Jaramillo-Rios also had the opportunity to represent UMSL with a presentation at the Student Honor Panel at the Transportation Research Board Conference on Marine Security.
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Supply Chain PhD student Juana Jaramillo-Rios completes prestigious summer program at University of Antwerp
Jaramillo-Rios also had the opportunity to represent UMSL with a presentation at the Student Honor Panel at the Transportation Research Board Conference on Marine Security.
Supply Chain PhD student Juana Jaramillo-Rios completes prestigious summer program at University of Antwerp
Jaramillo-Rios also had the opportunity to represent UMSL with a presentation at the Student Honor Panel at the Transportation Research Board Conference on Marine Security.
UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship receives Templeton World Charity Foundation grant to develop character education facilitator expertise
The $259,616 grant will go toward creating a certification system for the PRIMED model of character education.
Eye on UMSL: Glass work
Progress continues on the new Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center, which is part of the Transform UMSL initiative.
Eye on UMSL: Glass work
Progress continues on the new Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center, which is part of the Transform UMSL initiative.
Eye on UMSL: Glass work
Progress continues on the new Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center, which is part of the Transform UMSL initiative.
Patricia Zahn selected as member of prestigious Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship
Zahn, the director of community engagement and outreach at UMSL, will be one of five ACES members from the University of Missouri System.
Patricia Zahn selected as member of prestigious Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship
Zahn, the director of community engagement and outreach at UMSL, will be one of five ACES members from the University of Missouri System.
Patricia Zahn selected as member of prestigious Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship
Zahn, the director of community engagement and outreach at UMSL, will be one of five ACES members from the University of Missouri System.
Incoming sport management student Mackenzie Brown finds a home at UMSL
In June, Brown had the opportunity to volunteer with future classmates at the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, a three-day cycling festival.
Incoming sport management student Mackenzie Brown finds a home at UMSL
In June, Brown had the opportunity to volunteer with future classmates at the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, a three-day cycling festival.
Incoming sport management student Mackenzie Brown finds a home at UMSL
In June, Brown had the opportunity to volunteer with future classmates at the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, a three-day cycling festival.
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Child center undergoes facelift in new year
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