Building a stronger community
International faculty member, Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, journeys from new faculty to connected scholar with Connection faculty group.
SEC Academic Leaders Visit Mizzou
MU’s Office of the Provost Hosts Visiting Academic Leaders from SEC Universities by Jade Elwess In February, MU hosted 75 academic leaders and representatives for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP)’s spring workshop. The leadership development program…
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…
Provost Leadership Program: Developing MU’s Next Academic Leaders
The Provost Leadership Program (PLP) is a professional development program coordinated by the Office of the Provost to prepare MU faculty for academic leadership positions. Throughout the academic year, each cohort meets for eight sessions that include leadership topics, panel…
2024 Call for Proposals: Enhancing Student Success at Mizzou
As part of MizzouForward initiative’s work to strengthen student success, funding up to $100,000 per award is now available to support efforts that enhance teaching and learning. Deans, department chairs and other unit heads with a direct focus on student…
Faculty Connections
A Supportive Community for Faculty at Mizzou by Jade Elwess Caroline Kopot joined the Department of Textile and Apparel Management (TAM) in fall 2020 as an assistant professor during the pandemic. She moved to Missouri from Georgia and had no family…
Shining Brighter Together: Two Anthropologists Explore the Spirit World in New Book
by Jade Elwess Photos by Hanna Caldwell Mid-career cohort faculty fellowship program helped set foundation for book success Mizzou has a rich history of campus ghost stories, many of which take place in the Chancellor’s Residence. Alice Read, wife…
Office of the Provost News October 2023
George Smith, Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biological sciences, was recently awarded the Mizzou Medal of Distinction at the College of Arts and Sciences Welcome Back reception. Faculty Authors: If you are an author of a first edition book with…
Fall 2023 Strategic Plan Committees
In Fall 2023, MU is working to revise, update, and extend its strategic plan. Below is a list of faculty, staff, and administrators who are serving on these committees. Fall 2023 Strategic Plan Committees Members I: Student Success Jeni Hart…
The work is never done
Dr. Vovanti Jones, M.D, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital shares how she uses her medical gift to impact the community.