“Did you see on Facebook…” Surprisingly, I know many people, myself included, who start more sentences with this phrase than not. Facebook has always been my go-to social networking site. Originally, I didn’t see the point in Twitter, I’ve never been an Instagram user, and LinkedIn, I use simply for professional purposes. I joined Facebook when I was about 21 ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionMaryville Community Donates Funds to St. Louis County Library
The Society for Professional Strategic Communication (SPSC), a new student organization, hosted its first benefit concert for kids in an effort to raise money for the St. Louis County Library’s “Gift of Reading Program” and nearly doubled its goal donation price. The Donius University Center blared with beautiful acoustics from local artists like Mariah Broeker who recently won an award for ... Read More »
Autism Awareness Month Ends with Bang Full of Color
A little rain couldn’t stop the “Happiest 5K on the Planet.” As Autism Awareness Month came to end, runners gathered downtown April 27 to take part in the highly anticipated Color Run. Despite the cold and wet conditions the participants were eager to get covered in color. Each participant received a white T-shirt and runner headband. All runners approached the starting line fresh, white ... Read More »
Michael Pollan Serves Maryville the History of Cooking
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 »
Is Tebow-Time Over?
It was announced earlier this morning that NFL team, the New York Jets, have released the polarizing backup quarterback, Tim Tebow. Now, the keyword in that last sentence is “backup.” Never before in football has there ever been a more talked about backup quarterback than Tim Tebow. You may know him as the overly religious quarterback from Florida, or as ... Read More »
Peace Corps: After-College Escape or Adventure in the Making?
Are you satisfied with your life? It’s a simple enough question. As a senior getting ready to graduate, I find myself pondering this question a lot lately. I have a full time job. I enjoy what I do. I like the people I work with, but there has just got to be something more than working five days a week from ... Read More »
Rocking Out, Raising Bucks: New Student Organization Hosts Benefit Concert for Kids
The Society for Professional Strategic Communication (SPSC), a new student organization at Maryville University, will host their first benefit concert to help raise money for the St. Louis County Library’s Gift of Reading program April 23 at 6 p.m. in the Donius University Center. Helping the community is a part of the Maryville way, many student organizations have taken on ... Read More »
Undergraduate Degree Program Flow Chart: Where Will Your Personality Place You?
Here is the Maryville undergraduate flow chart, containing a small selection of potential majors. Start at the top left corner and determine what major is the right fit for you! Share your answer with us! Read More »
Simply St. Louis: Five Things You Can Only Get in STL
Being a St. Louis native, I generally take a lot of things for granted. St. Louis is known for a lot of things, Cardinals Baseball, great Italian food on the Hill, the Where-did-you-go-to-high-school question and its bi-polar weather conditions, to name a few. We all know there is nothing like starting the morning off in shorts and needing a winter parka ... Read More »
Among the Boston Terror, Compassion Prevails
As we learned about the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday, April 15 our nation was overcome by a pool of emotions. We were angry, sad, frightened, astonished and craved answers, but it was in the aftermath of the pandemonium that we learned about heroic and compassionate efforts that took place that day and in the days following the attack. Amid the chaos the day ... Read More »
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