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Earn college credit fast with UMSLā€™s Winter Intersession
Earn college credit fast with UMSLā€™s Winter Intersession

The 2014 Winter Intersession at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis will take place Jan. 6-18. UMSL, through the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, offers students the opportunity to earn three credit hours in two weeks to help them reach their educational goals faster.

Earn college credit fast with UMSLā€™s Winter Intersession

The 2014 Winter Intersession at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis will take place Jan. 6-18. UMSL, through the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, offers students the opportunity to earn three credit hours in two weeks to help them reach their educational goals faster.

Earn college credit fast with UMSLā€™s Winter Intersession

The 2014 Winter Intersession at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis will take place Jan. 6-18. UMSL, through the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, offers students the opportunity to earn three credit hours in two weeks to help them reach their educational goals faster.

Eye on UMSL: All ears
Eye on UMSL: All ears

Elle Fitzpatrick, a junior biochemistry and biotechnology major and UMSL student ambassador, captures the full attention of a near-capacity crowd as she poses a question to Dr Melvin D. Shipp, dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Shipp was the guest speaker at the annual Great Lecture Series at UMSL. His talk was titled ā€œImproving the Publicā€™s Health Through Better Inter-Professional Communicationā€ and held in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: All ears

Elle Fitzpatrick, a junior biochemistry and biotechnology major and UMSL student ambassador, captures the full attention of a near-capacity crowd as she poses a question to Dr Melvin D. Shipp, dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Shipp was the guest speaker at the annual Great Lecture Series at UMSL. His talk was titled ā€œImproving the Publicā€™s Health Through Better Inter-Professional Communicationā€ and held in the Millennium Student Center.

Eye on UMSL: All ears

Elle Fitzpatrick, a junior biochemistry and biotechnology major and UMSL student ambassador, captures the full attention of a near-capacity crowd as she poses a question to Dr Melvin D. Shipp, dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Shipp was the guest speaker at the annual Great Lecture Series at UMSL. His talk was titled ā€œImproving the Publicā€™s Health Through Better Inter-Professional Communicationā€ and held in the Millennium Student Center.

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Learn from experts, enhance skills with UMSLā€™s Write Stuff Certificate Program

Learn from experts, enhance skills with UMSLā€™s Write Stuff Certificate Program

The College of Arts and Sciences and School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis announced its Write Stuff Certificate Program for the upcoming fall and spring semesters. Courses and seminars will begin Sept. 10 and continue through June. The program aims to improve participantsā€™ writing skills as well as their knowledge of the business of writing.

New SCORE Scholarship on campus

New SCORE Scholarship on campus

University of Missouriā€“St. Louis awarded the inaugural SCORE scholarship May 8 in the amount of $1,000 to marketing and Pierre Laclede Honors College student Sumedha Rao.

UMSL offers new program in digital media marketing

UMSL offers new program in digital media marketing

The College of Business Administration and School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis announced a new program that offers a Certificate in Digital Media Marketing. Courses will begin in June with a curriculum that offers marketers a chance to amplify their skills in the digital world, including social media, web analytics, media buying, mobile marketing and more. This fall, the university will be adding social media marketing to its graduate level curriculum.

Summer camp to immerse students in singing

Summer camp to immerse students in singing

The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis announces Acappellooza Summer Camp, an a cappella music camp for students in grades 9ā€“12. For four days, from July 16ā€“19 students will be immersed in singing led by some of the worldā€™s most prominent names in a cappella music, including members of the internationally famous Ambassadors of Harmony and Jim Henry, director of choral studies at UMSL.

UMSL offers educational adventure to Yellowstone

UMSL offers educational adventure to Yellowstone

The School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis presents Call of the Wild: A Yellowstone Ed-Venture. Guests will experience the wonders of Yellowstone National Park, guided by the areaā€™s foremost naturalist and carnivore ecologist, James Halfpenny. The unique excursion is from July 11-16, 2013, and is designed for up to 14 guests.

Acclaimed scholars to examine validity of American exceptionalism

Acclaimed scholars to examine validity of American exceptionalism

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis and its Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice host the AE21: American Exceptionalism in the 21st Century conference, April 25-26 at UMSLā€™s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center. Presentations and discussions examine the contemporary relevance and validity of the exceptionalism thesis as applied to a variety of institutions in the United States and other developed nations.

