April 2016 News

Planting the Seed

Amanda Nell works with student assistant Nick DeBrodie in the MU Career Center. To help students recognize that on-campus employment is more than just a way to earn money, the MU Career Center has unveiled two programs designed to actively engage campus supervisors and student employees in learning, reflection and career development. The Supervisors Encouraging Excellence and…

Exceptional Storytelling

Front row (L-R): Eryn Harris, Christina Pritchett. Back row (L-R): Young Kwon, Julia Terbrock, Haylie Larsen, Jenny Herman and Nathan Wright. Not pictured: Witt Wells, Ari Wagner, Delan K. Ellington and Nate Compton. MU’s third annual Rewriting Realities contest pitched one question with three words and endless definitions to students, “Who are you?” Sixty-three students…

The Tradition Continues

Each spring the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning presents the Ernest L. Boyer Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes a faculty member who expands the boundaries of teaching, learning and technology in higher education. In five of the last six years, that honor has gone to a faculty member from Mizzou. Anne…

University of Missouri Junior Selected for Truman Scholarship

Mizzou junior Maria Kalaitzandonakes has been awarded the Harry S Truman Scholarship, a nationally-competitive award that supports students dedicated to public service.

A Devoted Advocate

MU senior Lindsey Mirielli travels to Washington, D.C. to present research on cyberbullying of students with disabilities.