Loftin visits MU’s Capitol Interns
Mizzou legislative interns had lunch with a special guest during an event hosted in their honor at the Missouri State Capitol on April 15. MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin visited with students who spent the past semester as interns in offices of state legislators as part of the Civic Leadership Intern Program (CLIP). Loftin conversed with…
A New Way to Lecture
The University of Missouri’s best-kept secret, according to Brad Mitchell, senior media producer for Educational Technologies at Missouri (ET@MO), weighs 400 pounds and stands eight feet tall. Located on the second floor of the Heinkel Building, the Lightboard is the newest addition to the services and tools MU’s Instructional Media Studio offers faculty. The Instructional Media…
Learning Center Honors Excellence in Tutoring
From left-right: Nicole Rieken, Lisa Weeda, Chris Baumann, Joy Han, Jennifer Para, Amanda Mueller, John Tenny, and Katie Youmans. Not pictured: Kaystin Weisenberger and Molly Benton The Learning Center at Mizzou honored 10 student tutors with the 2015 Bonnie Zelenak Excellence in Tutoring Awards Friday, May 8. These awards recognize tutors who have distinguished themselves through their…
Kemper Fellows Share Teaching Expertise in New Book
A project that began in 2002 has come to fruition with the publication of The Pursuit of Teaching Excellence: Lessons from the University of Missouri Kemper Teaching Fellows. The newly published book, now on bookshelves at the Mizzou Store, is a collaborative effort of 44 Kemper Fellows who share their teaching expertise. Every spring since…
Area Organization Honors MU Student for Service
Kat Joiner Kat Joiner, a senior service-learning student at MU, was awarded the Broken Tool Award for her service to the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) at the organization’s 5th Annual Harvest Hootenanny Fundraiser on Oct. 4. “I know I received the award for going beyond my volunteer requirements, Joiner says. “But working at CCUA…
Humorous by Design
Classic comic strips have often paved the way for senior Kara Rinella’s artistic vision. That was the case when developing her calendar design, First World Problems, as Portrayed by Dinosaurs. A graphic design major, Rinella received a People’s Choice Award at the Undergraduate Visual Art and Design Showcase in January for the calendar. “It was an…
MU’s Lee Henson Awards Honors Dedication to Disability Awareness and Advocacy
Awardees Joe Pille, John Heckemeyer and John Neal with Henson’s wife, Maggie Henson, nominator Amber Cheek and Campus Facilities Director of Planning, Design and Construction Heiddi Davis. The Lee Henson Access Mizzou Awards were created to honor Henson, MU’s former Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator. Henson had a longstanding record of service and advocacy on…
Mizzou Student Nominated for Best of Columbia Volunteer Award
Grotha and fellow volunteer advocate for Camp Kesem at an event last fall. Joe Grotha, senior service-learning student at MU, has advanced to the final round of Inside Columbia magazine’s Best of Columbia Awards 2015 in the volunteer category. This readers’ choice contest, which is decided solely by the public, began on Jan. 9 and will…
Great Debaters
The MU Debate team includes Amos Chen, Noah Reingold, Davis Parry, Nick Benham and Mitch Herrick. Not pictured: Max Hanson. Although members of the MU Debate Team have competed at several tournaments this season, team members have no idea what to expect at their next competition. Debate topics presented could be about anything. Participants may be…
Global Service Programs Offer Life-Changing Experiences
Global Service Programs through the Office of Service-Learning offer a life-changing experience to college students through the perfect mixture of service, cultural learning and fun. “I learned not only about myself and how to be a better person, but also about life and how to live a better one of those as well,” says MU student…