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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,…

Faculty Excellence Week 2024

April 24-May 1, 2024 2024 Events open to all faculty include:   Faculty Excellence Week Kickoff  Wednesday, April 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Faculty Excellence Week Kick Off – Mizzou Events Calendar (missouri.edu) Co-hosted by President Choi, Interim Provost Martens

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

December Profiles

Rachel Bailey, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Social Work, School of Health Professions  For our faculty profile this month, we feature Rachel Bailey, who is facilitating a session during Teaching Renewal Week in January. She also is a newly appointed…