Neal Lopinot is a research archaeologist and director of Missouri State University’s Center for Archaeological Research, or CAR. Ensuring that such remains are not destroyed is one of the many projects that keep the doors open at CAR. Since 2012, CAR has been employed to survey several former islands along the Missouri River where the United States Fish and Wildlife Service … [Read more...] about Steamboats on the Missouri River
Dr. Julia Troche, instructor in the history department at Missouri State University and co-curator for an interactive exhibit at Brown University that focuses on ancient Egyptian artifacts, studies the resourcefulness of the ancient Egyptians. “What interests me the most about Egyptian technology is not that they used extravagant tools, but how much they could do with really … [Read more...] about Ancient Egyptians were Resourceful
Alex Bartlett came to MSU to learn about U.S. foreign policy, international political economy, and public administration. While here he applied for an internship with the Department of State, which ultimately coincided with the Arab Spring and the Japanese Tsunami disaster. After working on overnight task forces to assist U.S. citizens in crisis he was offered a job with Bureau … [Read more...] about 2011 Master of Global Studies Program Alumnus becomes Foreign Service Officer
In honor of April being National Child Abuse Awareness Month, Sigma Mu Sigma, the Missouri State University chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society took part in two events for non-profit organizations. In early April, several officers of the student organization hosted a "Chillin' with BACA" event at a local self-serve yogurt cafe in Springfield. … [Read more...] about “Chillin’ with BACA” and “Virtual Baby Shower”