From standing in the spotlight to setting the stage for a home, she's learned how to make herself (and others) happy. When alumna Jennifer Saputo-Peterson graduated from Missouri State in 2006, she wanted to use her bachelor’s degree in theatre to be a working actress in New York City, which she did from 2007-10. But now she helps St. Louisians set the stage for a happy … [Read more...] about Alumna helps ‘set the stage’ with mobile shop in St. Louis
Stout, associate professor of sociology and director of the Center for Community Engagement, vividly remembers walking past this area as an undergraduate student at Temple University on his way to class in a high-poverty area of the city. Stout came from a fairly typical middle class background, so what he saw astonished him. “It had a tremendous impact on the way that I … [Read more...] about Associate professor’s goal: Make Missouri State a national leader in civic engagement research