Eye on UMSL: Work in progress

Sep 30, 2024

The fifth floor of the Thomas Jefferson Library is being renovated for office staff. It looks out onto the Quad, where the SSB Tower is being deconstructed.

Eye on UMSL: Tracking the sun

Sep 23, 2024

Astronomy students observed the path of the sun last week outside University Libraries on North Campus.

Eye on UMSL: Honeysuckle hack

Sep 16, 2024

Assistant Teaching Professor Meghann Humphries helps direct Pierre Laclede Honors College students working to remove invasive honeysuckle growing in the Bellerive Bird Sanctuary last Friday morning.

Eye on UMSL: ‘Turn Upon Them: Reveal to Heal’

Sep 9, 2024

University of Missouri–St. Louis students take in the fall exhibition “Turn Upon Them: Reveal to Heal” at the opening reception hosted by Gallery 210@FAB on Aug. 29.

Eye on UMSL: Stomp the Yard

Sep 3, 2024

Students experienced the energy and rich traditions of UMSL’s historically Black Greek-letter organizations as they showcased their stepping skills at the annual event.

Eye on UMSL: Making connections

Aug 26, 2024

Dean Shu Schiller speaks with attorney Eric Kendall Banks, a 1990 UMSL Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, during a reception last Wednesday night at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: Navigating new paths

Aug 19, 2024

Students walk through the Quad on the first day of classes for the fall semester. Construction projects, including the deconstruction of the SSB Tower, have created a few detours to negotiate.

Eye on UMSL: Smiles are a universal language

Aug 12, 2024

Jessica Hylton, the interim director of global students and experiences, takes a selfie with new Tritons from around the world as UMSL welcomes 101 international students from 26 countries.

Eye on UMSL: Shining Star(fish) Awards

Jul 29, 2024

Betsy Sampson, a senior program and project support coordinator in Academic Affairs, talks about the accomplishments of UMSL staff members as she presents Shining Star(fish) Awards at a student success summit last Tuesday.

Eye on UMSL: Cold treats and good company

Jul 22, 2024

Staff members Amari Cunningham and Jasmine Moore talk and enjoy their frozen snacks during an ice cream social sponsored by UMSL Human Resources last week in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Tending the gardens

Jul 15, 2024

Biology student James Ott and Sustainable Energy & Environmental Coordinator Katy Mike Smaistrla pull weeds last week in the native gardens north of the Recreation Wellness Center.

Eye on UMSL: A day in the life

Jun 17, 2024

Students from UMSL’s College of Optometry and College of Nursing participated in a simulation designed to expose them to the complexities of poverty.

Eye on UMSL: Cave trip

Jun 3, 2024

Members of the Environmental Adventure Organization sit near the Capitol Dome formation during a caving trip to Illinois Caverns before the end of the spring semester.

Eye on UMSL: Taking the oath

May 28, 2024

Members of the College of Optometry’s 2026 graduating class recite the Optometric Oath during the 25th annual White Coat Ceremony on May 17.

Eye on UMSL: Building blocks

May 20, 2024

Members of the Spring 2024 graduating class of the University of Missouri–St. Louis play Jenga during the annual New Grad Bash on Thursday.

Eye on UMSL: Global exchange

Apr 24, 2024

Provost Steven J. Berberich presents an UMSL sweatshirt to Han Liming, who visited St. Louis over the weekend as part of a delegation from its sister city in Nanjing, China.

Eye on UMSL: Walk about

Apr 15, 2024

Oluchi Onyegbula, a psychology major and co-president of the Able-Disable Partnership, leads an accessibility walk Thursday on the UMSL campus.

Eye on UMSL: Moonshadow

Apr 8, 2024

More than 300 students, faculty, staff and friends gathered for a Solar Eclipse Watch Party on the UMSL campus on April 8.

Eye on UMSL: Something to chalk about

Mar 25, 2024

University of Missouri–St. Louis senior Jenn Voss, junior Darilynn Rogers and graduate student Anisha Inaganti work on a chalk mural honoring women in science.

Eye on UMSL: A flash of light

Mar 18, 2024

Lightning illuminates a cloud passing east of the Millennium Student Center last Wednesday night as a storm sweeps across north St. Louis County.

Eye on UMSL: A delicious demo

Mar 11, 2024

Hiroko Yoshii, an assistant teaching professor in Japanese at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, demonstrates different ways to form onigiri, Japanese rice balls.

Eye on UMSL: Literary launch

Mar 4, 2024

Clay Butler, a junior communication major, reads from, “Citation Education,” published in “Cicatrix,” the 24th issue of Bellerive.

Eye on UMSL: The flavor of homecoming

Feb 26, 2024

Senior business major Jalen Walker-Wright gets a cup of southwest chili from Vanessa Loyd and Erin Schaeffer during last Thursday’s homecoming Chili Feed.

Eye on UMSL: Feeling the love

Feb 19, 2024

UMSL mascot Louie the Triton handed out cards and posed for photos on Valentine’s Day in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Lunar New Year

Feb 12, 2024

Freshman civil engineering student Nhat Pham helps junior graphic design major Thanh Ly with his traditional Vietnamese attire during last week’s celebration.

