Homecoming week at Missouri State University will include the dedication ceremony for two new campus features: the Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center and the Michael T. Nietzel Plaza. The dedication ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at the Bobby and Betty Allison Courts in the Foster Recreation Center.
Clifton M. “Clif” Smart III was named the 11th president of Missouri State University. Smart, who served as interim president for the past 16 months, will begin his duties immediately (Oct. 16).