Ian Platz has a thriving career in defense and antiterrorism initiatives. He says it wouldn’t have happened without a unique Missouri State school and an internship facilitated by a faculty member. At 2 a.m. one night in February 2024, Ian Platz was in his hotel room in Ukraine when his phone alerted him to suspected […]
The new Marideth Sisco Community Education Fund at West Plains is named for an alumna who passed away this May. Sisco ’86 was a radio personality, singer, songwriter, author, retired journalist and expert on this region. The fund will bring in speakers, and her work will be displayed on campus. Editor’s note: Sisco passed away […]
Stories of the true events of our no. 1 ranked program ACT I: THE SCRIPT READ INT. CREDO ARTS CENTER – NIGHT On a chilly Sunday evening, an audience takes shape in the community performing arts center. The energy immediately shifts upon entering the glass front doors of the building — from the cold, dark […]
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A professor at the Missouri State University Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove, Missouri, has discovered and patented a new grapevine cultivar. Dr. Wenping Qiu is the director of the Center for Grapevine Biotechnology. He was granted a patent for the Norton Blanc grapevine cultivar, a hybrid of the Norton and cabernet sauvignon grapevines. “We’re […]