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Close the Innovation Deficit, Apr 16
Show Me Value: Palmyra, Mar 11
40th Annual Legislative Day, Feb 18
Show Me Value: California, Dec 4
Show Me Value: Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Oct 30

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April

16

2014

Close the Innovation Deficit is an effort by leaders of the business, higher education, scientific, and high-tech manufacturing communities who are concerned about cuts and stagnating federal investments in research and higher education at a time when other nations are pouring resources into these areas.

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March

11

2014

Show Me Value: Palmyra

UM System President Tim Wolfe, joined by Board of Curators Chair Don M. Downing, visited Palmyra Middle School today marking the 12th stop of his Show Me Value tour.

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February

18

2014

40th Annual Legislative Day

Hundreds of university employees, alumni, friends and supporters filled the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday for the 40th annual Legislative Day. The day of legislator visits began with a morning rally, which featured Governor Jay Nixon and UM System President Tim Wolfe.

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December

4

2013

Show Me Value: California

“There is no greater investment you can make in yourself than higher education,” President Wolfe said to more than 200 seventh- and eighth-grade students at California Middle School on December 4.

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October

30

2013

Show Me Value: Jackson, Cape Girardeau

President Wolfe shared the value of education with more than 750 students at Jackson Junior High on October 30 as he continues his Show Me Value tour.

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October

18

2013

United Way Day of Caring

Thanks to all those who volunteered at the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri! Collectively, 77 volunteers processed 1,017 shaving kits, and 8,801 servings of cereal for the Buddy Pack program.

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October

2

2013

Show Me Value: Webb City, Joplin

President Wolfe continued his Show Me Value tour with visits in Webb City and Joplin on October 2. Wolfe spoke to more than 600 students at Webb City Junior High to promote the lifelong value of education. To address workforce needs, Wolfe visited with the leadership of EaglePitcher Technologies, an industry leader in integrated power solutions.

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September

26

2013

President Wolfe Discusses UM System’s Rural Outreach

President Wolfe recently spoke with Brownfield Ag News to discuss the university's outreach in rural Missouri. According to Wolfe, the UM System plays an important role in addressing critical needs of the state.

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August

21

2013

The Intersection of Business and Health Care

UM System President Tim Wolfe presented “The Intersection of Business and Health Care: How Lessons from the Outside World Can Improve Lives” on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, in Lester R. Bryant Auditorium.

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August

15

2013

2013 Missouri State Fair

As home to the Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, Mo., welcomes hundreds-of-thousands of visitors to its city each August. This year, UM System President Tim Wolfe visited the fair on Governor's, Legislator's and Judge's Day which included the Governor's Ham Breakfast.

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