Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Awards Announced
We are thrilled to announce the three winners of the 2020 Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Awards and the two winners of the 2020 Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Research & Creative Activity. These highly-competitive awards honor the very best work…
4-H Center for Youth Development Wins National Diversity Award
We extend hearty congratulations to the MU 4-H Center for Youth Development for winning the APLU National Extension Diversity Award. Read more about the award on the MU Extension website. The Provost’s office provided assistance in applying for this award and we…
December Commencement Update
Dear Mizzou students, We have been thinking of you. Over the last several months, all of us have had to endure extraordinary changes and make difficult decisions that disrupt our lives. Through it all, you have shown remarkable flexibility and…
May 2020 Commencement Update
Dear Mizzou students, We have been thinking of you. Back in April, we made the difficult decision to postpone May 2020 commencement. We quickly pivoted and put together a virtual celebration that allowed us to recognize your incredible accomplishments. At…
Faculty Winners of Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award
Congratulations to the faculty winners of the Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award: Julie Elman, Associate Professor, Women’s & Gender Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies Sherri Ulbrich, Associate Teaching Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing The Lee Henson Access Mizzou Awards are…
MU Professor of more than 20 years wins SEC honor
The Southeastern Conference announced today that University of Missouri Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Anthony Lupo won the SEC’s 2020 Faculty Achievement Award. The recognition is given out to one faculty member from each school once a year. The SEC then…
A Gift of Life
by Jordan Yount & Jade Elwess In December 2019, the paths of two Mizzou families were linked forever as one Mizzou employee, Jami Thompson (Senior Analyst for Institutional Effectiveness in the Office of the Provost), gave the priceless gift of…
Letter to the Faculty Regarding COACHE
Dear Colleagues, Today, we are releasing the results from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey, sent to faculty in spring 2019. I am very grateful to every faculty member who took the time to participate in…
Spotlight on 2019 Curators’ Distinguished Professorships
In October, the Provost’s office announced the 2019 Curators’ Distinguished Professors and the Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor. The Provost asked each individual winner to share their distinct stories to connect their research and teaching to the larger mission of Mizzou.
John Tummons earns USDA Teaching Award
Teaching Excellence John Tummons earns USDA Teaching Award Written by Logan Jackson · November 11, 2019 The son of junior high school teachers, it was only natural that John Tummons would eventually find himself in a classroom setting, empowering…