Student Success

As a student assistant with the University of Missouri football team, Amelia Wilson was in charge of several projects throughout the football season. After the games, she would create charts related to the play calls the team made. Wilson also broke down tape of upcoming opponents. During the game, she would hold up offensive and defensive personnel boards. Photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics.

Jan. 25, 2022

For the Love of the Game

My Why: For the love of the game and for the next generation of women in football Amelia Wilson wrote those words on a notecard last semester, her first at the University of Missouri. They represent Wilson’s passions – not only for football but for showcasing to young girls that they have a place in the game she loves. Wilson got to live out her passion last fall, serving as a student assistant with the MU football team. She wore multiple hats during the season, from breaking down game film to helping on the sidelines during game…
Roseann Durbin (left) and her daughter Hannah just finished their first semester in the accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics, through the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program. The duo shared a handful of courses last semester, have spent time together at the Mizzou Rec and have found their favorite study spots throughout campus.

Jan. 25, 2022

Sharing New Experiences

This past summer, Hannah Durbin approached her mother, Roseann, with information about a program at the University of Missouri that she was interested in potentially pursuing. Hannah had just earned her bachelor’s degree in event and convention management from Stephens College – and she thought the accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics, through the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program, would complement the degree she just earned. “I thought the program sounded really cool,” Roseann said. “It sounded so cool, in fact, that I made the mistake of saying that if you decide to do it, I’ll…
Nix Cannady is working toward their veterinary medicine degree through the Facilitated Early Entry Programme for Animal Science Students (FEEPASS) in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow. The program allows students to finish the final year of their animal science degree as a study abroad option in Scotland. Photo courtesy of Nix Cannady.

Dec. 13, 2021

An Innovative Study Abroad Program

Nix Cannady is working toward their veterinary medicine degree through the FEEPASS Programme at the University of Glasgow.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Emerald McKinley

McKinley will graduate with a degree in biochemistry.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Quentin Carlyle

Carlyle will graduate with a degree in agricultural education.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Ally Akyol

Akyol will graduate with a degree in parks, recreation and sport.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Jacob Rissman

Rissman will graduate with a degree in animal sciences.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Madysen Kinsler

Kinsler will graduate with a degree in nutrition and exercise physiology.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Maya Puller

Puller will graduate with a degree in plant sciences.
Mason Ward’s extraordinary research portfolio has earned him two undergraduate research awards from the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Ward earned the Undergraduate Student Achievement in Entomology award from the Plant-Insect Ecosystem (P-IE) section of the ESA, as well as the BioQuip Products Undergraduate Scholarship from the Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity (SysEB) section.

Sep. 28, 2021

Taking a Chance

As a freshman, Mason Ward took a chance and applied to the Freshman Research in Plants (FRIPS) Program with the thought that he would give research a try. Ward wasn’t sure if research would be a major part of his collegiate career, but figured by pushing himself he would certainly learn something new. Now, three years later, Ward’s extraordinary research portfolio has earned him two undergraduate research awards from the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Ward earned the Undergraduate Student Achievement in Entomology award from the Plant-Insect Ecosystem (P-IE) section of the ESA, as well as…