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Bear siblings

September 23, 2014 by Michelle S. Rose

Family photo on table with MSU commencement tassle

Missouri State doesn’t track exactly how many groups of brothers and sisters have enrolled since 1905, but if we had to guess, we’d use a purely scientific term: A gazillion. Once one brother or sister attends, it’s a good guess that other siblings will want to become Bears as well. Here are six stories about families throughout different decades that have made MSU a tradition.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2014, Fall, Feature, September, siblings

Picking the right literature to counter aliteracy

September 23, 2014 by Alyson Epperson

Dr. Sabrina Brinson

Imagine entering a restaurant and being unable to read the menu. Or looking at a ballot on Election Day and not knowing which issue was being put forth.

Filed Under: Faculty News Tagged With: 2014, Dr. Sabrina A. Brinson, Fall, September

Alumnus interviewed by David Letterman

September 23, 2014 by Alyson Epperson

General Frank Grass

Missouri State alumnus four-star General Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, was interviewed June 23 on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2014, Alumni Spotlight, David Letterman, Fall, Late Night Tv, September

Dr. Guy B. Webb: The last concert

September 23, 2014 by Michelle S. Rose

Dr. Guy B. Webb

The day was May 4, and the Juilliard-trained professor from Blue Springs, Missouri, was retiring May 31. It was time, he said, after 34 years of earning accolades at Missouri State and more than 50 years total in his field.

Filed Under: Faculty News Tagged With: 2014, Fall, September

The final Payton Place

September 23, 2014 by Michelle S. Rose

The Final Payton Place

This was supposed to be a column by Donald R. Payton, Missouri State’s unofficial historian and, for many decades, the author of the Payton Place column in various publications. Payton passed away June 7 in Springfield. He was 87.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2014, Alumni Spotlight, Don Payton, Fall, Headlines, September

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