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…

By Design

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, junior architectural studies major Mohammed Al Subaie’s childhood in the city of Jeddah revolved around family and soccer. An interest in art and design developed in middle school, but it was not until he came to the United States that he chose to pursue architecture as a possible career. “The architecture…

Inspired Art

Last summer, before beginning her final semester at Mizzou, fine arts major Karesse Wilkey traveled to Italy to get an up-close look at some renowned sculptures. She was one of 10 MU students on trip along with art professor Mark Langeneckert. Among the places the group visited were Florence, Rome and Venice. During the trip, Wilkey…

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…