2024 Faculty Recognition Awards Ceremony

Award Recipients UM System Awards 2023 Curators’ Distinguished Professorships Jerry Atwood – Emeritus Elizabeth Bryda Michelle Cecil – Emerita Jianlin (Jack) Cheng Zhiqiang Hu Erica Lembke Thomas Phillips – Emeritus Eric Sandvol Marjorie Skubic – Emerita Carsten Ullrich Henry Wan…

Being Empowered, Making an Impact 

As a first-generation college student in a bicultural, bilingual marriage, Melissa Hauber-Özer was not sure if Connection was a good fit for her. However, after joining, she found it was exactly where she needed to be.

Q & A with Jonathan Cisco

Q&A With Jonathan Cisco, Director of Educational Assessment Jonathan Cisco returned to Mizzou in February to serve as MU’s inaugural Director of Educational Assessment, a position created to support faculty and department chairs. As the Director of Educational Assessment, Dr.

Building a stronger community  

International faculty member, Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, journeys from new faculty to connected scholar with Connection faculty group.

A chance to give back   

Chemistry student Megan Taylor shares her passion for chemistry and how she was able to give back to her community through her love of science.  

A willingness to say ‘yes’ 

Jennifer Brown, director of access and outreach initiatives for the Office of Academic Access Leadership and Development, shares her motivation for pursuing a college education with a focus on the people who mattered most in her academic journey.

SEC Academic Leaders Visit Mizzou

MU’s Office of the Provost Hosts Visiting Academic Leaders from SEC Universities by Jade Elwess Jeni Hart, Cooper Drury and Lori Popejoy speaking on a panel about leadership Interim Provost Matt Martens and the MU ALDP fellows Tom Spencer, John…

Priorities as Your Interim Provost

Colleagues, This marks my first week as your interim provost. I am a proud alum – I received my doctorate from MU – and have spent most of my academic career at this university. It is at MU where, as…

The value of education   

Learn how Graduate Scholars of Excellence is providing Douglas Odongo, doctoral student in social work, with opportunities to use his passion to inspire others, while leaving a lasting impact.

Faculty group Connection empowers professor through academic shift 

School of Nursing Assistant Professor, Alisha Johnson finds support and encouragement in career switch to research from faculty group Connection.