Inzana is on track to defend her dissertation and graduate this spring, and she recently accepted a position as a tenure-track assistant professor at Sam Houston State University beginning next fall.
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Doctoral candidate Victoria Inzana examines prison arts programs and their potential to contribute to rehabilitation
Inzana is on track to defend her dissertation and graduate this spring, and she recently accepted a position as a tenure-track assistant professor at Sam Houston State University beginning next fall.
Doctoral candidate Victoria Inzana examines prison arts programs and their potential to contribute to rehabilitation
Inzana is on track to defend her dissertation and graduate this spring, and she recently accepted a position as a tenure-track assistant professor at Sam Houston State University beginning next fall.
Lester Stewart, Kaje Sanford and Melissa Laurenti 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.
Online MBA students travel to Costa Rica to complete project for capstone class
Students visited a wide array of local businesses, and the trip also included plenty of opportunities to experience Costa Rica’s vibrant culture and natural beauty.
Online MBA students travel to Costa Rica to complete project for capstone class
Students visited a wide array of local businesses, and the trip also included plenty of opportunities to experience Costa Rica’s vibrant culture and natural beauty.
Online MBA students travel to Costa Rica to complete project for capstone class
Students visited a wide array of local businesses, and the trip also included plenty of opportunities to experience Costa Rica’s vibrant culture and natural beauty.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 2-0 loss to No. 3 seed Grand Valley State on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Championship.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 2-0 loss to No. 3 seed Grand Valley State on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Championship.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 2-0 loss to No. 3 seed Grand Valley State on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Championship.
Explore New York City with UMSL alum Kenya Williams
Originally from St. Louis, Williams moved to New York to join the National Student Nurses’ Association.
Explore New York City with UMSL alum Kenya Williams
Originally from St. Louis, Williams moved to New York to join the National Student Nurses’ Association.
Explore New York City with UMSL alum Kenya Williams
Originally from St. Louis, Williams moved to New York to join the National Student Nurses’ Association.
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The Tritons volleyball team won three out of four matches, including an upset of No. 23 Augustana, at the season-opening Eckerd College Invitational in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Washington Monthly lists UMSL among America’s ‘Best Colleges for Student Voting’
The university had the highest student-voting rate among nearly 300 participating institutions in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
Accounting major Donella Johnson lands valuable internship opportunities at Boeing, Ernst & Young US headquarters
Johnson’s experiences with an aerospace leader and Big Four accounting firm took her from Seattle to New York City.
UMSL sees gains in enrollment at start of fall semester
Classes began Monday with 2,838 new freshmen, transfer and graduate students among the university’s estimated 16,600 students.
Weeks of Welcome provides ample opportunities for Tritons to get involved
UMSL’s Weeks of Welcome is designed to connect the community to the educational, cultural and social programs offered through the university.
New Pierre Laclede Honors College dean hopes to make a ‘hidden gem’ not so hidden
Edward Munn Sanchez shared his vision for the honors college after assuming his new position on campus Aug. 1.
Eye on UMSL: Back-to-school brats
Father Nick Winker (at left) shared grilled bratwurst for lunch with students and staff on the lawn outside the UMSL Catholic Newman Center on the first day of the fall semester.
Andrew Kersten settling into new position as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Kersten spoke to UMSL Daily about the challenges and opportunities he sees at UMSL at what he hopes will be an inflection point in the university’s history.
‘Paul Artspace: 5 Years’ to open Saturday at Gallery 210 along with special curatorial project by HATSH
The exhibition will run through Dec. 1 and will feature work from more than 80 international, national, regional and local artists who have held residencies in the past five years.
Welcome home: Scenes from Move-In Day 2018
UMSL students were greeted by many friendly faces Friday when they moved into Oak Hall on South Campus.
New year, new faculty
UMSL introduced more than 20 new full-time faculty members to the university community during a two-day new faculty orientation organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Education alumnus named superintendent of Pattonville School District
Tim Pecoraro, a 1994 UMSL College of Education graduate, has worked his way up from elementary school principal to superintendent in the district he attended in his youth.
Joint engineering student Thomas Poon strides into leadership
The first-generation college student finds inspiration from his family, student leaders and his own internal drive.
Extensive undergraduate involvement inspires Yaniv Dudaie’s return to MBA program
The 2018 international business and finance graduate enhanced his education through a number of campus activities.
UMSL hosts its first naturalization ceremony
A total of 109 individuals from 41 countries became U.S. citizens during Friday’s ceremony at the Millennium Student Center.
Welcome back: Triton Take-Off Weekend set to begin Friday
Move-In Day, a welcome picnic and a scavenger hunt through St. Louis via MetroLink highlight the activities on tap this weekend.
Leaving their mark: 3 UMSL alumnae among 2018 Most Influential Business Women class
The St. Louis Business Journal recognized Amy Kweskin, Gloria Carter-Hicks, Ginnie Westmoreland and the other honorees at a luncheon last week.
Nursing alumna finding success in competitive residency in Washington, DC
Brandi Fields credits family, faith, academic perseverance, campus involvement and powerful mentors for helping her land in the MedStar Georgetown Nurse Residency Program.
Coveted ASCA ambassadorship expands on Sam Walk’s education as a school counselor
The MEd student was one of 30 ambassadors chosen from a pool of more than 350 applicants for the national conference.
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.
Former UMSL golfer Michael Block enjoying a homecoming in the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive
Block, now a club pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, was a member of the Tritons’ golf team in 1996-97.
