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.

The Write Stuff

Haley Myers’ love for writing led her to a position as a tutor at the MU Writing Center. A music composition and geography double major, MU senior Haley Myers writes more than music as she puts her skills to work as a tutor at the Writing Center, a position she’s held for over three years. A Columbia…

Winning Tradition

Mizzou faculty members Sarah Bush, Bethany Stone, Newton D’Souza and Betsy Baker represent four of the last five winners of the prestigious Boyer Award. Betsy Baker can’t remember a time when she was not using technology as part of her teaching. “I was teaching second grade in the 1980s,” Baker says, “and I brought in my Commodore…

New Statue and Award Announced at the University of Missouri

Rendering of the Winged Sphere Statue A new statue honoring the University of Missouri’s history and recognizing the institution’s mission will be placed in Jesse Hall. The Winged Sphere statue will carry the message, which aligns with the mission of the university, that “Scholarship and teaching are daily driven by a sense of public service—the obligation…

Shoes that Shine

Examples of Runquiet’s work. Small business owner Lauren Rundquist never imagined she would be serving clients around the world while at the same time giving back to the community. “My goal is to make other people happy, to bring joy to others” says Rundquist, a senior strategic communications major with minors in business and entrepreneurship at Mizzou.…

Serving Seniors

Programs focused on providing care to senior citizens of Boone County are a major part of service learning at MU. Boone County Council on Aging and Adult Day Connection are two area programs that care for seniors and involve MU student volunteers. The senior citizen community is one of four main emphasis areas of service learning…

Celebrating Service

MU Service Learning Marks 25 Years