Drinkard currently serves as the economic unit security chief for the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
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Drinkard currently serves as the economic unit security chief for the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
Drinkard currently serves as the economic unit security chief for the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
Drinkard currently serves as the economic unit security chief for the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
Students had the chance to connect one-on-one with representatives from organizations such as Bayer Crop Science, Greater St. Louis, Inc. and Mastercard.
Students had the chance to connect one-on-one with representatives from organizations such as Bayer Crop Science, Greater St. Louis, Inc. and Mastercard.
Students had the chance to connect one-on-one with representatives from organizations such as Bayer Crop Science, Greater St. Louis, Inc. and Mastercard.
Study abroad advisors, student study abroad alumni and faculty program leaders were all on hand at more than a dozen tables to answer questions and offer resources.
Study abroad advisors, student study abroad alumni and faculty program leaders were all on hand at more than a dozen tables to answer questions and offer resources.
Study abroad advisors, student study abroad alumni and faculty program leaders were all on hand at more than a dozen tables to answer questions and offer resources.
Stark graduated magna cum laude with degrees in criminology and criminal justice and Spanish and a certificate from the Pierre Laclede Honors College.
Stark graduated magna cum laude with degrees in criminology and criminal justice and Spanish and a certificate from the Pierre Laclede Honors College.
Stark graduated magna cum laude with degrees in criminology and criminal justice and Spanish and a certificate from the Pierre Laclede Honors College.
Pieper, who worked on campus publications Brain Stew and Bellerive, accepted a position at the St. Louis-based digital marketing agency.
Librarians Judy Schmitt and Lena Marvin aim to encourage innovative and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to students.
Lyon returned to UMSL five years after receiving her BSBA and earned her second bachelor’s in Spanish while raising her daughter, Mila.
The university is expected to confer nearly 1,000 new degrees as it holds its first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019.
Over the course of an hour, the panelists investigated questions of identity, experiences and relationships with Spanish, Portuguese and English language.
Cary decided to become an optometrist after serving in the Army Nurse Corps and then working as a civilian nurse.
Newman will enter UMSL’s MEd counseling program this fall after earning a BA in Spanish.
The four-week program will include immersive cultural activities such as salsa dancing and cooking classes and a discussion about biodiversity, ecotourism and the coffee industry.
Blanchard’s time at the Peruvian restaurant Astrid y Gaston inspired the pocket guide, which includes translations and pictures of regional fruits, herbs and vegetables.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, UM System President Mun Choi and UMSL’s deans were among those offering their congratulations in video messages to the graduates.
Friday’s luncheon was a chance to especially recognize scholarship donor Helen Shopmaker and the investment she and her late husband, Allen, have made in UMSL.
Jordan McCain, Sara McFarland, Cole Alves, Lauren Wilson and Eric Eggers each will spend the spring semester studying abroad with the help of a $5,000 scholarship.
A Spanish educator in St. Louis, Friedrichs aims to travel to every Spanish-speaking country and serves on mission trips as an interpreter/translator.
Chantal Rivadeneyra yearned to learn French with a native’s accent. Scott Morrissey hungered for a foreign adventure. And Jack Tucker wanted to refine his Spanish skills.