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Type: Community-Engaged Teaching/Learning

An educational approach that connects students and faculty with activities that address community-identified needs through mutually beneficial partnerships that deepen students’ academic and civic learning. Examples are service learning courses or service learning clinical practicum experiences.

The Invisible Race With Sam Hyun

UMSL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

A Discussion on AAPI Bias and Discrimination

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Comparing Different Worlds in Art

Comparing Different Worlds in Art

UMSL Arts & Culture, Community Engagement

How Caribbean and African artists use crafts to represent the world

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STLCyberCon

STLCyberCon

UMSL Community Development, Community Engagement, Continuing Education, Education, Leadership, Professional Development, Speakers & Lecture Series, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Student Success, Workforce Development

STLCyberCon is a free cybersecurity conference for students, researchers, practitioners, and job seekers bringing together ideas and people from around the St. Louis region. Breakfast, lunch, coffee, and snacks included.

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Career Readiness Career Services Conference Leadership Learning Professional Development Stem Education UMSL Workforce Development
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LINKEDIN B2B BOOTCAMP

UMSL Business, Social Work, Workforce Development

This 1-day course is for anyone wanting to master LinkedIn for business. It is particularly beneficial for anyone who wants to be involved in sales, marketing, or fundraising who could further their organization’s goals by establishing a strong LinkedIn presence.

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Business LinkedIn Marketing Sales UMSL Digital
Kawaii: The World of Japanese Cute exhibit

Kawaii: The World of Japanese Cute exhibit

UMSL

Creating a curated, unique collection of kawaii objects

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UMKC TalentLink

UMKC TalentLink

UMKC Business, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, Leadership, Professional Development, Workforce Development

UMKC TalentLink provides expert professional development for achievers.

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Career Readiness Communication Expert Instructors Professional Development Skills Training UMKC Innovation Center
Chancellor’s Certificate in Volunteer Management

Chancellor’s Certificate in Volunteer Management

UMSL

Volunteers are an essential resource for every nonprofit organization, regardless of mission or purpose. Recognizing the need for professional development in the critical field of volunteer management, MVMA and the NPML program will offer classes and events that individuals can use to qualify for a noncredit Chancellor’s Certificate in Volunteer Management from UMSL.

Student Engagement in a Real-World Setting-Ag Ed Ld 4340/7340

Student Engagement in a Real-World Setting-Ag Ed Ld 4340/7340

MU Youth Programming

Students in Dr. Rebecca Mott’s Agricultural Education and Leadership Program Development course have the opportunity to partner with student collaborators from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

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Agriculture
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
Mentoring Tomorrow’s Rural Pharmacists at UMKC

Mentoring Tomorrow’s Rural Pharmacists at UMKC

UMKC Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health

Dynamic duo at Columbia campus cares for farmers.

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School of Pharmacy
UMKC Pharmacy Students Immerse Themselves in Rural Healthcare

UMKC Pharmacy Students Immerse Themselves in Rural Healthcare

UMKC Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health

UMKC Students and Faculty Recently Explored Career Pathways in Rural Missouri.

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Benton County School of Pharmacy
South Central Regional Professional Development Center

South Central Regional Professional Development Center

S&T Professional Development, Student Success

Transforming educators through professional learning, support, and development to maximize student success.

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Development Center Teacher Training
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
Zoom Fatigue – Free Online Training

Zoom Fatigue – Free Online Training

UMSL Professional Development, Workforce Development

This is a free 15-minute training that offers strategies on how to combat Zoom Fatigue!

Training
Center for Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health

Center for Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health

MU Continuing Education, Health, Health Care, Mental Health, Professional Development, Workforce Development

The Center for Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health at MU’s Psychological Services Clinic provides workshops for mental health professionals to learn research supported assessment and therapy practices to use with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families and caregivers.

Behavioral and Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Community Engagement and Outreach Counseling Department of Psychology Health Care Mental Health Psychology Social Work Workforce Development Workshop
Students and Teachers As Research Scientists (STARS)

Students and Teachers As Research Scientists (STARS)

UMSL Education, Research & Data, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

The mission of the STARS program is to enhance the understanding and augment the application of the philosophy and processes of science and mathematics for teachers and their students through expertly guided, real life experiences in inquiry and discovery. Accepted applicants will engage in a six-week immersive experience with the guidance of professional scientists, and […]

macrotheme youth summer engagement
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
Hacker Tracker Cyber Security Camp

Hacker Tracker Cyber Security Camp

MU Professional Development, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Youth Programming

The goal of the camp is to get high school students excited about computer science. Participants will think broadly around topics of cyber security, cloud computing and computer programming and will become active learners of technology.

