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Creating Whole Communities

UMSL launches new series to engage campus, community in deliberative dialogue on key societal issues

More than two dozen people attended the first event and engaged in a discussion around the topic of “Economic Vitality: How can we improve our communities?”...

Ronald Jones works to nurture St. Louis into a city of gardens

Ronald Jones is dedicated to helping rebuild St. Louis neighborhoods and joined the 2021 cohort of the Coro Fellows....

Neighborhood Leadership Fellows wins What’s Right with the Region! award

FOCUS St. Louis recognized the advanced leadership training program for ingenuity and vision in making the St. Louis region a better place to work and live....

Karl Guenther appointed director of UMSL’s Anchor Institution Initiative

Guenther has spent the past eight years working on community engagement and economic development issues at UMSL....

Passionate St. Louis community leaders converge on campus

Each year, the university draws dedicated residents to a comprehensive course focused on neighborhood leadership....

Todd Swanstrom appears on St. Louis Public Radio, discusses challenges facing St. Louis as it tries to transform itself

The E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor appeared on "St. Louis on the Air" Tuesday and discussed lessons St. Louis can learn from revitalized industrial cities in Europe....

Karl Guenther’s work in community development earns him Emerging Leader Award

The Missouri Workforce Housing Association recognized the Public Policy Research Center community development specialist in July at its sixth annual conference....

A message from UMSL Chancellor Tom George

"St. Louis is a world-class region that – with your help – will emerge from recent events stronger and better." ...

Community development specialist at UMSL talks downtown St. Louis

Downtown St. Louis is important to people throughout the region, even if they never step foot in the area, according to Karl Guenther....

Panel to focus on ‘Creating Whole Communities’

With many urban and inner suburban neighborhoods still in decline, St. Louis needs to increase its capacity for strategic community development, according to a recent report by researchers from the...