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Tuition freeze is unlikely to continue
University of Missouri-St. Louis students should expect to pay more for tuition beginning the 2011-2012 school year. Governor Jay Nixon met with state university leaders in late August to discuss the future of college tuition. In the Higher Education Summit meeting the governor told the leaders [...]
UM-St. Louis’ hiring freeze continues
A 5 percent budget cut at the end of 2008 caused the University of Missouri St. Louis to freeze most, if not all, unfilled faculty and staff positions. University of Missouri-St. Louis has endured almost two years of a strict budget. During the process of enforcement, it came to a point that some [...]
The search finally ends–Missing UMSL employee is found
A newly employed University of Missouri-St. Louis employee went missing July 28 and was found July 31. Susan Allen, 55, employed a week and a half at the university left for lunch that Wednesday and never returned. Co-workers became worried after a few hours of her absence. Mitchell Hess, Manager [...]
Metro’s universal pass: Effective fall 2010
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has signed a new contract with Metro Transit-St. Louis which allows all UM-St. Louis students unlimited access to Metrolink and Metrobus. The program is called the Universal Pass where eligible students pay $2 per credit hour capped at 12 credit hours totaling [...]
What’s in store from SGA for fall semester
The University of Missouri-St. Louis Student Government Association is working diligently this summer to serve students while dealing with a gap in their leadership following the departure of Vice President Leo Bay. Shortly after elections for their executive staff this spring, SGA proceeded [...]
