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Type: Community-Engaged Service

The application of academic and professional expertise that addresses a community-identified need and supports the goals and mission of the University and the community. Community-engaged service may include the delivery of expertise, resources and services to the community.

S&T Child Development Center

S&T

The Missouri S&T child development center now accepting enrollment.

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Childcare
Bridge to the ACT

Bridge to the ACT

UMSL Professional Development, Student Success, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

UMSL Bridge Program virtual “Bridge to the ACT” Summer Intensive is a week-long Summer workshop for rising high school seniors.

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Camp Career Readiness High School Summer Programs
Bridge Program Summer Academy

Bridge Program Summer Academy

UMSL Professional Development, Youth Programming

The UMSL Bridge Summer Academy offers academic enrichment courses in mathematics, science, written and oral communication, career research, personal and professional development and activities that support college planning.

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Camp Career Readiness Education High School Learning
Midwest Digital Marketing Masterclass Series

Midwest Digital Marketing Masterclass Series

UMSL Business, Research & Data, Workforce Development

The MDMC Masterclass series will consist of four 2.5 hour workshops that will focus around a specific marketing topic and be taught by industry experts.

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Community Entrepreneurship Marketing
Business help and support

Business help and support

S&T Business, Community Development

Helping your business start, grow & succeed

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Economic Development Small Business Development Small Business Development Center
ParentLink

ParentLink

MU Food, Mental Health, Public Health, Youth Programming

ParentLink provides evidence-based support and connection for Missouri families, engaging parents and caregivers to help children thrive. ParentLink Navigators help parents reach the services needed for their unique situation, overcoming structural barriers to access. ParentLink Early Childhood Specialists guide parents through developmental screenings, while WarmLine Specialists engage parents in problem-solving and developing an effective action […]

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Child Development Community Engagement and Outreach Equity Family Grant Funding Grants Health Health Disparities Human Development Kindergarten Mental Health Services Social Justice Well Being Wellness
Adventure Club

Adventure Club

MU Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Adventure Club is an enrichment based before and after school program located in all elementary schools in the Columbia Public School District. We provide hands-on educational and recreational activities for children in a safe and caring environment.

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Education School of Education
Gateway Writing Project

Gateway Writing Project

UMSL Education, Professional Development, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

GWP is a professional organization of, by, and for teachers. Our network includes educators from all grade levels and all subject areas from schools across the St. Louis area and beyond.

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Camp K-12 Education Leadership Learning Literacy Networking Professional Development St. Louis Teacher Education UMSL Youth
MU Health and Wellness Fair

MU Health and Wellness Fair

MU, UM System Community Health, Engagement Week 2021

Join us at the Family Impact Center Friday, Oct. 22, from 1-5pm for Stay Strong Stay Healthy, Food Demos, 4-H STEM activities, Audiology Clinic, Vet Med Pet Food Drive, Go Baby Go, MedZou and more! Plus you can find service activities all around the state of Missouri at your local extension office!

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Community Resources
MU Extension Days of Service

MU Extension Days of Service

MU, UM System Health, Nonprofit

As part of Extension and Engagement Week’s Days of Service, MU Extension is planning service activities all over the state! Find one near you and get in on the action!

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Health Volunteerism and Service
MU Day of Service Food Drive

MU Day of Service Food Drive

MU, UM System Community Engagement, Food

MU Extension & Engagement will be hosting a food drive to benefit Tiger Pantry, October 22nd, 2021 from 7:30AM-1:00PM. The food drop-off location will be at the North entrance of Hitt Street garage in Columbia.

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Community Engagement and Outreach Events Food Tiger Pantry
UMKC Young Alumni Association Volunteer Project- A part of UMKC Weekend of Service

UMKC Young Alumni Association Volunteer Project- A part of UMKC Weekend of Service

UMKC Community Engagement, Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, Nonprofit

UM System Extension and Engagement Week culminates in statewide days of service. UMKC has cultivated over 500 individual opportunities to serve on campus and in our local community.

