UCM Update

Standing in a virtual classroom at the University of Central Missouri, Adam Benson, a senior education major from St. Louis, gets a glimpse of working life that is familiar to most practicing teachers, but with a technological twist.  Benson is one of many UCM students in the College of Education who are benefiting from TeachLivE™,  a classroom simulation program created by education and computer science faculty members at the University of Central Florida. 

Terrell Brown, Ph.D., associate professor of educational foundations at UCM, observed the technology in 2011 and began working with the Florida school to bring it to UCM. With Brown’s commitment, coupled with the dedication of fellow educators, Starlynn Nance, Ph.D., and Phil Jones, Ph.D., the College of Education began implementing TeachLivE™ in spring 2013, making Central Missouri among the first in Missouri to use this program.

The Central Missouri Jennies Golf team fired a two-round total of 670 to finish in sixth place at the UNK Women's Invitational at Awarii Dunes Golf Club. The Jennies shot a final round 328, 14 shots better than their opening round team score.

Central Missouri softball gets back on the diamond this week for three MIAA matchups.  The week starts with a doubleheader at Missouri Southern before coming home to face Washburn and No. 11 Emporia State.

In a tournament that included six of the top 20 teams in the country, the 19th-ranked Mules golf team shot a final round 289 to finish at 25-over par for the tournament and in fifth place at the Barry Buccaneer Invitational at Normandy Shores Golf Club.

Central Missouri women's track and field team finds themselves back in familiar territory in this week's USTFCCCA (United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) poll. The indoor champion Jennies hold the top spot in the latest outdoor rankings.  The Jennies, who won their first ever National Championship earlier in the month, were the No. 1 ranked team for three straight weeks during the indoor season. This is their first week at No. 1 in the outdoor rankings after checking in at No. 15 last week.