photos by Keith Borgmeyer “Unsung”: not celebrated or praised “Hero”: a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. On a hot, sunny Monday morning, MU Police Officer Joan Haaf met us outside the police station on Virginia Avenue. As she pulled her white SUV out of the garage, I smiled. I […]
The MU Trulaske College of Business has been recognized once more for its Centennial Speaker Series. The video, which featured 10 alumni and friends of the college who spoke about the current state of business and the future of the industry, was recognized by the 36th Annual Telly Awards. “We featured 10 of our distinguished
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Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, prominent Missouri activists and philanthropists, gave MU a $10 million dollar gift to help fund a proposed new music building. The building is part of a larger plan to renovate the school of fine arts. This donation follows a $1 million dollar gift that the Sinquefields gave in 2009 to help
What If…? MU, an MU student-led conference, will be occurring Saturday, April 11. With the goal of stimulating conversation, collaboration and creative change, 10 ‘questioners’ will be asking “what if…?” in a series of short presentations. Students at the Trulaske School of Business and the Truman School of Public Affairs at MU have teamed up
Protecting Against the Invisible Beth Chancellor, chief information security officer, University of Missouri System You’re the CISO for the entire UM System. How do you ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected across the various campuses? The field of information technology is not short on standards. The same applies to information security. We
The eight-story Manor House apartment complex, located at 306 Hitt St., is one of three university-owned apartment buildings specifically designated for older students. To live in Manor House, students must be over 21 years of age, be a graduate or professional student, be married or have children. However, priority at Manor House is given to
How did the MU Veterans Clinic get started? The clinic started when the stars aligned perfectly. Two students, who were also veterans (Scott Apking and Larry Lambert), approached Gary Myers, our dean. Dean Myers was very receptive to the idea, as he had seen it successfully implemented in other law schools. Scott and Larry were
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Job description: I’m responsible for the clinical, educational, research and advocacy missions of the MU Department of Child Health and MU Children’s Hospital. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: Six Original hometown: St. Louis Education: B.A. in chemistry (1974), University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; M.D. (1977), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; M.P.H. (1998), Saint Louis
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Three recent developments say a great deal about Missouri’s economic future and the direction this state is headed. First, Toyota is moving its corporate headquarters from Torrance, California, to Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The reasons cited include lower taxes, more favorable labor conditions, Texas as a “loser pay” state in tort law cases,