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UMKC Alumni Association Volunteerism and Service
Cultural Tradition collection for Life Wise STL

Cultural Tradition collection for Life Wise STL

UMSL Community Engagement, Health, Nonprofit, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

The students in the Pierre Laclede Honors College’s seven Cultural Traditions classes create service to go kits to support the community programs run by LifewiseStl. Each class collects and creates their own kits based on the needs provided by Life Wise STL. The collection takes place through October and delivery of items will take place […]

Center For Neighborhoods Community Foundation Fundraising Services St. Louis Students Support Volunteerism and Service
MIMH CE Circle

MIMH CE Circle

UMSL Continuing Education, Health, Mental Health, Professional Development, Social Work

The Missouri Institute for Mental Health (MIMH) CE Circle is a subscription-based service in which members receive live-online behavioral health trainings throughout the year. Members pay only one fee each year. At least 40 live-online opportunities over the course of the year will be available for members to receive training on a wide variety of […]

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Training
First Mondays with the Arianna String Quartet

First Mondays with the Arianna String Quartet

UMSL Arts & Culture, Community Engagement

A unique evening of conversation and entertainment with a dazzling piece of music performed live by the Arianna String Quartet connected to a different theme each month (prior themes included architecture, chemistry, physics, business, brewing).

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Art Music
UMSL Computer Education & Training Center

UMSL Computer Education & Training Center

UMSL Business, Continuing Education, Professional Development, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Workforce Development

The Computer Education & Training Center at UMSL offers noncredit computer courses to meet technological challenges in the workplace.

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Business Professional Development Technology Training
1,2,3 Magic Behavioral Parent Training

1,2,3 Magic Behavioral Parent Training

MU Health, Health Care, Mental Health

The Center for Evidence-based Youth Mental Health (CEBYMH) and MU Psychological Services Clinic (PSC) are offering the 1,2,3 Magic Behavioral Parent Training group during the month of May. In the presentation, parents will learn how to control unhelpful behaviors, encourage good behavior, and strengthen the relationship with their child(ren). The group will run from 6-8 […]

Behavioral and Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Counseling Department of Psychology Health Mental Health Psychology
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MU PSC Skills for Psychological Recovery for COVID-19 Stress

MU COVID-19, Health, Health Care, Mental Health

The MU PSC Skills for Psychological Recovery for COVID-19 Stress program provides up to 5 free teletherapy sessions to help adults and youth cope with anxiety and stress related to the challenges of COVID-19. Any Boone County resident is eligible for services.

Behavioral and Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Counseling COVID-19 Department of Psychology Mental Health
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MU PSC Skills for Psychological Recovery for Farm/Ranch Stress

MU Health, Health Care, Mental Health, Rural Health

The MU PSC Skills for Psychological Recovery for Farm/Ranch Stress program provides up to 5 free teletherapy sessions to help farmers, ranchers, and their families cope with anxiety and stress related to the challenges of farm/ranch and agricultural livelihood and lifestyle. Any Missouri farmer or rancher, or member of their immediate family is eligible for […]

Behavioral and Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Counseling Department of Psychology
Commmunity Connect Newsletter

Commmunity Connect Newsletter

UMSL News

Newsletter designed for people who live and work in the communities living close to campus touching within 2 miles from campus.

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Community Resource
UMSL Online String Camp

UMSL Online String Camp

UMSL Arts & Culture, Community Engagement, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

Join UMSL’s internationally acclaimed Arianna String Quartet and maestro Darwin Aquino for an outstanding string camp experience at an affordable price! The 2021 UMSL Online String Camp will be a four-day workshop offering technique classes, guided practice sessions, instrument masterclasses, orchestra skills and excerpts workshops, guided listening sessions, and private lessons. Don’t miss this opportunity […]

Art Camp Community Engagement and Outreach High School macrotheme youth summer engagement Music Summer Programs Youth
UM System Health Care Finder

UM System Health Care Finder

S&T Health Care

The new University of Missouri System Health Care Finder online tool is one strand of a statewide Show Me Health and Well-Being initiative that aims to increase Missourians’ access to health care and boost the state’s health care outcomes.

