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Trio Opus 3M

Jan
19

Wind Ensemble MMEA Preview Concert

Jan
22

Alicyn Quick Masters Clarinet Recital

Honors College students in front of the state capitol
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November 2025 News at UCM

The fall semester is winding down, but University of Central Missouri (UCM) students, faculty and staff were keeping busy throughout November. Students and professors spoke at numerous conferences, students brought home plenty of awards and faculty members had their work published nationally.

December 05, 2025
Debra Demel
University News, Countdown to Commencement, Spring Commencement, Department of Human Services

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

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