September 10, 2012

Game for Life

Golf is a game that embodies the life lessons of responsibility, integrity and perseverance. It is a lifetime sport the Columbia Golf Foundation is passionate about, and the members strive to share the game with those in the area who might not otherwise have the opportunity to play. John Weston, president and founder, formed the

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International Influence

Nine idyllic land and seascapes spaced evenly above Josipa Basic’s desk serve as reminders of home for the Croatian Ph.D. student. Colorful postcards from all over the world as well as a children’s wide-eyed owl painting have found a home on the bulletin board close by. Creating a home away from home is a theme

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Honing Your Skills

People are increasingly looking for training opportunities, says Bryan Barnes, workforce development supervisor with the Missouri Division of Workforce Development. They may want to update their basic software skills, earn their General Education Degree, refresh their associate or bachelor’s degree or go back to school to earn a master’s degree. “There are some people who

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A New Vision

  Change is nothing new for Columbia’s oldest academic institution. Since its founding in 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy, the college has gone under a few names, finally becoming Stephens College in 1870. Nearly 150 years later, Stephens College is again going through some big changes; this time they come in the form of

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Boat

Plan To Grow

The secret behind the University of Missouri’s ever-growing student population is a plan. In 2001, Chancellor Richard Wallance and Provost Brady Deaton asked Ann Korschgen, vice provost for enrollment management, to devise an enrollment management plan. When the plan was put in place in 2002, the student population was around 24,000. “Essentially the plan was

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