COVID-19 Update: MU Has Received Federal CARES Act Student Emergency Funds
On behalf of the Center for Academic Success & Excellence (CASE), our staff would like to share information that we have received from the Office of Financial Aid. Emergency financial aid grants are available to students to assist with covering expenses that may have been incurred as a result of the disruption in campus operations due to COVID-19.…
Born to Lead
Many are familiar with his friendly greetings, encouraging words and sound advice from behind the front desk of the Center for Academic Success…
CASE Staff Adapts to Changes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
When people care about something, you can hear it in their voice. If you were to speak to Justin Light or Devara Brock about the students, it’s clear that the care they have goes beyond…
Summer Bridge Update
The Center for Academic Success & Excellence has worked for decades to provide students with opportunities for growth and meaningful relationships. Nearly 1,000 students have participated in our summer programming since our first group in 1994. Due to the current circumstances our country is facing we have decided to find alternative ways of engaging students…
Virtual Learning, Virtual Care: How CASE Supports Students During COVID-19 Closure
As a sophomore, Jayson Donaldson had grown accustomed to campus life at Mizzou. Passing through the elegant silhouette of Memorial Union and walking by the sturdy limestone Columns became part of his daily routine. Donaldson, a psychology major, had been looking for his place on campus ever since he attended the Summer Bridge Program as…
Controlling Her Path to Success
Her big bright smile. You can’t miss it. It’s infectious. Sophomore Katelynn McIlwain is described by her peers as cheerful, generous, outgoing and high-achieving. She considers herself a perfectionist. So, it comes as no surprise that McIlwain is one of the recipients of the 2020 University of Missouri Award for Academic Distinction. "I'm honored to…
Salute to Excellence Recap – Spring 2019
Rain and technical difficulties were no match for the excellence in the room. And so even though the evening began rocky, Ms. Brock, Student Services Coordinator for the Center for Academic Success and Excellence (CASE) couldn’t have started it off any better than with the words, “We’re going to take a minute to exhale. Because…
A Leader Beyond the Classroom
For Mizzou ‘39 recipient Allie Starks, life at Mizzou has allowed her to take the road less traveled throughout her time at the University. Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, she is the oldest of eight siblings. She was raised by a single mother and her father is a Cambodian refugee who came here during the…
Excelling Academically, Succeeding Professionally: A Story of NSBE Success
To “secure the bag” is a new phrase, but its meaning is anything but. “The bag”, is a goal, something you want to obtain or accomplish. To “secure the bag” is crossing that finish line or completing that goal. The National Society…
Singing to the Tune of Black Excellence
It started with a dull Friday morning. The office was quiet as everyone was tucked away in their work. However, this energy all changed with a booming “good morning,” carrying from the lobby of the CASE office. Anthony was here. Although he had a tired look on his face, his energy was more than what…