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Engineering macrotheme youth summer engagement Training
OneCity Stories: A St. Louis Youth Writing Program

OneCity Stories: A St. Louis Youth Writing Program

UMSL Education, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

The Gateway Writing Project, in partnership with local organizations, invites young writers from across the Greater St. Louis area to join us in June 2022 to share their perspectives and experiences as youth growing up in St. Louis. Onecity Stories program participants will create and publish multimedia projects with the support of experts in the […]

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Camp Education High School Learning Literacy St. Louis Youth
Entrepreneurial and Intellectual Property Legal Services Clinic

Entrepreneurial and Intellectual Property Legal Services Clinic

UMKC Business, Community Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Nonprofit, Workforce Development

UMKC School of Law Provides Legal Services to Small Businesses

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Economic Development Entrepreneurship School of Law Small Business Development
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
Virtual Literacy Tutoring

Virtual Literacy Tutoring

UMSL Education, Youth Programming

Graduate and undergraduate students within the UMSL College of Education provide virtual literacy tutoring sessions during the academic year. This is a free program with limited space.

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Literacy
Boeing FLITE (Future Leaders in Thought and Experience) Program

Boeing FLITE (Future Leaders in Thought and Experience) Program

UMSL Business, Competition, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Leadership, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Workforce Development

Boeing FLITE is a 10-week competitive summer diversity-based business cohort of 4 participating schools (12 students: including Truman State, Howard University, Saint Louis University) living on the UMSL campus and working at Boeing. The cohort features rising sophomores immersed in a working internship at Boeing St. Louis while working in a professional environment within a […]

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Business Engineering Internship Leadership Learning Partnership St. Louis STEM Students
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Accelerator

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Accelerator

UMSL Business, Community Development, Community Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The UMSL Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator is a first-of-its kind program that puts underrepresented entrepreneurs at the center of a purpose-driven, university-led accelerator that begins with a non-dilutive $50,000 capital injection. This accelerator would not be possible without the anonymous support of friends and the public commitment of Ameren Corporation, Edward Jones, and Express […]

Economic Development Entrepreneurship
Integrating STEM + KC

Integrating STEM + KC

UMKC

A STEM capable workforce is integral to fostering the innovation needed for prosperity in Kansas City. This conference hosted by UMKC is meant to be a collaboration of researchers and professionals to design and implement STEM education improvements.

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Collaboration Community Conference Education Kansas City STEM
Workforce Summit

Workforce Summit

MU Business, Workforce Development

The Labor and Workforce Summit is a forum for businesses, organizations, and community leaders to build a network for information, resources, and connections that help to cultivate a reliable workforce. This is an opportunity to connect with a strong support network and gain insights from industry leaders.

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Economic Development Entrepreneurship
Workforce Rally Webinar Series

Workforce Rally Webinar Series

MU Business, COVID-19, Workforce Development

The Workforce Rally Webinar Series convenes industry experts, businesses, and guest speakers to share best practices for employment, labor and workforce development.

ongoing
Economic Development
Missouri SBDC Growth Services

Missouri SBDC Growth Services

MU Business

The Missouri SBDC Growth Services targets small businesses looking to build a sustainable, scalable, and successful business model. The success of the program is built around meeting the business owner where they are and providing access to the right resources, at the right time, to help navigate the right opportunity or address the right pain […]

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Economic Development Entrepreneurship
Homegrown: Entrepreneurship in your Community Workshop

Homegrown: Entrepreneurship in your Community Workshop

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

Partner with MU Extension to host a Homegrown: Entrepreneurship in Your Community workshop, and you can participate in building and strengthening your community’s entrepreneurial network.

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Entrepreneurship Networking Rural Small Business Development Workshop
Institute for Urban Education: Placing More Teachers of Color in Urban Schools

Institute for Urban Education: Placing More Teachers of Color in Urban Schools

UMKC Education, Leadership, Youth Programming

UMKC’s School of Education is developing innovative programs to foster the success of students in urban schools. An article written by Patricia O’Dell.

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Alumni Foundation School of Education UMKC
Missouri SBDC for Agriculture, Food and Forestry

Missouri SBDC for Agriculture, Food and Forestry

MU Business, Food

The Missouri Small Business Development Center for Agriculture, Food and Forestry partners with agri-entrepreneurs to develop and expand businesses. As part of an interdisciplinary partnership, the Missouri SBDC, designated specialists within Agriculture and Environment Extension, to work together with business counselors to connect new ideas to successful business structures and initial capital.

