Missouri State University awarded 576 degrees to students during summer 2024. Crunching the numbers Students earned a total of 285 bachelor’s degrees, 255 master’s degrees and two specialist degrees. Bears also completed a summer record high 34 doctorate degrees. Past the standard expectations, the university recognized two students for their work with a more rigorous … [Read more...] about Missouri State releases summer 2024 graduation list
Missouri State University is beginning work on a new 2025-30 Strategic Plan. The planning process will gather input from employees and students, as well as external stakeholders, from alumni to donors to local businesses and legislators. “This new plan will define Missouri State’s priorities, goals and objectives, and move the university forward,” said President Dr. Richard … [Read more...] about Work begins on a new Missouri State strategic plan
Three years ago, the MSU Care Clinic saw an average of 330 patients a month. Today, that number is closer to 85. Beginning Sept. 3, the clinic will make a change that will restore its ability to care for as many underserved patients as possible. The steep drop in patients is the result of Missouri’s expansion of Medicaid. “We saw that expansion happen during the pandemic, and … [Read more...] about MSU Care Clinic expands coverage
RYANA PARKS-SHAW HAS MANY "FIRSTS" TO HER NAME At Missouri State, she was the chartering president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., which is the nation’s first intercollegiate historically African-American sorority. In 2000, as part of her career in health administration, she was named the then-youngest vice president for Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. Most … [Read more...] about MADAM MAYOR
Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least six credit hours during the summer semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The lists Missouri State University dean’s list summer 2024 (sorted … [Read more...] about Missouri State releases summer 2024 dean’s list