News and Events

Events for Students

These are events specifically for students. Other events are also listed on the Colloquium page.

The events get populated as scheduled in a given semester. For the usual events, see the second table below.

Events get advertise through our social media posts as well, as appropriate to the event.

Spring 2026
Date Time Event Organizer Additional Details
2/10/26 2pm-3pm Remote server connection Computing Club ESH 304 and Zoom

 

Fall 2025
Date Time Event Organizer Additional Details
10/29/2025 2pm-3pm Git/GitLab version control Computing Club ESH 304
10/7/2025 1pm-2pm Debugging in C/++ using GDB Computing Club ESH 304 and zoom
9/11/2025 12pm-1pm Tutorial on remote connections Computing Club ESH 304 and zoom

Usual Common Events (some not every semester)

Time Event Organizer Additional Details
2 weeks New grad student orientation Grad directors
2-4 weeks Organize new and prospective student meeting. Student relations/retention
2-3 weeks Installing or using tools to connect to umsl servers such as secure shell, installing eclipse, using eclipse for C++ and Java, etc. Computing club
3-5 weeks Debugging concepts, using gdb and eclipse Computing club
3-6 weeks Using git for self and then group collaboration Computing club
4-12 weeks Alumni Talk series Alumni Committee
4-12 weeks Career Prep Talk series (FS+SP or SP) Relations/Retention Committee

Others in plan: LinkedIn networking and IT resume, meeting with an alumnus, basic cybersecurity, quantum computing, AI talk

In the News

Sophomore electrical engineering major Mattia Nardi takes off in the lead in the UMSL Recreation and Wellness Center's Cardboard Boat Racing event while Chiara Alberola gives chase and Paul Williams sinks on March 12

computer science Archives - UMSL Daily

Eye on UMSL: Staying afloat

Students constructed cardboard boats then raced across the swimming pool at the UMSL Recreation and Wellness Center....
Mar 30