MU Wgst

Don't worry, Tigers, everything is okay!!! You will finish finals week strong!

Don’t miss this fun event tomorrow! Join students of Mapping Mizzou class and learn all about our beautiful campus! Re-Discover Mizzou: A Walker Tour begins outside the Theatre Department at 3:30 pm on Friday, May 7.

YOU DID IT, TIGERS! Happy last day of classes!

WGST congratulates Abigail Ruhman, winner of the 2021 MU Award for Academic Distinction! Abigail is a WGST, Journalism, and Sociology major involved in a number of programs and groups that benefit our Columbia community, including the Center Project. Way to go, Abigail! #MizzouMade #MizzouProud

The 2021 Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum is live! Check out all the fabulous offerings for Undergraduate Research Week here: https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu//island/object/mu%3A426146 Make sure to also view all the stellar papers for WGST’s inaugural Humanities Symposium! All recordings are available as part of the Undergraduate Research Week at Mizzou. Check them out here: https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu//island/object/mu%3A428184... List of papers: 2021 Humanities Symposium: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Kaleea Lewis Blenk: Comparing Emotional Responses when Viewing Death and Dying Related to Video Art Carter: All Mixed Up: Multiracial Identity and Existential Isolation Cook: Gaspings of a Miracle: Poetry of Identity and Terminal Illness DeMello: Parenting Stress, Family Conflict, and Motherhood during the COVID-19 Pandemic McClain: Black Pregnancy in America: Injustice in the Healthcare System Mertz: Meeting public information needs in a crisis: How MU Journalism students responded too COVID-19 Rickabaugh: A Preliminary Report on the Impact of Evangelical Christian Purity Culture on Sexual Minorities Staab: Differences in Transgender Stigma after Engaging in Perspective Taking Narrative Writing Interventions Walton: The Student Army Training Corps at MU During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Wells: Appalachian Health Disparities Ignored: Understanding State Variations in Health Outcomes within Appalachia

We understand the verdict from the Derek Chauvin case may be retraumatizing for some students. The Department of Social Justice is here for students who need su...pport. If you want to process with peers in a community environment, there will be a representative from the Counseling Center at the GOBCC from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. and the WC from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you need individual support, please reach out to the Counseling Center directly at 573-882-6601, available 24/7, or visit them during business hours. Remember to take the time to check in with yourselves and take care of your needs.