Alexis Stegner can attest to the fact opportunity comes at unexpected moments. A winning design can come from a day of hard-work and relying on the help of a few friends. Stegner's friends and family voted in the Be a Bear T-shirt Contest for her design during the week of February 19 – 23. Nearly 3,000 voters pushed Stegner’s design to a popular-vote victory. Her winning … [Read more...] about Alexis Stegner: Winner of the Be a Bear T-Shirt Contest 2018
“Be bold” is a phrase Emilie Harrison tries to live out in her daily life. A self-proclaimed perfectionist, Harrison balances her marketing and graphic design studies with sorority life, honors fraternities and planning the upcoming publication of a new campus fashion magazine. She also performs freelance graphic design work in her free-time. However, when a close friend … [Read more...] about Emilie Harrison: Be bold
In her last semester at Missouri State, senior Alexis Stegner decided to push herself outside of her comfort zone. A friend forwarded Stegner the Be a Bear T-shirt Contest entry information. Stegner was immediately intrigued. “I’m working on my design portfolio and our teachers always tell us to enter design contests as much as we can," Alexis said. "And since it’s Missouri … [Read more...] about Alexis Stegner: Leaving her mark on MSU
Graphic design and illustration senior Emma Allman is trying to add a little something more to her graphic design career. Allman refuses to settle for producing content that won’t have an impact on her community. She wants the things she designs to have meaning. Her involvement in the 2018 Be A Bear T-Shirt Contest was prompted by the Missouri State publications office where … [Read more...] about Emma Allman: Designing for a purpose
Help others, expand your wardrobe and gain fame. It only takes a minute to be a Citizen Bear. Senior Aly Gatwood’s family lost their home in the St. Louis floods on December 30. They have been staying with her aunt and uncle for the past eight months. Gatwood moved to Jefferson City for a legislative internship in January. Because she had lost all of her clothes, her … [Read more...] about Be a Bear and be famous