February 26, 2007
ST. LOUIS – The Maryville University women’s basketball team will face Lake Forest College in first round action of the NCAA Division III Tournament this Friday, March 2. Tip-off time is 7 p.m. The Foresters, who drew the top seed in the Central Region bracket, will host the Saints, and the winner will go on [...]
February 23, 2007
There are very few days during the academic year when the Maryville University faculty gathers as a whole. Two of those days are Convocation and Commencement but those are University-wide occasions. Next Wednesday, Maryville faculty members will come together to celebrate, analyze and reflect upon their own activities during the annual Faculty Development Day. “This [...]
February 23, 2007
Maintaining healthy eating habits as well as a positive body image will be the focus of Maryville University’s observance of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which runs from February 26 to March 2. Maryville’s events are sponsored by the Office of Personal Counseling. Planned events include a presentation on Monday, Feb. 26, by representatives from [...]
February 22, 2007
While many students will have fun in the sun over Spring Break, about 40 Maryville University students and staff will spend their week of vacation helping the less fortunate along the Gulf Coast. Fifteen Maryville students and three staff members will head to Pensacola, Fla., for the University’s annual Habitat for Humanity trip. “We will [...]
February 22, 2007
Many Maryville students and staff will spend Spring Break helping those in need in the southeastern United States. Charles Gulas, Ph.D., PT, GCS, dean of Maryville University’s School of Health Professions, is going the extra mile, literally, by traveling to the impoverished Caribbean island of Haiti to provide treatment and education for its citizens. Gulas [...]
February 21, 2007
For its 10th exhibit, ArtFiber St. Louis has decided to return to the site where it had its first exhibit in 1998: Maryville University’s Morton J. May Foundation Gallery. The gallery will host “ArtFiber 10,” an exhibit of art quilts and other mixed media, beginning February 26 and running through March 23. A reception for [...]
February 16, 2007
Fifteen years of dedicated service and invaluable contribution to Maryville University’s nursing program are drawing to a close for Debbie Fritz, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, who recently announced her retirement, effective at the end of the 2006-07 academic year. Fritz, who has been a nurse practitioner for 12 years and who currently teaches graduate [...]
February 14, 2007
Maryville University will debut a new, unique, in-depth course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) beginning with its 2007 Fall Semester, said Dan Sparling, Ph.D., dean of the University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “This is a new and innovative course taught by an expert who employs cutting edge GIS technology in his archaeological investigations. The [...]
February 9, 2007
Four members of Maryville University’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) will have the honor of representing the University at the National Association for Campus Activities’ national convention, to be held February 17-21, in Nashville, Tenn. The students are (left to right in the photo) Erika Althoff, Andrew Baumgartner, Ally Randolph and Scott Rhodes. “The students were [...]
February 9, 2007
Debbie Fritz, Ph.D., assistant professor of nursing at Maryville University, has been chosen to present her research on high school smoking at the 20th annual Pacific Nursing Research Conference in Hawaii, from March 22-24. Fritz conducted her 2003 study as part of her doctoral program at Saint Louis University. The research revolved around high school [...]