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UMSL’s newest poet laureate continues a storied tradition
Bridget McDonald, who became enamored with poetry at age 6 and has been writing ever since, is a second-year graduate student in UMSL’s MFA in Creative Writing program. (Photos by August Jennewein)...
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UMSL Marketing and Communications launches ‘Choose Your Word’ campaign
On the glass windows along the bridge in the Millennium Student Center, one student posts the word “serious” to describe the types of scholars who choose the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Over 100...
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Junior guard Elijah Watson scored a season-high 27 points, but it came in a loss as the Tritons fell 69-68 at William Jewell. UMSL went 0-2 on the road last week and will play its final two road games...
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Side by side: A look at school spirit then and now
Set for the week of Feb. 13, UMSL Homecoming 2017 will again feature the popular Red & Gold Regatta – plus many other traditions old and new. (Color photographs by August Jennewein) Triton spirits...
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Optometry students, faculty, alumni travel to Jefferson City to lobby and...
A large group of UMSL optometry students, faculty and alumni ventured to Jefferson City, Missouri, on Jan. 23 for the Missouri Optometric Association’s annual conference. Among them were (from left)...
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Eye on UMSL: International impact
A crowd of students, faculty and staff listens as Daniel Doerr, UMSL’s assistant director for international admissions, answers a question during an information session held Tuesday in the wake of...
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UMSL’s Heritage Leadership program draws crowd from across the country and...
Laura Westhoff, chair of the department of history at UMSL and one of many invited collaborators for the week on Heritage Leadership, spoke to the students about “troubling what it means to be a...
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A colorful mix: Biology student, artist illustrates ‘The Very Happy Trash Truck’
Lara Edwards poses with “The Very Happy Trash Truck,” the first-ever book she’s illustrated. When she isn’t painting with watercolors, the artist is pursuing her master’s in biology degree at UMSL. She...
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Laura Szorenyi led the women’s basketball team to a pair of road victories last week, including a 77-73 win Thursday at Illinois Springfield in which she poured in 31 points. Women’s Basketball UMSL...
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What makes America great? UMSL chancellor offers his take in CUMU column
It’s “the rich mosaic of people” that institutions like UMSL help educate, Chancellor Tom George writes. The piece is his first column as president of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan...
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Newman Center students partner with UMSL social worker to help peers facing...
Along with food insecurity, homelessness is a major struggle for many college students across the nation, says UMSL social worker Robin Kimberlin. After learning that the issue impacts even fellow UMSL...
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2 different paths, 1 destination: Mother-daughter teaching duo brings passion...
Judith Cochran (at left) has been the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Tutorial Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for 18 years, though her career in academia started long before...
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UMSL to offer Illinois residents in-state tuition
Chancellor Tom George said he expects the shift to have a positive impact on the institution. (Photo by August Jennewein) The award-winning undergraduate programs of the University of Missouri–St....
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AT&T CEO shares wisdom with UMSL business students
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, right, addresses a standing-room-only crowd during the CEO Speaker Series event moderated by UMSL College of Business Administration Dean Charles Hoffman. (Photo by...
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Go-to person at UMSL’s student center recognized with 2017 Young Leader Award
The regional kudos came as a surprise to UMSL alumnus and employee Dorian Hall, who also pastors a church in East St. Louis – but not to those who know and work with him. (Photos by August Jennewein)...
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Senior guard Robneisha Lee scored a career-high 26 points while leading the Tritons to victory over No. 20 Southern Indiana, the first of back-to-back wins over top-20 opponents last week. Women’s...
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Des Lee Fine Arts Festival packs two days full of unique opportunities for youth
Partway through the two-day Des Lee Fine Arts Festival on campus last week, UMSL faculty members Jennifer Fisher and Michael Smith (center) discuss a visual art exhibit taking shape inside the Blanche...
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Showman Braxton Perry wins the title of Big Man on Campus
Braxton Perry involves a child from the audience in his magic act during Tuesday night’s Big Man on Campus event at the J.C. Penney Auditorium. His obvious connection with the crowd was key to helping...
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Violinist Julia Sakharova, recently honored with award, reflects on festival...
As Chad Pleasant talks about his love for the violin, a big grin creeps across Julia Sakharova’s face. One of them started playing at age 6 in a Russian music school, the other in sixth-grade orchestra...
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UMSL celebrates 50 years of black student leadership
Nursing major Brandi Fields (at left), the current president of UMSL’s Associated Black Collegians, met one of the student organization’s co-founders, alumnus Bobby Norfolk, at a campus gathering Feb....
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