Small stepped into the role of CEO in April 2023 after nearly 28 years working at UMSL, most recently as vice provost for access, academic support and workforce integration.
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Small stepped into the role of CEO in April 2023 after nearly 28 years working at UMSL, most recently as vice provost for access, academic support and workforce integration.
Small stepped into the role of CEO in April 2023 after nearly 28 years working at UMSL, most recently as vice provost for access, academic support and workforce integration.
Small stepped into the role of CEO in April 2023 after nearly 28 years working at UMSL, most recently as vice provost for access, academic support and workforce integration.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
This year’s awards honored Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, Felia Davenport, Sydney Stark, Shawntelle Fisher, April Regester and Tanisha Stevens.
This year’s awards honored Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, Felia Davenport, Sydney Stark, Shawntelle Fisher, April Regester and Tanisha Stevens.
This year’s awards honored Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, Felia Davenport, Sydney Stark, Shawntelle Fisher, April Regester and Tanisha Stevens.
This year’s senior class features 61 students who’ve combined to be accepted to more than 125 colleges and universities and received scholarship offers totaling more than $7 million.
This year’s senior class features 61 students who’ve combined to be accepted to more than 125 colleges and universities and received scholarship offers totaling more than $7 million.
This year’s senior class features 61 students who’ve combined to be accepted to more than 125 colleges and universities and received scholarship offers totaling more than $7 million.
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.
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.
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.
UMSL-led presentations highlighted the Bridge Program, UMSL Accelerate, the St. Louis Anchor Action Network, College of Nursing partnerships and the Geospatial Collaborative.
Under new agreements, employees from two of Missouri’s largest behavioral health providers can pursue MSWs while receiving academic support services to ensure degree completion.
In their conversation with host Carol Daniel, Hill and Small stressed the importance of cultivating collaborative partnerships to help recruit students.
The Saturday Academy provides courses in mathematics, science and written and oral communication, and 100% of its graduates have matriculated to college since 2003.
Small has helped form partnerships with corporations such as Amazon since adding workforce integration to her portfolio of responsibilities.
UMSL will provide training for area students interested in careers as junior full stack java developers through a free, fully online, 16-week program.
The program provides hourly employees full tuition to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere.
Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education, served a three-year term as the BFSA president beginning in 2018.
UMSL’s vice provost for access, academic support and workforce integration has been working to expand access to education for more than 25 years.
The three-day summit highlighted the role that K-12 educators can play inspiring students to pursue IT careers and offering them training to be successful.
Natissia Small discusses UMSL’s Bridge Program, which helps students in grades 9-12 successfully transition to college.
Small is being charged with helping build even more pathways to education and job training for students who might not otherwise have been considering higher education.
Susan Jones, Shhdwafi Youssef, Nikole Shurn, Laura Kuensting, Anita Manion, Nancy Singer and Danielle Friz all received awards at virtual event held last Wednesday.
Overture, a discussion to celebrate and share the experiences of women at UMSL, was held March 1 as the first of many events in observance of Women’s History Month.
Three-time WNBA MVP and four-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Leslie will deliver the keynote address at the virtual event scheduled for 10 a.m. on March 6.
The grant will support tutoring, mentoring, financial literacy and other services for 140 first generation students from under-resourced backgrounds.
Members of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Student Academic Support Services and the Thomas Jefferson Library provide advice, resources and support to new Tritons.
Student orientation leaders offered guidance to incoming freshmen and transfer students during virtual orientation sessions.
Coleman, the director of professional development at the Anti-Defamation League, will lead the last session in the three-part series at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Panelists answered viewers’ questions about classes, events, social distancing and more ahead of students returning to campus for the fall 2020 semester.
Degrees with Less Debt named UMSL a top institution in the state for strategies that support enrollment and graduation of Black and Pell-eligible students.
In the elevated role, Stevens will oversee inclusive excellence at UMSL and lead strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives to ensure that all thrive.
The new agreements will help College Bound students complete early college credit and offer Big Brother Big Sisters students enhanced supports after they enroll at UMSL.
