The two-day event showcased efforts by UMSL and its partners in the St. Louis Anchor Action Network to promote greater prosperity across the region.
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The two-day event showcased efforts by UMSL and its partners in the St. Louis Anchor Action Network to promote greater prosperity across the region.
The two-day event showcased efforts by UMSL and its partners in the St. Louis Anchor Action Network to promote greater prosperity across the region.
The two-day event showcased efforts by UMSL and its partners in the St. Louis Anchor Action Network to promote greater prosperity across the region.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
Nearly 50 people attended last Thursday’s event, including a mix of UMSL faculty and staff as well as members of the surrounding community.
Nearly 50 people attended last Thursday’s event, including a mix of UMSL faculty and staff as well as members of the surrounding community.
Nearly 50 people attended last Thursday’s event, including a mix of UMSL faculty and staff as well as members of the surrounding community.
The network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
The network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
The network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
There has been a campuswide commitment to engage local businesses and recruit staff from the network’s focused geography in north St. Louis city and county.
There has been a campuswide commitment to engage local businesses and recruit staff from the network’s focused geography in north St. Louis city and county.
There has been a campuswide commitment to engage local businesses and recruit staff from the network’s focused geography in north St. Louis city and county.
As the university celebrates its 60th anniversary, we look back at UMSL’s early days and its impact over the years.
Sobolik begins a two-year term after winning a unanimous vote of the presidents and chancellors of CUMU’s more than 120 member institutions.
UMSL was one of 109 colleges and universities nationwide to receive the honor this year and the only one in the state of Missouri.
Wilding has more than 30 years of experience working in urban planning and helping to spur economic growth across the St. Louis region.
Alumni, students, faculty and staff can snap pictures of themselves at work or about town and share them on social media, tagging UMSL and using the hashtag #UMSL60.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik used her annual State of the University Address to highlight ways UMSL is adapting to meet the changing needs of the community.
The three-year grant will allow for additional staffing and programming to support network members.
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.
The network, co-led by UMSL and Edward Jones, is focused on increasing hiring, purchasing and community investment in parts of the region that have faced disinvestment.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Publisher Ian Caso interviewed Sobolik as part of the paper’s video series featuring discussions with local business and community leaders.
The award will be presented at the 21st Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Awards luncheon on Thursday at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.
Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 12 inspiring stories of Black student, faculty, staff and alumni triumphs and contributions.
The awards were created to honor unsung local heroes who have given their time, talents, treasure and service in the name of justice, equity and equality.
The past 12 months have featured numerous stories of success, innovative teaching and research, and impactful community engagement done by students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Plans include a more centralized north academic core, a health sciences campus to the south, a new welcome and alumni center and more.
The network of major St. Louis employers and institutions is ramping up initiatives to drive sustained investment in local neighborhoods impacted by systemic inequities.
UMSL-led presentations highlighted the Bridge Program, UMSL Accelerate, the St. Louis Anchor Action Network, College of Nursing partnerships and the Geospatial Collaborative.
Cella, who earned his degree in marketing in 1993, has stepped into the role previously held by retired Express Scripts Chairman George Paz.
UMSL was the only university in Missouri and one of 103 nationally to receive the award, which recognizes institutions that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Sobolik also recapped some of the university’s many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Weeden-Smith began her role as director of the alliance of higher education institutions, hospital systems, corporations and nonprofits in September.
Attendees took a walking tour of some of the neighborhood’s historic sites and heard from community leaders in a panel discussion.
Sobolik and Stevens received the Freeman/Seay Commitment to St. Louis Award at the organization’s Annual Freedom Fund Dinner.
Jones has spent the past nine years at the Centene Corporation and previously worked in community and government affairs at the Bi-State Development Agency.
UMSL Daily celebrates some favorite articles of the year and the countless accomplishments and activities of UMSL people.
D’Andre Braddix, Robin Kimberlin, Tanisha Stevens, Will Werner, Karl Guenther, Prima Wagan and Natissia Small are all among the scheduled presenters.
The network will leverage intentional hiring, career development and spending in parts of the St. Louis region that have faced disinvestment.