The Talking Mules Speech and Debate Team opened its season over the weekend at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, competing against 17 other colleges and universities from Illinois, Iowa,… Read more »
Author: Chris Holmberg
From opera to improv: UCM professor getting ready for Jacksonville
Imagine getting ready to perform at an annual, nationally-recognized event. Now imagine you only have weeks to prepare. And you’ll be performing with someone you’ve never performed with before. They… Read more »
Introducing Phillip Bridgmon
Video by Katlin Younts It would be easy for a newly appointed administrator at the University of Central Missouri to feel like they need to change things, or fix things,… Read more »
2019 State of the University: Gains have been made, but there is more work to do
The State of the University Address highlighted many areas in which UCM is doing well, but the message, while at times congratulatory, was focused more on the importance of maintaining… Read more »
Best discusses issues from enrollment to snow days as his term begins
2018 has been quite a year for Roger Best. In July, the Board of Governors appointed him as the interim president after the resignation of then-president Chuck Ambrose. Then, in… Read more »
Census reveals UCM enrollment down
The Fall 2018 enrollment census report revealed what many expected: Enrollment at UCM is down markedly from where it was in Fall 2015 and Fall 2016. The report came out… Read more »
UCM grounds crew nationally recognized
For the third consecutive year, the grounds of the UCM campus have been nationally recognized for their beauty and their upkeep. The Professional Grounds Management Society awarded UCM the Green… Read more »
Police investigating early-morning shooting on West Pine Street
Two females were treated at Western Missouri Medical Center early Thursday morning with gunshot wounds after a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of West Pine Street at approximately… Read more »
UCM alumni check in for homecoming 2018
In honor of homecoming and the theme “Once a Mule, Always a Mule,” the Muleskinner staff reached out to alumni to see where they are now and what they are… Read more »
Captive audience faces religious instigator
While members of Greek Life were at their tables campaigning on behalf of homecoming royalty candidates Monday, they were given a glimpse into their eternal futures. There was a common… Read more »