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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2010s) Student Newspapers 8-28-2017 Current, August 28, 2017 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, August 28, 2017" (2017). Current (2010s). 268. https://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s/268 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (2010s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 51 Issue 1536 The Current August 28, 2017 UMSL’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS Dean Yasbin Leaves Student-Centered Legacy Kat Riddler ical care and earlier diagnosis. The Managing Editor price for this type of screening has dropped really dramatically. Edu- or anyone who has been in the cation is key for getting individuals FCollege of Arts and Sciences to understand human genetics and during the last eight years, it was how important it is to know about hard to miss seeing Dean Ronald potential problems. I have started Yasbin. He was always talking to talking with a company and a foun- students and working every day to dation about becoming an active make the University of Missouri-St. volunteer. Louis better for its students. Dean TC: What do you see in the fu- Yasbin will be retiring August 31, ture for UMSL? but the impact he has had on UMSL RY: I worry about the future of remains. affordable quality higher education Among his accomplishments, in a country and a state where our Dean Yasbin helped create the Vet- politicians seem to care more about erans Center on campus which cutting taxes for the very wealthy opened on December 7, 2012 and and little about preparing the next has grown to be a national mod- generation of leaders who will guar- el elsewhere. Jim Craig, associate antee that America remains the best teaching professor and Department example of making sure that every- Chair of Military and Veteran Stud- one can fully develop their creativity ies, said, “The real driving force be- and potential. UMSL is doing a great hind veteran programs at UMSL job in this mission. My concern is really is Ron. It was his ideas. What how long this can continue unless that really was is him responding to we redirect our priorities. UMSL students.” has incredible potential to add to Craig credited students with JENNEWEIN OF AUGUST COURTESY its already extensive lists of accom- bringing the idea to Dean Yasbin Dean Yasbin and his family. plishments. Given the appropri- through a committee. Yasbin ran understanding what motivates them education, research, and service to southwest Florida and hope that our ate support, I truly believe it really with the idea to come up with a way and makes them successful. It was in urban and metropolitan areas. Of children and grandchildren will vis- would be a powerhouse of the type to get a program on campus for the that spirit that Ron really invested in primary importance is to educate it a lot (and that our UMSL friends of university needed in the 21st cen- veteran students. the advising side of the student ex- the next generation of leaders in all and colleagues will keep in touch). tury. I know this sounds like pontif- “[He] has changed the future perience. Without him we definite- fields. Especially, those who may not I am interested in working on pro- ication, but we can do it. of 1,000 or more veterans in the St. ly would not have the big, beautiful be able to afford more expensive in- moting genetic screening among in- TC: What was your biggest chal- Louis area, which is pretty dramat- advising center we have now. We tri- stitutions. I honestly believe that we dividuals of childbearing age. All too lenge or accomplishment in your 8 ic in just four or five years,” Craig pled the staff, and we have really im- are doing a great job of fulfilling that often couples have children with- years as Dean? said. “Because of his long leash he proved the student experience with commitment. out knowing what possible genet- RY: I think the biggest accom- has given me we also have this idea some really dedicated staff that he TC: What are your plans now? ic problems these kids might face. plishment was working with the of Veterans Studies which is grow- makes feel like family.” RY: Sherrill and I are retiring to Knowledge provides for better med- continued on page 3 ing regionally and nationally. Arizo- Eckelkamp also commented na State University is going to build on some of the academic centers a Veterans Studies program next on campus that Dean Yasbin had Incoming Students Welcomed at Serendipity Sendoff year based on our program. Once a been a part of during his time. Eck- big university like that starts doing elkamp mentioned that Yasbin had that, this thing is going to grow. It’s a vision for the Math and Writing really Ron’s initial concept that I’m Center that he shared with the Stu- executing.” dent Advisory Board. He worked Craig emphasized Dean Yasbin’s with them to create a space that the involvement with students. Craig students really wanted. Eckelkamp said, “Ron spends some time in commended the effort saying there the student vet center every week- were students in the writing center -more time than I think you guys all the time. really know… the student vets love The Current Student Newspa- him. He walks in and he is very ac- per was able to ask Dean Yasbin cessible to them.” about his time at UMSL before he A retirement party was held leaves August 31. for Dean Yasbin on August 22 in The Current (TC): What did the Century Rooms from 2:30 p.m. you like most about your time here to 5 p.m. with remarks starting at at UMSL? 3:30 p.m. Associate Dean Beth Eck- Ronald Yasbin (RY): I really elkamp said, “I want to commend enjoyed the strength, diversity, and Ron for being arguably the most stu- potential of our students and how dent-centered dean I have ever met. our faculty care about student suc- He never seems happier than when cess. UMSL is a great example of a he is meeting with students… He re- Metropolitan Land Grant Institu- ally enjoys picking their brains and tion that is charged with providing Kat Riddler, as a representative from the alumni association, welcomed new students to UMSL. More details on page 8. What’s Inside: Food Truck Friday, pg. 4 “Science Fiction,” pg. 5 Volleyball, pg. 6 Prisons Fail Us, pg. 7 2 August 28, 2017 CURRENT STAFF EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Michael Plumb Managing Editor Kat Riddler News Editor Aubrey Byron Features Editor Now hiring! Sports Editor Roderick Wilbon A&E Editor Chris Zuver Opinions Editor Bryan Sherrill Copy Editors Now hiring! Staff Writers Steven Doehoff DESIGN Production Editor Giuseppe Vitellaro Photo Editor Now hiring! Web Editor Emma Castellari Multimedia Editor Roderick Wilbon Cartoonist/Artists Math Problem of the Week Mike Diliberto McDonald’s sells Chicken McNuggets in BUSINESS Business Manager 6-piece, 9-piece, and 20-piece containers. Cassandra Filip Notice that you can buy 12 McNuggets and 15 Advertising Director Michael Plumb McNuggets by buying 2 six-piece containers or Ad Representatives Now hiring! a 6-piece and a 9-piece container, respectively. Distribution Manager Now hiring! 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Fee-based pro- tatorium grams operate in sessions, with two Stand Up Paddleboard Strength sessions per semester. The program (space limited) - 10:00 a.m.–10:30 sessions begin the week of Septem- a.m. - Natatorium ber 11.