July 03, 2008

Tuition breaks help combat veterans at MU

By MICHAEL SEWALL Last week, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder signed into law the Missouri Returning Heroes’ Act. The law, sponsored by Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, will require public universities to charge combat veterans just $50 per credit hour for undergraduate coursework.

July 02, 2008

Mizzou Students for Christ go to New Orleans for massive cleanup

By PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE Thirty volunteers through Mizzou Students for Christ will be traveling to New Orleans for a massive cleanup effort in the city’s Lower Ninth Ward. As part of the annual International Churches of Christ campus ministry conference, held this year in Baton Rouge from July 3-6. 1,400 students from around the country are scheduled to spend the day working.

Beautification of Eighth Street continues by university entrance

By KATIE DREXLER Construction blocking the sidewalk at the intersection of Eighth and Elm Streets is part of MU’s contribution to beautify the historic Avenue of the Columns.

UMKC chancellor in line to be president of Texas Tech

By BETSY BLANEY/The Associated Press Guy Bailey, a former provost and executive vice president at the University of Texas-San Antonio, will be offered the job after a state-required waiting period of 21 days.

July 01, 2008

Together, MU's Summer Singers make beautiful music

By ASHLEY DILLON The MU Summer Singers make up an eclectic group of past and present MU students and music majors and non-majors alike. The choir takes on challenging pieces and perfects them in the span of just four weeks.

June 27, 2008

McDonald's on MU's Lowry Mall to remain open

By ELIZABETH EBERLIN The lease, which was to expire Monday, will be extended three years. An MU spokesman cited the university's record enrollment for the fall and the temporary closure of the Brady Food Court as reasons for the extension.

President of Northwest Missouri State to retire in June 2009

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Web Exclusive) Dean L. Hubbard is the school's longest-serving president.

June 26, 2008

$1.4 million donation to help Clark County students to attend MU

By WHITNEY NOBLE The money will will provide four students from Clark County with a four-year, full-ride scholarship to MU through the Flagship Scholars program.

MOHELA financial concerns delay June payment for building plan

By The Associated Press Financial strains prompt Missouri’s student loan agency to delay a scheduled payment for Gov. Matt Blunt’s college construction plan.

June 24, 2008

Tuition to be capped at $50 per credit hour for some Missouri veterans

By The Associated Press The tuition break applies only to Missourians who have served in combat since the Sept. 11 attacks and may be used only at public colleges and universities.

June 23, 2008

Alumnus donates $100,000 to MU School of Law

By WHITNEY NOBLE Sam Hamra’s donation to the MU School of Law will provide black law students with scholarships.

Blunt allocates $2.3 million to higher education

By ROSEANN MORING The money is to be used for economic development; the UM System will receive about $1.1 million and another $75,000 will go to UM-related projects.

Former Southeast Missouri State employee found with files containing student Social Security numbers

By The Associated Press A former employee of Southeast Missouri State University was found with data files that contained names and Social Security numbers of about 800 students. The data was recovered, and charges were filed against the former employee.

June 20, 2008

Gift given to MU School of Medicine

By TYLER ARMAO Curtis W. and Ann H. Long contributed to the school’s family and community medicine department. The gift will support teaching, research and clinical care for rural communities.

June 19, 2008

School of the Osage students schooled in skulls

By Phoebe Sexton MU graduate students demonstrated how to categorize animals by their skulls Thursday.

New vice chancellor of research named

By KATIE DREXLER Robert Duncan has been named the new vice chancellor of research for MU. He succeeds Jim Coleman.

Former Rock Bridge student to lead Iraqi-American student discussions in Jordan

By MARTY SWANT Michael Schoenleber aims to show how youth can be involved in promoting unity and peace between Iraqi and American students.

June 16, 2008

UM System working to boost involvement in telephone emergency notification plan

By MICHAEL SEWALL The University of Missouri System will try the direct approach in August to get more students, faculty and staff to enroll in the campus emergency notification system.

June 13, 2008

Large animal vet loan program soon to take effect

By RACHEL DUFF On July 1, the large animal veterinary student loan program will go into effect. It will help vet students who will practice in rural areas with their debt coming out of school.

MU won't accept any more freshman applications for fall

By WHITNEY GRAY The number of freshmen already admitted is a record number, and MU Chancellor Brady Deaton said the decision to cut off applications is in students' best interests.