citizenship celebrates 5th anniversary
Two educators in the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis had a vision to influence ethical...
Education professor receives Thomas Jefferson Award
University of Missouri-St. Louis education scholar Marvin Berkowitz's career has focused on building character and...
Character education expert receives Good Work Award
Marvin Berkowitz, the Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis,...
MIMH becomes new research, social services, mental health unit at UMSL
A new partnership between the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health will...
UMSL’s character education program reaches Kenya
Arthur Oyange became interested in character education after his parents died from AIDS, and he was forced to drop out...
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