“I FIGURED, WHY NOT? IF NOTHING ELSE, IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME ATTENTION TO ICTHUS AND THE WORK WE WERE DOING.” -Dave Cox. Dave Cox, a speech communication major, never planned on running for Homecoming king. Until his junior year at Missouri State University (then Southwest Missouri State University), the title of Homecoming king didn’t even exist. From … [Read more...] about Meet the first Homecoming king
“I BELIEVED THERE NEEDED TO BE A LIFTING UP OF THE WAY WE SAW OURSELVES, AS POWERFUL INDEPENDENT VOTERS. WE WERE GREATER IN NUMBERS THAN WE REALIZED, BUT WE NEEDED TO BOND AND BECOME A NUMBER TO BE RECKONED WITH, AND (VOTERS) WENT FOR IT.” - REV. SHEILA N. BOUIE-SLEDGE said. This win was much more than a crown during a football game. Reverend Sheila N. Bouie-Sledge ran for … [Read more...] about Meet the first African-American Homecoming queen
At Missouri State, students have the unique opportunity to be a part of a community that creates an environment where meaningful interactions occur and matter. The end goal? To cultivate global citizens. Students at Missouri State are sent out into the world ready to make their mark and feel empowered, confident and strong. At the Public Affairs Conference, students have … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Conference 2018: Alumni speakers highlights
Mohammed Al-Hadhrami’s family is building a Bears tradition. Two of his nephews are the first-ever second-generation students to enter Missouri State’s English Language Institute, or ELI. "We were debating where in the U.S. to take these guys to learn English and go to school,” Al-Hadhrami said. “We did some research into other schools. But I said, ‘We know this place, and … [Read more...] about D.C.-based diplomat helps nephews settle in at Missouri State
“Pink Pearl” is a multi-media visual art exhibition featuring 47 artworks that focus on both drawing and erasing. Drawing is the foundation of all art making. Erasing what has been drawn often comes in to play in the process, too. This exhibit examines drawing as well as the erasing process and how the additive and subtractive part of creating art can also be a conceptual … [Read more...] about Student Spotlight: Ainura Ashirova