Wellness Crusader

As a freshman at Jefferson City High School, Emily Waggoner was having trouble fitting in. She was not performing well on the school’s softball team, and she was losing friends. She struggled with the transition to high school. That adversity eventually led to an eating disorder that left Waggoner weighing just 93 pounds. “That was my…

Undergraduate Visual Art & Design Showcase

Photos from the Showcase Undergraduate Visual Art & Design Showcase Awards Grand Prize Winners Artistic Expression Arik Sexton (Senior | Art) Cloud ‘93, graphic design Applied Design Timothy Tai (Senior | Journalism) Ferguson’s Son, photojournalism Award Winners Artistic Expression Hailey Crabtree (Senior | Fine Art) Object Awareness, photography Andrew Nikonowicz (Senior | Fine Art) The…

Caymanian Creations

Simon Tatum’s art celebrates tradition of his home, the Cayman Islands. View Award Winners and Photos With charcoal, ink, pastels and gouache paint, Mizzou junior Simon Tatum turns plain pieces of paper into colorful characterizations of Cayman Islands culture. Tatum is an art student from the Cayman Islands, striving to depict abandoned traditions of his…

Her Time to Lead

Mizzou has everything Alana Simpson was looking for and more. Of the colleges and universities Alana Simpson applied to, the University of Missouri was not one she enthusiastically considered. Having grown up in Ashland, Missouri, just 20 minutes from the MU campus, Simpson wasn’t interested in attending a university so close to her hometown. However, she…

Sincere Service

Michael Kelly makes a lasting impression on those who he serves. As a student in the MU Community Engagement Project (MUCEP) course, junior Michael Kelly knew he would be required to volunteer at a community organization throughout the semester. Due to his experience working with children, Kelly planned on committing to a site that served that population.…

Community Building

The Summer Transition Program helped Donovan Bradford adjust to college life and form a bond with others students. Before the start of his freshman year at Mizzou, Donovan Bradford got a taste of what college life was all about when he participated in the Summer Transition Program through Academic Retention Services (ARS). The program informed him…

Appreciating Research

Undergraduate Kevin Bird is collaborating with researchers at Cornell University on a project to make plants more nutritious. After being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at the age of 10, MU senior Kevin Bird underwent a procedure that, thanks to medical research, will prevent him from having to have a second procedure for at least…