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Convocation celebrates new start

Convocation celebrates new start

A convocation for the new School of Fine and Performing Arts was held Feb. 19 in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: Faculty authors

Eye on UMSL: Faculty authors

Information systems Professor Mary Lacity talks with Larry Frederick, UMSL’s chief information officer, about his book at the annual Faculty Author Reception.

Students praise newly renovated physics lab

Students praise newly renovated physics lab

A newly renovated science lab at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is drawing rave reviews from students after undergoing an upgrade courtesy of a gift from St. Louis-based Peabody Energy.

Reception spotlights faculty writing, research

The University of Missouri–St. Louis held its second annual Faculty Author Reception last Wednesday to showcase the high number of published faculty on campus.

The reception was the brainchild of Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UMSL. An array of more than 20 books and CDs and over 30 journal articles were on display in the third-floor rotunda of the Millennium Student Center.

New course introduces students to UMSL

A new course in the College of Arts and Sciences had University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George waxing nostalgic on Friday.

“I wish I would have had a course like this one back in 1963,” George told a large classroom of about 130 students.

The course George referred to was Interdisciplinary 1003, or University Studies, a new, one-credit-hour course being required this fall for incoming students in the College of Arts and Sciences. It is a basic introduction to the university that covers the university’s history, organization, culture, resources, research programs and accomplishments.