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.
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Susan TeStroete, Eboni Valentine and Derik Holtmann receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
Susan TeStroete, Eboni Valentine and Derik Holtmann receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik honored by Girls Inc. of St. Louis
UMSL alums Sharonica Hardin-Bartley and Paula D. Knight were also recognized at the organization’s 19th annual Strong, Smart, and Bold Luncheon.
Move-In Day schedule tweak allows for slower pace, more personal attention for first-year students at Oak Hall
With Oak Hall expected to be at full capacity for the fall semester, Move-In Day events were spread over multiple days to create a smoother experience for first-year students.
Move-In Day schedule tweak allows for slower pace, more personal attention for first-year students at Oak Hall
With Oak Hall expected to be at full capacity for the fall semester, Move-In Day events were spread over multiple days to create a smoother experience for first-year students.
Move-In Day schedule tweak allows for slower pace, more personal attention for first-year students at Oak Hall
With Oak Hall expected to be at full capacity for the fall semester, Move-In Day events were spread over multiple days to create a smoother experience for first-year students.
Accelerated Master’s student Grant Ebert filling big shoes as Accounting Club president
Ebert, who has volunteered with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program the past two years, finished an audit internship at CliftonLarsenAllen this summer.
Accelerated Master’s student Grant Ebert filling big shoes as Accounting Club president
Ebert, who has volunteered with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program the past two years, finished an audit internship at CliftonLarsenAllen this summer.
Accelerated Master’s student Grant Ebert filling big shoes as Accounting Club president
Ebert, who has volunteered with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program the past two years, finished an audit internship at CliftonLarsenAllen this summer.
Renata Sledge wins Outstanding Poster Award at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting
Sledge presented a pilot study that explored the link between active participation in an online health community and patient well-being.
Renata Sledge wins Outstanding Poster Award at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting
Sledge presented a pilot study that explored the link between active participation in an online health community and patient well-being.
Renata Sledge wins Outstanding Poster Award at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting
Sledge presented a pilot study that explored the link between active participation in an online health community and patient well-being.
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Economics grad student advocates for families with the power of math
Maia Elkana hopes to add her voice to public policy matters and show empirically that society benefits when parents and children receive the support they need.
Triton Health Educators reduce risky behavior with positive approach
The group of peer educators is working to promote health and wellness on the UMSL campus through education and awareness outreach.
Panel discussion showcases innovative research from African American faculty members at UMSL
Wilma Calvert, Jerome Morris and Sha-Lai Williams Woodson shared their work as part of “A Conversation on Reframing Health, Education and Family in the Black Community.”
MSW alumna puts her training to work in advocating for death row inmates
Erin Land’s diverse UMSL experience helped set her up to secure a competitive job with the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Arizona.
Media outlets call upon UMSL political scientists for analysis of August election results
UMSL Department of Political Science faculty members helped statewide and national media outlets make sense of the Aug. 7 elections in Missouri.
Social work student rises from Blood gang to pursue college degree
Harold Crawford aims to work with at-risk youth, helping them avoid some of the pitfalls he experienced in his own life.
Alumnae work to heal impoverished East African communities, financing unlikely entrepreneurs
Kaitlyn Gresham and Christy Horton manage Under the Same Tree, a 501(c)(3) that helps economically empower Kenyans and Ugandans like Neema Mungusikiza (above) and her daughters.
Telemental health focus of social work alumna’s new online counseling practice
Melissa Douglass, BSW 2012 and MSW 2014, opened Goal Driven Counseling, a fully online counseling practice specializing in teens and young adults, in September 2017.
MSW student Chelsey Jacox shares personal journey to internship at Youth in Need
A trying childhood, college basketball, work with prisoners and an inspiring grandmother led Jacox to pursue social work and a child-therapy internship.
UMSL, MU awarded $1.8M to train social workers for vulnerable, underserved areas
The federal money will provide a total of 120 master’s students training in integrated behavioral health agencies across the state of Missouri.
Deep-down desire to help others: UMSL social work dean brings passion, experience to the job
Growing up in Marianna, Arkansas, Sharon Johnson’s experience in a low-income, Mississippi River Delta town spurred her career in social work.
Year’s first presidential debate attracts large audience at student center, as across the country
Students and a few faculty members packed Century Room A at the Millennium Student Center and watched as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shared the stage in New York.
Every dollar helps: Students launch campaign to assist students
Between April 25 and 29, UMSL community members can add a dollar to their bill at the Nosh and other campus eateries to support a new Triton Hunger Relief Fund.
Ebony Williams provides safe haven, transitions
UMSL alumna and Lydia’s House family advocate Ebony Williams encourages women to be self-assured, set good examples for others and find their voices.
Students gain job experience, more through StudentPlus program
Participant Candice Clossum works closely with a mentor in an on-campus job that builds her repertoire while pursuing her degree.
9 UMSL graduate programs land on US News ‘Best’ list
The programs include criminology and criminal justice, education, public policy administration, clinical psychology, psychology, nursing, social work, biology, and chemistry and biochemistry.
Which health messages will reach African American students?
UMSL faculty members Stephanie Van Stee (left) and Sha-Lai Williams have received a grant to study which health messages will best reach African American college students.
US News ranks 9 UMSL graduate programs among best
Of special note, the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s doctoral degree program ranks fourth.
Faculty members honored with annual Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
More than 300 people gathered in the auditorium at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center Wednesday for University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George’s annual State of the University Address.
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