Optometrists to meet for Nutrition and the Eye Symposium VI

Optometrists to meet for Nutrition and the Eye Symposium VI

The College of Optometry at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis announces the Nutrition and the Eye Symposium VI, a continuing studies program taking place on April 13-14 at UMSLā€™s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center. Optometrists will gather to explore research and findings of nutritional values that will increase longevity prospects, prevent, and even cure degenerative ocular diseases.

IRS representatives to visit UMSL to discuss regulations

IRS representatives to visit UMSL to discuss regulations

The Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis will present the Internal Revenue Service Workshop for 501(c)(3) Small- & Medium-Sized Organizations on April 30 at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center on UMSLā€™s North Campus. For one day only, tax-exempt organizations, tax and legal professionals, and those who work and volunteer at 501(c)(3) organizations can learn about important IRS regulations straight from IRS tax representatives.

Earn a Certificate in Audio Recording from UMSL

Earn a Certificate in Audio Recording from UMSL

The College of Fine Arts & Communication at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis announced their new program for students to earn a Certificate in Audio Recording. The college is collaborating with Ira DeWitt, president and founder of Notifi Records; the UMSL Department of Music; and the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, to offer this certificate program that provides participants with the necessary technical skills needed for the production of high-quality sound recordings.

UMSL offers educational adventure to Yellowstone

UMSL celebrates launch of Lifelong Learning

The University of Missouriā€“St. Louis Executive Leadership Consortium will celebrate the launch of its new program, Lifelong Learning @ UMSL. The launch event takes place at 2-4:30 p.m. April 5 at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center at UMSL. Lifelong Learning seeks to serve members ages 50 and older, a rapidly growing demographic with changing needs and demands.

Explore State of Digital Media Marketing

Explore State of Digital Media Marketing

The University of Missouriā€“St. Louis’ College of Business Administration and School of Professional & Continuing Studies will present the State of Digital Media Marketing Conference from 1ā€“5 p.m. on April 2 at UMSLā€™s J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center.

Center injects culture into mundane Mondays

Center injects culture into mundane Mondays

Got a case of the Mondays? Suffer no more. A look at the Middle East art scene, poetry of social protest and shared stories of resourceful Ozark families are some of the many cultural events that make Monday Noon Series a cure for the blues.

Eye on UMSL: Conference prep

Eye on UMSL: Conference prep

University of Missouriā€“St. Louis custodian Willie Fleming Jr. rolls a table out of a storage room that’s adjacent to the Summit Lounge in the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center on Jan. 17. He was preparing for Winter Conference: Creativity & Collaboration at the Core, which was held Jan. 19.

Earn college credit fast with UMSLā€™s Winter Intersession

Earn college credit fast with UMSLā€™s Winter Intersession

University of Missouriā€“St. Louis students have the opportunity to reach their educational goals faster by earning three credit hours in just two weeks during the 2013 Winter Intersession. The School of Professional & Continuing Studies announced the 2013 Winter Intersession will run Jan. 7 through Jan. 19 at UMSL.

Panel to discuss national health-care debateā€™s potential local impact

Panel to discuss national health-care debateā€™s potential local impact

The national health-care debate rages on. With the November elections looming, St. Louis public health-care leaders continue to face uncertainty. Public jurisdictions, regional health-care policy experts and local providers are working to understand the potential ramifications for health policy and service delivery for citizens of the St. Louis region.

Explore State of Digital Media Marketing

Division of Continuing Education changes name to School of Professional & Continuing Studies

The Division of Continuing Education at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis has a new name: School of Professional & Continuing Studies. ā€œIt was determined that the ā€˜School of Professional & Continuing Studiesā€™ would more accurately reflect the nature of our work, the constituents with whom we work, and better align us with our peers and our related professional organizations,ā€ said Wm. Thomas Walker, dean of PCS.

Conference to explore artā€™s role in building community

Conference to explore artā€™s role in building community

The majority of artists live in cities. Their work often addresses urban concerns of health, happiness, diversity, security, freedom of expression and a sustainable environment. Speakers from across the Midwest and St. Louis will explore the power of art to effect changes in urban neighborhoods and communities during the 18th annual ā€œWhat Is a City?ā€ Conference at the University of Missouriā€“St. Louis.