Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
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Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented the accolades to exemplary faculty and staff members Friday.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
Shmukler, winner of the prestigious Concours Géza Anda piano competition earlier this year, will perform music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann.
Shmukler, winner of the prestigious Concours Géza Anda piano competition earlier this year, will perform music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann.
Shmukler, winner of the prestigious Concours Géza Anda piano competition earlier this year, will perform music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann.
There are nine new faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences, four each in the College of Business Administration and the College of Nursing, two in the College of Optometry, one in the School of Social Work and one in UMSL Libraries.
There are nine new faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences, four each in the College of Business Administration and the College of Nursing, two in the College of Optometry, one in the School of Social Work and one in UMSL Libraries.
There are nine new faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences, four each in the College of Business Administration and the College of Nursing, two in the College of Optometry, one in the School of Social Work and one in UMSL Libraries.
The quartet, made up of UMSL faculty members Kurt Baldwin, John McGrosso, Joanna Mendoza and Julia Sakharova, released “Beethoven: The Late Quartets” in 2023.
The quartet, made up of UMSL faculty members Kurt Baldwin, John McGrosso, Joanna Mendoza and Julia Sakharova, released “Beethoven: The Late Quartets” in 2023.
The quartet, made up of UMSL faculty members Kurt Baldwin, John McGrosso, Joanna Mendoza and Julia Sakharova, released “Beethoven: The Late Quartets” in 2023.
St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page spoke with Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and Tim Nowak before delivering his annual State of the County Address at the Touhill.
UMSL students rehearse a selection from Mozart’s comic opera masterpiece as Opera Theatre Interim Director Karen Kanakis leads them from the front row.
Alla Voskoboynikova, Daniel Schene, Susan Lutz and Daniel Kuehler perform “Galop-Marche for Eight Hands” by Albert Lavignac during last Thursday’s All-Steinway Extravaganza.
Ray was a gifted composer and educator who taught piano for more than two decades at UMSL and was the founding director of the St. Louis Symphony’s IN UNISON Chorus.
Alum Maria Ellis leads members of UMSL’s Voices of Jubilation community gospel choir in a rehearsal last week in the Whitaker Room at the Touhill.
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
A group of faculty members, students and one alum from the Department of Music helped select the three finalists from 39 submissions.
With her company, Girl Conductor, the UMSL alumna has been taking her music education all over the country.
Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university are encouraged to enter the alma mater competition or nominate successful alumni through the 60th anniversary website.
Famed jazz trumpeter and St. Louis native Keyon Harrold was among the headliners at the three-day event, which brought hundreds of area students to the Touhill.
Okeke worked two jobs to buy a used cello and learned to play by watching YouTube videos. Now he is excelling under the tutelage of acclaimed cellist Kurt Baldwin.
A devoted horn player, Mullins also works at Pianos for People in St. Louis.
The orchestra will perform at the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall for 13 events during the upcoming schedule.
Nearly 900 high school and middle school students from over 30 schools and 15 school districts gathered last week at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Joanna Mendoza, Jim Henry and Deborah Godwin present a certificate of appreciation to alumnus Michael Rubin for establishing the Ambassadors of Harmony Foundation Scholarship.
The university is one of about 230 schools in the world to hold the honor.
Five UMSL education students are volunteering with St. Louis Dancing Classrooms this semester through the College of Education’s Community Agency Partners program.
Twelve faculty members and four staff members received Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award.
Sixty-one student organizations and departments had representatives at Wednesday’s event, eager to inform students about their groups and goals and attract members.
Sobolik also recapped some of the university’s many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
New faculty members in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing and the Pierre Laclede Honors College took part in orientation last week.
The Office of New Student Programs and the Office of Student Involvement have a full schedule of events designed to help students get involved on campus.
The Collaborative recently hosted its annual kickoff with nearly 30 fine arts partner organizations, plus teachers from 17 St. Louis-area school districts.
Wacyk previously served as the director of instrumental music at Saint Martin’s University and taught instrumental conducting at Towson University.
This festival, designed to support the development of participating schools’ music programs, attracted 500 high school students performing in 33 bands.
The website serves as a digital resource for educators and students to access arts videos, master classes and other tools from local arts organizations.
Student veteran and music major Krishaun Dotson-Orange performed “Reveille” and “To the Color” on his trumpet as Army ROTC members raised the flag.
The musicians of the Jim Widner Big Band raised their instruments for a tribute to their band’s eponymous founding member, Jim Widner, during a memorial Saturday.
The win marks the third time in four years the program has placed first in national competition.
Forty-two faculty members completed the rigorous, 25-module program and learned evidence-based strategies to help students stay engaged and learn in online courses.
Briguglio has studied music and psychology while working toward his bachelor’s in liberal studies, and he aims to provide music therapy to military veterans after graduation.
Mendoza is a member of the Arianna String Quartet and a professor of the viola in UMSL’s Department of Music.
David Brown and Alayna Epps were two of the students who took part in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra program, coordinated by UMSL alumna Michelle Byrd.
The new choral group is part of Maria A. Ellis’ mission to make music education more accessible to everyone, starting in her hometown.
Senior music major Alayna Epps performed Undine Smith Moore’s “Come Down Angels” during the 28th annual Founders Dinner last Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.
Campus photographer August Jennewein couldn’t pass up a selfie with Benny Golson last week after the jazz great spoke to students at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
UMSL students demonstrated their joy at returning to campus through a plethora of social media posts.
Ten faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, eight more earned the rank of full professor, and seven non-tenure track faculty members were also promoted.
UMSL’s director of jazz studies, who is retiring from teaching this year, founded the festival in 2004 and has served as artistic director ever since.
Coming off a national award, the troupe shifted gears into darker, more challenging subject matter and musical territory.
A total of 11 faculty members received grants for projects in psychological sciences, social work, counseling, supply chain and analytics, English and music.
UMSL Daily takes a look at some of the highlights of George’s 16 years leading the university.
Barbara Harbach, George’s wife and the director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, is also retiring. They have spent 16 years in leadership at the university.
LaRue wrote, arranged, recorded and produced the album, which features him singing and playing guitar, piano, trombone, euphonium, banjo, accordion and djembe drum.
More than 800 middle school and high school students took part in the festival, split across two days last week at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
UMSL’s director of bands was honored with four others on Jan. 25 at the organization’s annual conference.
Alayna Epps, Lexi Neal, Theresa Pancella, Sophie Loban, Swabu Jefferson, Keegan Eich, Graham Haven and Nick Bashaw performed Jan. 25 in Osage Beach.
High school and middle school students from Bayless and Ferguson-Florissant school districts attended the performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat.”
The UC San Diego associate professor will be speaking before each of three weekend performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” at the Touhill.
Middle school orchestra students from across the region made use of whatever space they could find for practice during the packed 2018 Des Lee Fine Arts Festival.