Anthropologist Susan Brownell discusses the changes in China since the Olympics with Agence France-Presse
The story was widely distributed globally, including in countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore in Southeast Asia.
External funding helps SUCCEED Program continue to grow and evolve as it enters sixth year
Individual donors and philanthropic foundations have given more than $162,500 combined in the past year to support scholarships and program development.
Eye on UMSL: Scaling the tower
An MTS Contracting employee inspected his 13-story ascent up the Social Sciences & Business Building Tower on July 24.
Life in Malawi inspires Annie Mbale’s goal to empower women
The MBA student aspires to build a career working with women after a tumultuous childhood in the southern African country.
Online Bachelor of Liberal Studies program ranked among nation’s best values
The popularity, affordability and overall strength of UMSL’s online Bachelor of Liberal Arts program landed it No. 14 on Best Value Schools’ national rankings.
Media Coverage: July 2018
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.
Ann Taylor becomes a member of Deans for Impact
The leader of UMSL’s College of Education is one of 22 members of Deans for Impact, a national nonprofit focused on elevating the teaching profession through innovations in educator preparation.
Eye on UMSL: Campus playground
The University of Missouri–St. Louis served as a playground of learning and exploration for local children during the summer months.
UMSL internships help Jennings students get a head start on college
The third year of the UMSL/Jennings Summer Internship Program gave 13 high school students the chance to work as research assistants under the tutelage of UMSL instructors in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, economics, education and music.
SEE-TEL Summer Institute pushes teachers to embrace immigrant students’ strengths
The joint venture between researchers at UMSL and the University of Missouri–Columbia aims to address the growing need for teachers and administrators in Missouri who can connect with English-learner students.
Einstein Bros. team wins Sodexo’s national Universities Customer Experience award
The recognition is the latest sign of appreciation (from left) Erica Marshall, Elonda Robinson and Rochelle Little have received since colleague Veronica Williams’ sudden death in April.
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.
Social Work professor a sought-after expert on matters of migration
Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government’s High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer.
Eye on UMSL: Sunset on South Campus
The rising moon hovered high above the Provincial House Friday evening on South Campus.
International volunteer missions spur MBA student’s passion for teaching, research
MBA student Damon Walker returned to West Africa in May after an inspiring volunteer trip in 2017.
Curator Darryl Chatman urges this year’s STARS graduates to continue their scientific pursuits
Friday’s confirmation ceremony celebrated a group of 82 high school students and seven undergraduate mentors in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theatre.
Criminology alumna aims to shine light on criminal justice in America through work with Measures for Justice
Shelby Davis serves as a data outreach associate for the nonprofit organization, which is working to gather county-level criminal justice data throughout the United States.
UMSL nursing professor stays on the cutting edge of creating course content
Assistant Teaching Professor Lisa Merritt used her experience at the AACN-Apple Digital Innovation Bootcamp to explore new ways to enhance students’ learning through technology.
UMSL to establish David & Thelma Steward Institute for Jazz Studies after lead gift from the Steward Family Foundation
The institute will serve as the educational foundation for jazz in the St. Louis region.
Ask an Expert: Barbara Graham sheds light on the Supreme Court confirmation process
Graham, who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on the Supreme Court, discusses what’s in store for nominee Brett Kavanaugh in this edition of UMSL Daily’s Q&A series.
Summer Academy strengthens academic standing of St. Louis youth
Nearly 300 high school students participated in the four-week UMSL Bridge Program initiative.
Eye on UMSL: Rooted in air
The Marillac Hall lobby has been home to an aeroponic garden tower as part of a STEM education project funded by the National Science Foundation.
UMSL well represented in 2018 St. Louis Business Journal 30 under 30 class
MBA student Nicole Ward and alumnae Fredrecka McGlown and Kirsten Jones joined other honorees at a reception last week at The Caramel Room.
MIMH Professor David Tate honored for his research on traumatic brain injuries
The associate research professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health was named the Senior Faculty Investigator of the Year.
St. Louis teens create and collaborate through Gateway Writing Project’s OneCity Stories program
A diverse group of high schoolers learned about expression across many forms of media during a three-week course at UMSL at Grand Center.
A crash course in customer service: Taylor ‘DeeDee’ Effinger experiences Disney magic in semester-long program
The mathematics major spent five months working in and exploring the Walt Disney World Resort.
UMSL to host third annual Quick Admit Day on July 17
Undergraduate transfer students will once again have the opportunity to gain admission, meet with an advisor and register for classes, all in a matter of hours.
Gateway Arch Museum makes good use of Fausz artifact collection
Fred Fausz, UMSL emeritus associate professor of history, has dozens of artifacts from his personal collection pertaining to the American fur trade on display at the newly redesigned museum.
Jianli Pan receives recognition, funding for work on edge cloud computing, cybersecurity
The assistant professor of computer science was named the Junior Faculty Investigator of the Year at the Research & Innovation Reception in May.
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- Nursing PhD graduate Cherryl Rainey researches the impact of mentorship on work engagement and professional development in nursing
- Third-year optometry student Hallie Traverse awarded scholarship from Wisconsin Optometric Association
- Education Assistant Professor Magen Rooney-Kron wins Early Career Research Award from TASH
- St. Louis County Council directing $10 million to UMSL’s planned North County Business and Workforce District
- Accounting alum Thomas Fabry has RubinBrown job lined up after CPA exam
- UMSL names George Nnanna founding director of new School of Engineering
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