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Health Care
Three UMKC School of Medicine Faculty Are Among The Top Local Doctors Featured by Kansas City Magazine

Three UMKC School of Medicine Faculty Are Among The Top Local Doctors Featured by Kansas City Magazine

UMKC COVID-19, Health, Public Health

Kansas City Magazine’s January edition highlighted the ways local medical professionals have contributed to Kansas City during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Amoung those featured were three UMKC Facutly Members.

School of Medicine
UMKC’s School of Medicine To Open New Campus in St. Joseph With a Focus on Rural Health Care

UMKC’s School of Medicine To Open New Campus in St. Joseph With a Focus on Rural Health Care

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Care, Public Health

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, in partnership with Mosaic Life Care, is expanding its program to St. Joseph, Missouri, to address the state’s rural physician shortage.

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Health Sciences District Mosaic Healthcare School of Medicine Truman Medical Centers
KY3 News Features UMKC Pharmacy Students During Flu Shot Clinic in Webster County

KY3 News Features UMKC Pharmacy Students During Flu Shot Clinic in Webster County

UMKC COVID-19, Public Health, Vaccinations

KY3 News reports that nearly 50 residents of Webster County recieved free flue shots from UMKC Pharmacy Students in a drive-through clinic held at the fairgrounds in Marshfield, MO.

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Health Health Care School of Pharmacy
UMSL VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program)

UMSL VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program)

UMSL Community Development, Community Engagement, Nonprofit

The UMSL Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (UMSL VITA) provides free tax assistance to low to middle income individuals and families. This program is sponsored by the College of Business Administration at UMSL and the Gamma Psi chapter of Beta Alpha Psi. This continues to be the largest university-based personal income tax service in the […]

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Alumni Business Community Outreach Services St. Louis Volunteerism and Service
UMKC and National Network Awarded $30 Million-Plus to Tackle Opioid Epidemic

UMKC and National Network Awarded $30 Million-Plus to Tackle Opioid Epidemic

UMKC

The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is the award recipient working with UMKC and Columbia University to lead an unprecedented coalition of 40 national professional organizations on a project to address the opioid and stimulant crises across the nation. An article by Stacy Downs.

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Behavioral and Social Sciences Health and Life Sciences Opioid Epidemic School of Nursing and Health Studies STEM
MU Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

MU Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

MU Community Engagement, Environment & Nature, Research & Data

The University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) is a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory and Missouri’s only laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

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Agriculture Animals Business Economic Development Health Science Services Students
Mobile Eye Clinic

Mobile Eye Clinic

UMSL Community Development, Health

The Mobile Eye Center provides eye and vision care for the underserved throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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Community Health
MLK Day of Service

MLK Day of Service

UMSL Community Development, Education, Nonprofit, Youth Programming

A day of service on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the MLK Day of Service volunteer event is coordinated by UMSL students in collaboration with several community agencies and service organizations.

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Collaboration Community Education Volunteerism and Service
Charter schools Office

Charter schools Office

UMSL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

UMSL’s Charter Schools Office sponsors seven public charter schools in the city of St. Louis. Roughly 3000 students attend these schools.

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Character Education Diversity Education Equity Kindergarten Learning Partnership St. Louis STEM Youth
Nicholas and Theodora Matsakis Hellenic Culture Center

Nicholas and Theodora Matsakis Hellenic Culture Center

UMSL Arts & Culture, Community Engagement, Education

The Nicholas and Theodora Matsakis Hellenic Culture Center at tUMSL is a place where scholars, students, and community members are welcome to immerse themselves in the culture and history of Greece – both international and locally. The Center is a resource for political, educational, cultural, travel, and business information.

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Art Community History Museum Research
FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

MU Community Development, Mental Health

The Family Access Center of Excellence (FACE) are now connecting families with up to 6 hours of free counseling.

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Counseling Family Youth
ACED Adult Continuing Education for Adults with Disabilities

ACED Adult Continuing Education for Adults with Disabilities

UMKC Education

UMKC Institute for Human Development’s Adult Continuing Education (ACED) program offers adults with developmental disabilities opportunities to attend non-credit classes in university settings. ACED encourages students to achieve individual goals by participating in life and skills enrichment classes in an educational and social environment.