Faculty members and alumni explored how UMSL can support efforts for change and ways individuals can advocate for an end to systemic racism.
Director Channon Peoples and her team will miss seeing students on campus this summer, but the Summer Academy’s online format is allowing them to expand its reach.
UMSL graduates Pell Grant recipients far better than many universities that score high on traditional rankings based on prestige factors such as admissions rates or endowment size.
From virtual tours to webinars to a live chat, the Office of Admissions has created a variety of options for prospective students to learn about UMSL.
Mora has proven to be a strong support for faculty members while working tirelessly to ensure UMSL is meeting the needs of its students since her arrival last year.
Student Enrichment and Achievement, Multicultural Student Services and the University Tutoring Center are providing remote services while students are away from campus.
A crowd of about 1,800 people gathered March 7 for the 34th annual Award Recognition and Closing Ceremony at America’s Center.
Students who are part of the Wyman Leaders program will be eligible to receive a $1,000 renewable scholarship if they choose to attend UMSL.
Assistant Provost Natissia Small is overseeing Student Academic Support Services, which includes the newly created University Tutoring Center in the Millennium Student Center.
Nearly 300 high school students participated in the four-week UMSL Bridge Program initiative.
Five more local teens are now benefiting from UMSL scholarships made possible through a partnership of Express Scripts and the university’s Bridge Program.
Participants say the intensive four-week academy, part of UMSL’s precollegiate Bridge Program, has been well worth the early mornings.
They may still be teenagers, but they’re also future engineers, medical professionals, scientists and anthropologists.
Kalynn and Kimberly Clinton reflect on experiences they have shared in pursuit of an education at UMSL.
Rochelle Henderson, UMSL alumna and director of health services research at Express Scripts, explains the research area in the Express Scripts Technology and Innovation Center in Berkeley, Mo. The building, located just north of UMSL, houses the company’s pharmacy and distribution center. Henderson, who earned a doctoral degree in political science from UMSL in 2010, led a tour of the facility July 26, which was attended by several members of the UMSL community. They included (from left, seated) Brenda McPhail, associate vice chancellor or advancement for development; Natissia Small, assistant dean of students and head of precollegiate programs, Julie Kraemer, coordinator in the Office of Career Services; Susan Lee, associate director of development; (from left, standing) Pat Dolan, special assistant to the vice chancellor of academic affairs; Deb Godwin, director of development; Linda Cater, associate vice chancellor for alumni relations; Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and Ann Steffen, associate professor of psychology.
Gospel choirs, an Afro-Cuban ensemble and dancing from Latin America, Hawaii and the Middle East lent a festive air May 2 to the University of Missouri–St. Louis. About 500 students, faculty, staff and community members were on hand to participate in a celebration of the many cultures found at UMSL..
When her mother proposed a program that included Saturday morning classes, Tobi Williams reacted like many high school sophomores.
The Gateway for Greatness Campaign at the University of Missouri–St. Louis concluded this summer after surpassing an initial $100 million fundraising goal and a subsequent $150 million goal. The university raised more than $154 million through gifts by 57,900 donors. Of those contributors to the campaign, 257 gave more than $100,000, and 31 gave more than $1 million.
After years of presenting hundreds of awards to students and their organizations, Curt Coonrod got to accept one for his team. The Bridge Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis was recognized by the College Board for its commitment and efforts to positively impact the African American community. Coonrod, UMSL’s vice provost for Student Affairs, accepted the Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence award on April 27 at the College Board’s 2012 A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education conference in Los Angeles.
When she was a sophomore in high school, Seria Fields described herself as “a very timid individual.” Now a high school senior, she recently walked up to a podium at America’s Center in St. Louis and addressed nearly 2,000 people like a pro.
Natissia Small, assistant dean of students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was one of 12 educators honored last Friday during the St. Louis American’s 24th annual “Salute to Excellence in Education” scholarship and awards gala.
Small, who serves as director of UMSL’s Office of Precollegiate Programs, received the 2011 Excellence in Education Award. She recently added the Office of Multicultural Relations to her responsibilities at UMSL.
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