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April 24, 2023

Study Abroad at Mizzou

Mizzou Study Abroad supports the university’s student success mission and strategic priorities in close partnership with academic units. The high-impact practice of study abroad provides transformative global learning experiences for students that support academic success, leadership development, career exploration, intercultural proficiency and global citizenship. Through study abroad, students gain new perspectives and obtain skills for…

April 24, 2023

Excellence in Advising Awards

MU’s Excellence in Advising (EIA) awards are given annually to outstanding academic advisors who go beyond their traditional duties to ensure that our students receive the best support and care both inside and outside the classroom.  This year, Kibby Smith, advisor in the College of Arts & Science and Advisors Forum Awards Chair, noted that…

March 23, 2023

Faculty Excellence Week 2023

April 26-May 3, 2023 Thanks to all who joined the Faculty Excellence Week celebrations and to those who planned each event! Stay tuned for information about Faculty Excellence Week 2024. 2023 Events open to all faculty include:   Faculty Excellence Week Kickoff  Co-hosted by President Choi, Provost Ramchand and Faculty Council Read more on Show Me…

March 21, 2023

March 2023 Faculty and Staff Profiles

Jerry Frank Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Interim Academic Director for Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) This semester, several of the student success subcommittees are focusing on different aspects of the first-year experience, including Summer Welcome, Mizzou Welcome, the first-year seminar and the Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs). These subcommittees look at what role these initiatives play…

Feb. 24, 2023

February 2023 Faculty and Staff Profiles

Erin Bullett, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Associate Director of MU Psychological Services Clinic  Erin Bullett has worked at the MU Psychological Services Clinic (PSC) for 3.5 years as a licensed psychologist and assistant clinical professor and has been the director of the clinic since January 2022.  The PSC serves the community as…

Feb. 24, 2023

Supporting Students’ Mental Health

The 2022 Annual Report from Penn State’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) highlights several trends in student mental health over time. Among students who sought counseling, the report finds that freshman with high levels of academic distress and a history of psychiatric hospitalization were 48% more likely to withdraw from school.  At the same…

Feb. 16, 2023

2022 COACHE Survey Results

Dear Colleagues, Today, we are releasing the results from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey, completed by faculty in spring 2022. The faculty response rate of 51% (about 900 participants) deserves celebration. I appreciate everyone dedicating the time to complete it, and I value your perspectives. Our office commissioned a standing…

Feb. 9, 2023

MU Participates in Recruitment Trip in Senegal and Ghana

Last fall, Mary Stegmaier, vice provost for international programs, participated in a college recruitment fair in Senegal and Ghana along with eight other SEC universities. This week-long trip was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education in February in an article titled, Is Africa the Next Big Thing in International Admissions? “I was so impressed…

Jan. 27, 2023

January 2023 Faculty and Staff Profiles

Rosalie Metro, assistant teaching professor, Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, in the College of Education and Human Development Dr. Rose Metro won the Faculty Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Award and the Outstanding College Teaching – Early Career award from the College of Education and Human Development. In January, she facilitated a session at Teaching Renewal week…

Jan. 26, 2023

Spring 2023 Student Success Initiatives

It is an amazingly potentiating thing to have someone believe in you. Either because you have a genuine capacity or because their attitude to you is itself a prompt to acquire such a capacity; whether they are right to do so because they recognize a genuine capacity in you to succeed, or whether their attitude…