UMSL’s chapter of Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity sends students to schools, Native American reservations and refugee resettlement institutions across the country.
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Through its humanitarian work, UMSL’s College of Optometry helps students see a new side of health care
UMSL’s chapter of Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity sends students to schools, Native American reservations and refugee resettlement institutions across the country.
Through its humanitarian work, UMSL’s College of Optometry helps students see a new side of health care
UMSL’s chapter of Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity sends students to schools, Native American reservations and refugee resettlement institutions across the country.
AACSB renews College of Business Administration’s dual accreditation for all business and accounting programs
Fewer than 2% of business schools worldwide hold AACSB dual accreditation status for business and accounting programs.
Three questions with Amy D’Agrosa, associate teaching professor of Spanish
Last summer, D’Agrosa helped launch a three-week study abroad program in northwest Spain, where UMSL students had the opportunity to experience the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage path.
Three questions with Amy D’Agrosa, associate teaching professor of Spanish
Last summer, D’Agrosa helped launch a three-week study abroad program in northwest Spain, where UMSL students had the opportunity to experience the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage path.
Three questions with Amy D’Agrosa, associate teaching professor of Spanish
Last summer, D’Agrosa helped launch a three-week study abroad program in northwest Spain, where UMSL students had the opportunity to experience the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage path.
Reaching for the cosmos: UMSL astronomy faculty members and students conduct cutting-edge comet research
Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Teaching Professor Mohi Saki are studying the composition of comets with infrared spectroscopy to learn more about the building blocks of the early solar system.
Reaching for the cosmos: UMSL astronomy faculty members and students conduct cutting-edge comet research
Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Teaching Professor Mohi Saki are studying the composition of comets with infrared spectroscopy to learn more about the building blocks of the early solar system.
Reaching for the cosmos: UMSL astronomy faculty members and students conduct cutting-edge comet research
Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Teaching Professor Mohi Saki are studying the composition of comets with infrared spectroscopy to learn more about the building blocks of the early solar system.
UMSL alum Nicole Northway designs bamboo pajamas with personality at Emerson and Friends
Based in Clearwater, Florida, the company is known for its playful illustrations, from ocean animals to rainbows, florals and holiday imagery.
UMSL alum Nicole Northway designs bamboo pajamas with personality at Emerson and Friends
Based in Clearwater, Florida, the company is known for its playful illustrations, from ocean animals to rainbows, florals and holiday imagery.
UMSL alum Nicole Northway designs bamboo pajamas with personality at Emerson and Friends
Based in Clearwater, Florida, the company is known for its playful illustrations, from ocean animals to rainbows, florals and holiday imagery.
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11 UMSL photos from 2013
UMSL campus photographer August Jennewein shoots thousands of photos each year. As 2013 came to a close, he chose the photo above and 10 more below to revisit.
UMSL supporter played big role in creating Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization
Though many Americans have not heard of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the group finally got its deserved time in the limelight last weekend when it collected the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. University of Missouri–St. Louis supporter Will Carpenter is particularly pleased for the group’s recognition, which makes sense, seeing as how he played an integral role in creating the treaty that lead to the formation of the OPCW.
Alison Zeidler works to make St. Louis’ economy stronger
Talk to Alison Zeidler about St. Louis and the 29-year-old’s love for the region is obvious. She wants to see St. Louis thrive. That makes her a natural fit for her work at the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. Zeidler served as project manager at the partnership until October when she was named assistant vice president of New Market Tax Credits.
Eye on UMSL: Total excellence
Alumna Sue O’Leary, BSBA accounting 1988, says a degree from UMSL has meant a career doing what she loves.
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Historical glance at UMSL alumni: 1963-2013
This infographic was originally published in the fall 2013 issue of UMSL Magazine. Click the image to enlarge.
UMSL collaborative brings dance, music to area schools
Merengue music blares out of a boom box as a group of about 40 fifth-graders at Buder Elementary School in south St. Louis walk arm-in-arm into the school gymnasium. The curriculum for the next hour – ballroom dancing.
From foster care to CEO: UMSL alumnus leads St. Louis to brighter future
There are people who inspire others to be better versions of themselves. Orvin Kimbrough is one of those people, and he’s turned his leadership abilities and compassion into quite the career.
Will and Hellen Carpenter’s love of education leads to long relationship with UMSL
If Will Carpenter was about 10 years younger and from St. Louis, there’s a good chance he would have attended the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Instead, he grew up during the Great Depression in Moorhead, Miss.
Influential women: UMSL shows off its feminine side
St. Louis Business Journal Publisher Ellen Sherberg received a warm welcome when she approached the University of Missouri–St. Louis in the late 1990s about sponsoring an event to highlight the outstanding achievements of women.
Optometry student leads at local, national levels
Devin Sasser was a determined child. When most 6-year-old boys wanted to be a baseball or football player, the Dallas native was adamant that he someday enroll in law school and become a lawyer. By age 11, he’d moved past that and set his sights on a health-science field.
Accounting for excellence: Preparing future leaders
When the economical downturn occurred, Benjamin Taylor’s material business in the construction industry felt the impact.
Joe Larrew: UMSL alumnus, lawyer, judge, Super Bowl official
More than 108 million people tuned in to watch the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers in the past Super Bowl. But few people watched the game as closely as Joe Larrew.
Railroad aficionado remembered, honored with Lee Medal
The late Robert McKnight, honorary trustee and longtime member of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, will live on through his outstanding contributions to the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Students conduct malaria research in the Galapagos Islands
Do you know where her flies are? Patricia Parker asks her lab assistant over the phone.
Counseling educator discusses his contributions to LGBT community
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Three years ago, the University of Missouri–St. Louis began using its trademarked positioning statement: “Serious education. Serious value.” That statement has resonated well with prospective students and its validity has received another national endorsement.
Public radio story highlights Galapagos Islands research by UMSL students
Two University of Missouri–St. Louis graduate students spent the summer conducting fieldwork in the Galapagos Islands – a kind of mecca for biologists because of the endemic species that have evolved to adapt to the islands’ unique environments.
Eye on UMSL: Thumbs-up
Ben Hunter flashes an enthusiastic thumbs-up after graduating from Project SEARCH last week at UMSL. Looking on is his fellow graduate Hannah Dietrich. Hunter and Dietrich were among seven graduates of the high school transition program, which was born out of a collaboration between Patricia Kopetz, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Education for Children with Disabilities at UMSL, and Epworth Children & Family Services in Webster Groves, Mo.
UMSL engineering education bolstered T. Christopher Peoples
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New UMSL partnership empowers individuals with disabilities
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Legacy families point to UMSL’s success
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Jason Jan: FroYo founder’s entrepreneurial roots began at UMSL
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House Bill 153: 78 words that have benefited hundreds of thousands of people
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Bob Bone: 3-time All-American made lifetime friends at UMSL
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Projects planned for Benton-Stadler science complex
The fate of the University of Missouri–St. Louis science complex is back in the hands of university administrators, who seek funding to construct a building and renovate existing space.
UMSL student leads national optometry organization
It’s September, less than a month into the new academic year, and Jennifer Sidun has no trouble keeping busy. The University of Missouri–St. Louis optometry student is in Cleveland where she spends her weekdays working on her first of two advanced clinical rotations there. She’ll complete six rotations over her final nine months as a student.
New trail makes campus even more bike friendly
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Larger, smarter incoming freshman class leads to spike in undergraduate enrollment
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