As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
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As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
As part of the new Champions of Change program, Tonya and Tyler have attended events across the country and spoken with national media outlets as advocates for the autistic community.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
A lifelong learner, Zaidi graduated with a PhD in STEM education after previously earning degrees in areas such as aeronautical engineering, engineering management and international affairs.
A lifelong learner, Zaidi graduated with a PhD in STEM education after previously earning degrees in areas such as aeronautical engineering, engineering management and international affairs.
A lifelong learner, Zaidi graduated with a PhD in STEM education after previously earning degrees in areas such as aeronautical engineering, engineering management and international affairs.
During the free two-week program, students earned college credit, learned professional skills and explored diverse career options.
During the free two-week program, students earned college credit, learned professional skills and explored diverse career options.
During the free two-week program, students earned college credit, learned professional skills and explored diverse career options.
The three-week program integrated hands-on lessons about gardening and the environment with responsive, project-based literacy education.
The award honors student teachers and celebrates individuals with high potential to achieve greatness in education.
Boboc, who has been a faculty member and administrator at Cleveland State University, will assume his new position on July 1.
Sewester has identified three key components to successful placements through interviews with foster care parents across Missouri.
The award encourages and provides support for research in the area of college student affairs and related areas of counseling and education.
Over the past 11 years, the program has helped more than 150 students from eight area high schools embark on their first international trips.
The College of Education and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health collaborated to put on the daylong event, where 125 education students participated.
Velier won second prize in a JVTA English subtitling contest last year, and this summer, he plans to take part in the Japan Study Tour.
Melaku left Ethiopia at the age of 20 to pursue a better future. In May, she’ll graduate from the College of Education with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
The three-day virtual event aims to address challenges faced by school counselors in providing support to students in a rapidly changing world.
Diggs’ doctoral research focused on the unintended consequences of the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
UMSL will support the nonprofit by providing event spaces, leading networking and resume workshops, hosting experiential learning trips and more.
Fields’ work as a speaker and thought leader focuses on inclusion, student performance disparities, diversity and systemic racism.
Meng comes to the role after serving nearly 12 years in the Missouri Army National Guard and also working as the Guard’s state tuition assistance manager.
Farrel is teaching sixth grade math at Windsor Middle School, where she helps her students balance newfound freedom and personal responsibility.
After changing career paths, Cross has accepted a full-time position teaching math at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill, Missouri.
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.
To celebrate its anniversary, UMSL is spotlighting 60 alumni who apply one or more of the university’s core values in the world and help to make it a better place.
UMSL counseling interns will receive tuition assistance and stipends while providing crucial mental health services to 13 high-need schools.
The event, sponsored by the Missouri National Education Association, included a keynote address, information session, competition and campus tour.
The funding, which runs over four years, will provide child care subsidies and a variety of support services on campus.
The conference, which also featured a virtual component, included a variety of workshops, exhibits, speakers, technology, vendors and innovative idea-sharing.
The annual State of the Art Conference bestows the award to a person deeply committed to furthering the field of inclusive higher education.
Petra Baker, Joseph C. Blanner, Gloria Carter-Hicks, Kevin Killeen, Mary McMurtrey and Bharath Mukka have left their mark on their respective industries while continuing to support UMSL.
The funding will go toward hiring a full-time play therapist and graduate research assistant and providing paid internship stipends to counseling students completing their field experience.
The team’s work encompasses many areas of research as well as initiatives such as the UMSL Literacy Clinic and the Gateway Writing Project.
The two-time UMSL graduate founded Stowers Realty Group in 2015 and has steadily built the business from the ground up. In 2022, she also opened the Realty Central Education Center.
The club is open to all skill levels, and Hancock plans to expand its event programming to include exhibitions and tournaments during the coming academic year.
The board counsels Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and NPS Director Charles F. Sams on matters relating to the service’s work and helps recommend new national landmarks.
Since its founding, Succeed has provided opportunities for UMSL students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop academic, living and vocational skills.
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.
Hall created “clusterluck,” a documentary that chronicles the importance of community for Black faculty.
Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 12 inspiring stories of Black student, faculty, staff and alumni triumphs and contributions.
Stanton, former director of the National Park Service, discussed the bureau’s founding principles and how National Parks can bolster progress.
The program will focus on embedding the science of learning best practices into daily K-12 instruction and the subsequent impact on educators and students.
The conference provides professional development on emerging trends in technology applications in higher education as well as online teaching strategies.
Graduate students in the College of Education and 370 pre-service South African education students worked together to research classroom interventions and collect data.
Wells-Glover teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on diversity and social justice and serves as advisor to the Student Social Work Association.
Smith’s appointment comes after two decades of serving students in the St. Louis region as a teacher, instructional coach and assistant principal.
Quimby worked in the performing arts field as a choreographer and director before changing career paths and enrolling in the College of Education.
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 Principal as Chief Empathy Officer: Creating a Culture Where Everyone Grows” examines how empathy can help reduce conflict, foster teamwork and improve student achievement.
Kerkhoff and Suggs have interviewed academics, educators and librarians in Missouri about research-informed strategies for teaching literacy in K-12 classrooms.
Dunn won a three-year term in April and is interested in increasing teacher satisfaction and engaging community stakeholders.
Last week’s event brought together more than 50 interdisciplinary professionals to share research and best practices to support immigrant integration in the Midwest.
The free two-week program was funded by a $30,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The National Board for Certified Counselors awarded Phelps-Pineda $20,000 for her doctoral research on multicultural counseling supervision and commitment to serving minority communities.
Sonnier earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019 and has been working as a mental health advocate since 2020.
UMSL’s Office of Student Involvement has been organizing formal, public Lavender Graduation ceremonies since 2018.
As a fellow with the NPR Midwest Newsroom, Savage is working on an investigative series about the high lead levels found in Midwestern children.