Missouri State University has once again received the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This recognition is an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement. Missouri State is one of 359 U.S. colleges and universities to hold this designation, and one of 119 institutions to … [Read more...] about Missouri State reclassified as a Carnegie ‘Community-Engaged University’
Missouri State University conferred 1,589 degrees to students at its fall 2019 commencement Dec. 13 at JQH Arena. Crunching the numbers Students earned a total of 1,192 bachelor’s degrees, 380 master’s degrees, 12 doctorate degrees and five specialist degrees. Past the standard expectations, the university recognized 22 students for their work with a more rigorous curriculum in … [Read more...] about Missouri State releases fall 2019 graduation list
During a family tree project in fifth grade, Emalee Flatness discovered her great-great-great grandfather was a Union soldier in the Civil War. His story inspired her to write a song. In 2019, that song, alongside five others, won the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. A musical theater native Flatness, a freshman history major at … [Read more...] about Student wins national contest with original song
Amanda Glover grew up on a 400-acre cattle ranch in Mountain Grove, Missouri. The experience was not a positive one. “I disliked it,” said Glover, a Missouri State University student majoring in natural resources and minoring in agronomy. “I asked myself, ‘Why would anybody want to work this hard?’” After high school, she moved away from her family ranch, studying and working … [Read more...] about A passion for using and protecting natural resources
What does an Oscar-winner, a Dora the Explorer game-creator, and a Visual Effects Compositor have in common? They all began their path to creative discovery in the Electronic Arts Program at Missouri State University. The Electronic Arts (EA) Program, spearheaded by three distinct academic departments – Music; Art + Design; and Media, Journalism, and Film – produces students … [Read more...] about 20 Years of the Award-Winning Electronic Arts Program