Eye on UMSL: A taste of soul

Feb 5, 2024

Staff member Eboni Valentine adds sauce to her plate of soul food last Thursday at the Black History Month kickoff event in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: Through the fog

Jan 29, 2024

Two students walk to class through a thick morning fog that blanketed the University of Missouri–St. Louis last Wednesday morning, making for an eerie scene across campus.

Eye on UMSL: Hung together

Jan 22, 2024

Senior philosophy major Gabe Mitchell takes in the work of UMSL faculty and students during the opening of “Hung Together” at Gallery 210@FAB.

Eye on UMSL: Global Triton Welcome

Jan 8, 2024

New international students share a laugh during an information session at the start of Global Triton Welcome, which kicked off Monday in the MSC.

Eye on UMSL: In the spirit of the season

Dec 11, 2023

Psychology major Sonia Murekatete adds icing to her gingerbread house during the Office of Student Involvement’s final Transfer Student Tuesday event of the semester.

Eye on UMSL: Shade for the future

Nov 27, 2023

Psychology student Makenzie Strickler, biology student James Ott and international business student Hendrik Bechtel plant a Bur Oak tree near the Science Complex.

Eye on UMSL: Global glee

Nov 20, 2023

Members of Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum perform during UMSL Global’s inaugural Globalpalooza event last week.

Eye on UMSL: Tea time

Nov 6, 2023

Associate Teaching Professor Keiko Ueda leads UMSL students in a Japanese Tea Ceremony workshop last Thursday in Clark Hall.

Eye on UMSL: The right stuff

Oct 23, 2023

Accounting major Linda Lam participates in the Stuff With Pride event hosted at UMSL during LGBTQ+ History Month.

Eye on UMSL: Getting ready for the show

Oct 4, 2023

Taylor Timmerberg, a senior research lab and print technician in the Department of Art and Design, worked to install the new exhibition “Printed with Purpose” at Gallery 210@FAB.

Eye on UMSL: A place to perch

Oct 2, 2023

Freshman nursing major Dylan Bonnett holds Patty LaBelle, a Polish black and white laced chicken, while visiting a petting zoo hosted by the Office of Student Involvement last week.

Eye on UMSL: Trunk tales

Sep 25, 2023

The Indian Student Association and UMSL Global hosted an event for Ganesh Chaturthi, including a celebration of Ganesh Pooja, a ceremony to honor the deity Lord Ganesha.

Eye on UMSL: Goat yoga

Sep 11, 2023

Students, faculty and staff held their yoga poses while joined by a group of goats on the lawn outside the Recreation and Wellness Center on Aug. 31.

Eye on UMSL: Stomping grounds

Sep 5, 2023

Last week, dozens of college students from across St. Louis gathered at UMSL for the annual “Stomp the Quad” dance party.

Eye on UMSL: Continuing the tradition

Aug 21, 2023

College of Nursing alumna Abigail Fitzhugh attaches an UMSL legacy pin to her daughter Eliana Fitzhugh as she gets set to begin studying special education this semester.

Eye on UMSL: Getting acclimated

Aug 14, 2023

During UMSL Global’s weeklong Global Triton Welcome, 130 new international students will find support adjusting to studying at UMSL and to living in the United States.

Eye on UMSL: Beginning the climb

Aug 7, 2023

A person holds the handrail as they begin to ascend the stairs in the Provincial House on UMSL’s South Campus.

Eye on UMSL: On tour

Jul 31, 2023

A College of Optometry student gives a tour to a group of prospective students Friday during the 2023 Optometry Showcase.

Eye on UMSL: Making their voices heard

Jul 17, 2023

Debbie Cleveland directs students participating in “Acappellooza Summer,” an a cappella music camp held earlier this summer at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Eye on UMSL: ‘Art in Storefronts’

Jun 29, 2023

“Art in Storefronts,” a walk-up exhibition featuring work of UMSL BFA students Agibail Lollis, Olivia Obi and Sarah Butler, is on display in downtown Ferguson, Missouri.

Eye on UMSL: Connecting applicants to opportunities

Jun 20, 2023

Tangela Williams-Spann speaks with HR specialist Cleola Butler about job opportunities at UMSL during the St. Louis Anchor Action Network’s Juneteenth Hiring & Career Expo.

Eye on UMSL: New beds

Jun 5, 2023

University of Missouri–St. Louis biology majors Nora Stith and Jesse Laseter add soil to one of the seven new garden beds at the UMSL Community Garden.

Eye on UMSL: White coats

May 22, 2023

Members of the College of Optometry’s 2025 graduating class show off their white coats as family members and friends snap photos during Friday’s 24th Annual White Coat Ceremony.

Eye on UMSL: Senator Roy Blunt visits UMSL

May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt chatted with the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Gary Kremer, University of Missouri President Mun Choi and Chancellor Kristin Sobolik during a reception last Tuesday.

Eye on UMSL: One last show

May 8, 2023

The Department of Art and Design showcased the work of BFA students Friday during the Senior Studio Art Capstone exhibition at Sculptureworks Ferguson.