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Leadership Roles and Faculty Support Help UCM Senior Earn Criminal Justice Degree
After capping off her senior year with a national championship win, Criminal Justice and Criminology major Lauren Gruber is heading into her next chapter with plenty of confidence, skills and accolades.
May 07, 2025
UCM Chemistry Seniors Pursue Degree Dreams Through Research, Involvement & Hard Work
They may not have started as Chemistry majors when enrolling at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), but seniors Reagan Shippy and Paige Schneller will be headed to doctoral programs after walking across the commencement stage this spring.
May 06, 2025
Still Learning, Still Leading: A Veteran Educator's Journey to a Master's Degree at UCM
Meet Debra “Deb” Demel — a veteran secondary school educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, and now a proud member of UCM’s Class of 2025. At an age when many are thinking about retirement, Deb is earning her master’s degree in Human Development and Family Science — not for a promotion or a title, but for the joy of learning and the example it sets for her students. “I’ve always wanted to get my master’s,” she said. “It wasn’t about anyone else — it was unfinished business.”
May 05, 2025
