Award-winning actress, New York Times bestselling author and activist Marlee Matlin will visit Missouri State University this fall. She will be the 2022 Public Affairs Conference keynote speaker. Her speech will take place 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The keynote event kicks off the conference, scheduled Sept. 20-22. The theme is … [Read more...] about Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin headlines fall 2022 Public Affairs Conference
The efactory at Missouri State University has another supporter in former Missouri lawmaker Jay Wasson. He has made a gift to support the efactory’s expansion project. The Idea Loft Jay Wasson The physical space made possible by Wasson’s gift has been named the Jay Wasson Idea Loft. Located on the recently renovated third floor of the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center, … [Read more...] about Jay Wasson supports efactory expansion
This fall, Missouri State University will welcome John Quiñones, ABC News veteran, author, and creator and host of What Would You Do?, to campus. He will be the 2021 Public Affairs Conference keynote speaker. His speech will take place 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The keynote event kicks off the conference, scheduled from Sept. … [Read more...] about TV personality John Quinones headlines fall 2021 Public Affairs Conference
In fall 1980, Missouri State University established the Missouri State University Foundation to help raise more private funds. This was a crucial need as state funding was no longer enough to cover all the university’s operational costs. Making growth and development possible A private organization, the MSU Foundation kicked off operations on Jan. 13, 1981, forever changing how … [Read more...] about A nod to four decades of successful fundraising
Springfield Public Schools and Missouri State University broke ground on a new agriculture education magnet school for Springfield students on Dec. 3 at the William H. Darr Agricultural Center. The project is a collaboration of Missouri State and Springfield Public Schools and is made possible by a generous donation from William H. and Virginia Darr and the Darr Family … [Read more...] about MSU and SPS break ground on new agricultural education center