MU Excels Celebrates Fellowship Mentors, Applicants
Jacqueline Limberg was one of two mentors recognized with the Ann K. Covington Award. This prestigious award honors faculty and staff who continue Covington’s legacy of student mentorship. She was nominated by Samuel Martin, senior biological sciences major. Story and photos by Logan Jackson University of Missouri students pursue a variety of nationally competitive grants,…
A Heart for Helping Others
Story by Logan Jackson When Josh Donaldson was recently named a finalist for the Truman Scholarship, he said he was flooded with a variety of emotions, including feelings of excitement and gratitude. Donaldson added that he couldn’t help but reflect on a specific conversation he had with the University of Missouri Office of Global and…
Nine Tigers Awarded Gilman Scholarships
Story by Logan Jackson Nine University of Missouri students will have the opportunity to travel overseas after receiving the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship enables students with financial barriers to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to U.S. security and economic prosperity. “Gilman is a fantastic…
Sophia McCann Headed to Wales Through the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
By Logan Jackson Published on June 6, 2024 Since she was young, Sophia McCann has dreamed about traveling abroad. The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes is going to allow McCann to fulfill that dream. McCann, a sophomore geography major (physical/environmental emphasis area), will spend three weeks at Aberystwyth University, located in Wales. Sophia McCann “I was…
Mizzou students selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Three University of Missouri students were recently selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, and two students are alternates if additional funding becomes available. A prestigious program that provides scholarships for recent graduates, graduate students and young professionals to undertake research, study or teaching abroad, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program aims to promote cross-cultural exchange…
Mizzou students receive Gilman Scholarship
Fourteen University of Missouri students will have the opportunity to travel overseas in 2024-25 after receiving the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship enables students with financial barriers to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to U.S. security and economic prosperity. Erik Potter, program manager for the…
Undergraduate students awarded Critical Language Scholarships
Five University of Missouri students were recently awarded the highly coveted Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), an overseas language and cultural immersion program available to students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Additionally, one alternate was named. Granted by the U.S. Department of State, this prestigious award provides students the opportunity to spend up to 10…
Jenny Park receives Mark Twain Fellowship
University of Missouri senior Jenny Park thought she was attending a meeting with the foundation that is funding her research project. Instead, she walked into a conference room jam-packed with her mentors, advisors, teachers, parents and University of Missouri President Mun Choi. “You are this year’s Mark Twain Fellow!” Choi said. “Congratulations! All of these…
Building Her Network
By Logan Jackson Published on April 30, 2024 During Emma Knudson’s two years as an undergraduate student at the University of Missouri she has taken part in an impressive variety of hands-on learning opportunities, especially related to research. Knudson will be able to build on those experiences this summer after recently earning the Ernest F.…
An Outstanding Overseas Opportunity
By Logan Jackson Published on April 8, 2024 Through the Princeton in Asia Fellowship, Noah Lively will teach English to preschool and kindergarten students in Yakage, Japan. Photo by Logan Jackson. A year ago, Noah Lively spent a semester at Doshisha University, located in Kyoto, Japan, through a study abroad experience. That program offers University…