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Major Role Models
While pursuing a doctorate in mathematics in the 1980s, Min Deng, PhD, was often the lone female in her classes, which were taught mostly by male professors. When she began teaching university classes in 1993, she was one of few women among her colleagues and students.
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The Winning Ticket
In any successful business model, providing high quality customer service is a primary goal. For the St. Louis Cardinals, the first pitch toward consumer satisfaction comes from the ticket window at Busch Stadium.
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It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s a Drone!
If not airplanes, most flying objects over Maryville’s quad are Canada geese, but nowadays you might just as easily be observing “the Spirit of Saint Louie”—a drone named after Maryville’s mascot, Louie, and the Saints athletics teams.
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Kyra Krakos, PhD, assistant professor of biology, traveled last summer with two students to conduct research at Soapstone Prairie and Warren Air Force Base, near… Read More
Students As Game Changers
When Jason Williams, EdD, assistant professor and director of the Rawlings Sport Business Management Program, teaches a class it often has the giddy buzz of… Read More