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Disability Human Development Skills
Kansas City Health Equity Collaborative

Kansas City Health Equity Collaborative

UMKC Community Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health

UMKC Institute for Human Development’s Kansas City Health Equity Collaborative aims to elevate the voice of the disability community within the healthcare system through participatory action and community education about health disparities and equity.

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Community Disability Health Disparities Health Equity Institute Public Health
Leadership Academy in Character Education (LACE™)

Leadership Academy in Character Education (LACE™)

UMSL Education, Professional Development, Workforce Development

LACE™ is a complex and comprehensive year-long professional development experience for school leaders focused on character education.

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Character Education Collaboration Education
UMSL Counseling and Social Advocacy Center

UMSL Counseling and Social Advocacy Center

UMSL Mental Health, Professional Development

The Counseling and Social Advocacy Center (CSAC) at UMSL assists individuals, couples, and families in need of counseling services with affordable counseling provided by professional counselors and graduate counseling students.

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Counseling Health Training
St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis Public Radio

UMSL Collaboration, News

St. Louis Public Radio is a news organization and NPR member station. St. Louis Public Radio’s mission is “to inform and provide a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas and cultures for a more inspired and engaged public.”

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Community Education
UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach Program

UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach Program

UMSL Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

With funding provided by the NASA / Missouri Space Grant Consortium, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UMSL is proud to offer the Astronomy Outreach Program free of charge for schools.

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Outreach Program Students
Midwest Digital Marketing Conference

Midwest Digital Marketing Conference

UMSL Business, Professional Development, Research & Data, Workforce Development

UMSL’s Midwest Digital Marketing Conference is an annual community event that offers insight and workshops in the innovative industry of digital marketing.

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Community Conference Entrepreneurship Marketing
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Workshops

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Workshops

UMSL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Workforce Development

In spring 2020, the UMSL Office of Community Engagement and the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion piloted a free diversity and inclusion training for several UMSL community partners.

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Collaboration Workshop
Sue Shear Leadership Academy

Sue Shear Leadership Academy

UMSL Leadership, Professional Development, Workforce Development

The Sue Shear Leadership Academy is an intensive week-long residential leadership development program designed to inspire civic engagement and encourage women’s public sector leadership. The program brings together college women from MO universities across the political spectrum to discuss the roles of women in leadership and politics.

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Education Policy Training
UMSL Literacy Clinic

UMSL Literacy Clinic

UMSL Education, Leadership, Youth Programming

The Literacy Clinic is a collaborative learning project that focuses on the preparation of future teacher leaders and researchers. Taking place at school sites and online, teachers in UMSL Literacy Clinics provide reading and writing assessment and instruction to children, adolescents and adults in the community.

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Child Development Education Literacy
Thread STL

Thread STL

UMSL Collaboration, Nonprofit

As the bedrock of the Community Innovation and Action Center at UMSL’s emerging portfolio of strategies to strengthen the region’s many community partnerships and coalitions, Thread STL is a community of practice that brings together partnership leaders for facilitated peer-to-peer connection, coaching, and problem solving.

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Community Partnership Support
UMSL Accelerate

UMSL Accelerate

UMSL Business, Community Development, Education, Leadership, Workforce Development, Youth Programming

Accelerate offers advanced curriculum, expertise, mentorship, and experiences. Our evolving curriculum focuses on design thinking and innovation systems to develop insightful leaders with skills to bring ideas to market, start and grow new endeavors and solve problems creatively.

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Collaboration Community Entrepreneurship

Community-Engaged Service Resources

Commmunity Connect Newsletter
UM System Health Care Finder
Mobile Eye Clinic
Charter schools Office
Nicholas and Theodora Matsakis Hellenic Culture Center
FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic
Kansas City Health Equity Collaborative
UMSL Counseling and Social Advocacy Center
St. Louis Public Radio
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Workshops

Community-Engaged Service Services

S&T Child Development Center
Business help and support
ParentLink
Adventure Club
MU Health and Wellness Fair
MU Extension Days of Service
MU Day of Service Food Drive
MIMH CE Circle
MU Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Mobile Eye Clinic
MLK Day of Service
FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic
ACED Adult Continuing Education for Adults with Disabilities
UMSL Counseling and Social Advocacy Center
St. Louis Public Radio

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