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Agriculture Forestry Small Business Development
Social Justice Book Discussion: How to be an Antiracist

Social Justice Book Discussion: How to be an Antiracist

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education

As part of the annual UMKC Social Justice Book and Lecture Series, librarian Tracey Hughes will lead a live, virtual book discussion of Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist on October 29, 2020 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

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Library Social Justice
UMKC Hosts Virtual National French Week Activities

UMKC Hosts Virtual National French Week Activities

UMKC Celebration, Community Engagement, Education

National French Week is an annual celebration of all things francophone! Join us in an entirely virtual format this year!

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Foreign Languages
Project Salsa

Project Salsa

MU Education, Workforce Development, Youth Programming

A summer program for high school youth to learn job readiness and life skills through hands-on experiences with professionals.

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Character Education Impact Youth Training
Educate-Organize-Advocate A conference in support of social justice and activism in the Kansas City community

Educate-Organize-Advocate A conference in support of social justice and activism in the Kansas City community

UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Join us for a virtual conference focusing on issues of racial equity, institutional barriers, and accessibility, in light of the exacerbation of inequalities engendered by the Coronavirus pandemic and insufficient response, the racial justice protests, and the 30th anniversary of the American Disabilities Act.

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Clinical Rural Immersion

Clinical Rural Immersion

MU Health, Health Care

The Clinical Rural Immersion Program gives health care students real-world experience in rural Missouri.

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Health
Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics Competition

Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics Competition

UMSL Community Engagement, Competition, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

Girls’ Adventures in Math is a team-based math competition for girls in grades 3-8. Our competition presents some of the most challenging and innovative math problems to students in this age group, contextualized in a comic book containing the stories of pioneering women from history.

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Community Competition Outreach St. Louis STEM Youth
September Start-Up Series

September Start-Up Series

UMSL Community Engagement, Education

Faculty from the UMSL College of Education engaged more than 75 local educators in a workshop series focused on strategies for digital instruction.

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Community Education K-12 Education
Neighborhood Leadership Academy

Neighborhood Leadership Academy

MU, UMSL

Neighborhood Leadership Academy provides hands-on leadership training emphasizing community building principles, organizational leadership and management practices, and personal leadership skills. The program connects resources at University of Missouri-St. Louis (Community Partnership Project, Nonprofit Management and Leadership Program, and MU Extension) to residents and neighborhoods wanting to create more livable communities.

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Neighborhood Leadership Fellows

Neighborhood Leadership Fellows

MU, UMSL

The Neighborhood Leadership Fellows (NLF), is an advanced leadership program through Creating Whole Communities representing a partnership of UMSL, MU Extension, and St. Louis Promise Zone. NLF aims to increase North St. Louis City and County residents’ participation in civic decision-making tables in order to produce more equitable regional policies for neighborhoods.

recurring
Mizzou Academy

Mizzou Academy

MU Education

The Mizzou Academy team includes 75+ faculty and staff dedicated to supporting academics, development, and business services. Mizzou Academy values partnership, innovation, access, and inclusion. Its mission is to develop local and global school partnerships, build educational programs, and support students as they grow toward their individual potential and solve global challenges.

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Community Education Impact Partnership Students
Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

MU Community Development, Education, Leadership

A partnership between the MU College of Education, the state of Missouri and others, Youth Leadership Forum is a unique career leadership-training program for students with disabilities, ages 16–21.

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Counseling Disability Training Youth
Camp Ca-Pow (College Access – Planning Our Way)

Camp Ca-Pow (College Access – Planning Our Way)

MU Education, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

A free camp for middle school students that focuses on planning for the future.

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Camp Collaboration College
Shelter Medicine Program

Shelter Medicine Program

MU Education, Professional Development

Based in the VHC Community Practice Section, our shelter medicine faculty members and technician provide exceptional care to shelter animals in need and excellent learning opportunities for veterinary students.

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Animals Education
UMKC Faculty & Students Will Assist with Virtual Planning of 18th Street Streetcar Expansion Proposals

UMKC Faculty & Students Will Assist with Virtual Planning of 18th Street Streetcar Expansion Proposals

UMKC Community Development, Education, Youth Programming

With computer-generated visualizations, UMKC Faculty and Students will join local community organizations in hypothetically extending the KCMO Streetcar to the east and into the 18th and Vine District.

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Education

Community-Engaged Teaching/Learning Upcoming Events

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The Invisible Race With Sam Hyun

Community-Engaged Teaching/Learning Resources

UMKC TalentLink
South Central Regional Professional Development Center
Entrepreneurial and Intellectual Property Legal Services Clinic
Mizzou Academy

Community-Engaged Teaching/Learning Services

Mentoring Tomorrow’s Rural Pharmacists at UMKC
Zoom Fatigue – Free Online Training
Missouri SBDC Growth Services
Missouri SBDC for Agriculture, Food and Forestry
UMKC Faculty & Students Will Assist with Virtual Planning of 18th Street Streetcar Expansion Proposals

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