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University of Missouri ystem President Gary D. Forsee has announced a system-wide hiring freeze that contradicts what he said just a few weeks ago. During a celebration for a billion-dollar fundraising campaign held on the Columbia campus three weeks ago, Forsee made no mention of the hiring freeze, and actually stated he did not feel a hiring freeze would be needed.
The Pan-African Association hosted Africa Nite 2008 in the Pilot House Thursday, Nov. 20, . The purpose of Africa Nite was to "Bring together students of African origin or descent, in an environment that promotes productive socio-cultural interactions and the open exchange of information and ideas about Africa with one another and the greater UM- St.
To comply with a new state law, the Registrar's office at the University of Missouri -St. Louis is currently asking students to show identification to prove that they are in the United States legally before it will lift a registration hold. Affected students are those whose legal status could not be electronically verified by the Registrar's Office in accordance with Missouri House Bill 1549, a bill requiring, among other things, that universities verify the legal immigration status of their students.
The College of Nursing has announced an expansion in both the traditional and accelerated programs. The traditional program is set to expand to 64 slots, and the accelerated program to 48. Usually there is a waiting list for clinical trials that often puts students in idle, a term for the semesters spent waiting availability.
UMSL names new Oncology nursing endowed professor Margaret Barton-Burke has been named the Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Oncology Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The position that was appointed through the College of Nursing will allow Barton-Burke to work closely with researchers as well as nursing and medical staff at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in expanding her research.
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