Many of this year’s new faculty members at the University of Missouri describe the start of the semester as a personal homecoming. Some are proud Mizzou alumni, while others grew up in central Missouri area.

In total, 137 new faculty have joined the Mizzou family this year. They bring fresh energy and a shared excitement for embracing the university’s land-grant mission, building meaningful collaborations with colleagues and empowering the next generation of leaders through the “Missouri Method” — Mizzou’s hallmark approach to hands-on learning.

To kick off the academic year, new faculty participated in several events hosted by the Office of the Provost in August. This included a reception with UM President Mun Choi and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Matthew Martens, as well as a two-day orientation to highlight resources that support teaching, research and professional development. 

Hear from some of our newest faculty members about why they chose Mizzou.

Jon Bradley
Arts and Science
Statistics & Data Science

“The Department of Statistics is one of the best in the world for spatial and spatial temporal statistics. We also have family in the area.”

James Reitting
Arts and Science
Architectural Studies

“The thing that excites me is the Master of Science in Architecture program. To be able to be a part of that early on and be part of the growth of that is very exciting.”

This story originally appeared on Show Me Mizzou. 
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