Fighting Hunger

Maria Kalaitzandonakes earns Truman Scholarship while increasing awareness of world hunger issues.

A Focus on Success

Undergraduate Success program participants gather for an event at The Heidelberg. There’s a big difference between being involved in organizations and starting one from the ground up. The former is time-consuming, but manageable and slightly more predictable. The latter requires hard, dedicated work and a hope for success. Allie Starks and Matthew Rosebrough, juniors at Mizzou,…

Making Waves

By teaching students how to produce radio journalism pieces, Making Waves, a new honors course, demonstrates the power of storytelling. “One of the primary objectives of the class is to encourage storytelling as a vehicle for connection and positive change in the world,” says Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, Making Waves faculty adviser. “I believe it is vitally important…

National Geographic Director of Photography to Deliver Keynote at Visual Art & Design Showcase

Sarah Leen University of Missouri alumna Sarah Leen, whose work as a photographer has taken her around the world, will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Undergraduate Visual Art & Design Showcase, Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2017. Leen is the director of photography at National Geographic, where her assignments have sent her to destinations such…

Broadening Perspectives

Rachel Foster-Gimbel (second from left) join other Mizzou students and Professor Randy Smith on a tour of South Africa as part of a study abroad experience. Studying abroad is an eye-opening experience for most students. For Rachel Foster-Gimbel, not only was her first study abroad trip eye-opening, it also led to a second trip. Foster-Gimbel, a senior…

Here to Help

College can be a wake-up call for many first-year students as the difference between high school and college is sometimes quite pronounced. It’s a feeling James Bohnett, a senior political science major at Mizzou, had his first year of college, but one The Learning Center helped him overcome. Bohnett, a member of the Mizzou Wheelchair Basketball…

Inspired Scholar

UM System President Michael Middleton, Reema Awad, MU Provost Garnett Stokes and Dr. Donald Suggs at the 2016 Salute to Education Scholarship and Awards Gala. The Dr. Donald M. Suggs Scholarship offers MU freshman Reema Awad more than just financial aid. For Awad, receiving the scholarship is both an honor and an opportunity. The Suggs Scholarship was…

University of Missouri and Revature Launch No-Cost Coding Bootcamp for Graduates

Intensive on-campus training projected to hire 500 MU grads in Kansas City and St. Louis areas over five years.

A Call for Collaboration

University of Missouri senior Abuzar Mahmood believes that in order to solve the world’s most pressing problems, scientists from different backgrounds and disciplines must work together. “People have done amazing things in their own fields, but I think the bigger challenges approaching us will require collaboration between scientists in many different fields,” Mahmood says. Mahmood, who is…

Mizzou’s Student Success Technology Receives National Recognition

MU Connect, an online application which supports student success and retention, has been named a finalist for the Hobsons Education Advances Award. The award recognizes the “innovation that is possible when an institution combines people, process and technology to make a difference in the lives of students.” MU Connect enhances advising and communication across departments and…