Michael Pollan talks cooking with fire, air, water and earth for Maryville Talks Books on May 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Chaminade College Preparatory School. The New York Times best-selling author will present his latest book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, which discusses how the four natural elements can transform nature into the delicious culinary delights we ... Read More »
The Medart Lecture Series of Maryville presents an evening with renowned poet Dana Levin Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in Buder Family Commons. The event is free and open to the public. At the event, Levin will read her poems and take questions from the audience. She will also sign books after the discussion and her books will be ... Read More »
Calling all writers, creative thinkers and poetry lovers—Magnolia, the Medart Lecture Series, Left Bank Books and the Maryville University Library will welcome poet Melissa Range April 8 for the Sister Hildegarde Helmuth Poets’ Series. Range will begin the day-long poetry event with a craft talk at 10:50 a.m. in Gander 132, followed by writing conferences at 1 p.m. in ABAC 3201; and ... Read More »
CAB welcomes the Asia Project, a spoken word poetry group, on Monday, April 1 at 7 p.m. in Buder Family Commons. Spoken-word artist and cancer survivor Asia Samson shares his life story with a combination of humor and honest self-reflection. “As an aspiring novelist/astronaut/oil painter/brain surgeon/ninja, Asia never thought spoken word poetry would be his calling,” said the group’s website. ... Read More »
Maryville’s St. Louis Speakers Series will feature another impressive lineup of heroes and legends for its 16th season, 2013-2014. Presented by Maryville University, the Series is sponsored by The Nine Network, the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association, PNC Bank, Monsanto and St. Louis Public Radio – KWMU (90.7 FM), the series will open George Papandreou, followed by Bill ... Read More »
Steven Coxon, Ph.D, assistant professor of gifted education and literacy at Maryville, was named one of the top 21 education professors in Missouri by OnlineSchoolsMissouri. His areas of expertise include creativity, gift education, giftedness in diverse student populations, LEGO robotics and spatial intelligence. Currently, Coxon is working to provide evidence that the use of LEGO robotics increases spatial ability and ... Read More »
The Medart Lecture Series of Maryville, with the participation of St. Louis Poetry Center and St. Louis Writers’ Guild, welcomes the three only Poets Laureate of Missouri to the university auditorium on Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. In 2007, former Gov. Matt Blunt created the Poet Laureate position for Missouri, and since there have been three Poets Laureate: Walter ... Read More »
Calling all business, marketing and communication students– Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others, will speak for Maryville Talks Books March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Maryville University auditorium. It will be a wonderful opportunity for students to hear Pink’s fresh take on the art and science of sales, and his ... Read More »
Students and their families are invited to attend Graduation Fair 2013 (dates below). This event provides a great opportunity to take care of all the necessary details for your upcoming graduation. This is the best time to pick up your cap and gown, make your class gift to get your inscribed brick, purchase diploma frames, sign up for Grads Give Back, ... Read More »
How does poverty affect our communities, and what can we do to help? Being caring and charitable is not enough to create a lasting impact or to eliminate poverty. The goal of the St. Louis Poverty Forum is to educate the Maryville community about ways to successfully make a difference and to help faculty, staff and students address issues of ... Read More »
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