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
Missouri State University and Greenwood Laboratory School dedicated the Betty & Bobby Allison Event Center on Friday (Nov. 13). A lead gift from Bobby Allison, gifts from more than 100 Greenwood alumni and friends and state appropriations paid for the $6.4 million project. Its 23,000-square-foot design includes a multipurpose gymnasium and performance stage. The private … [Read more...] about Missouri State, Greenwood dedicate Betty & Bobby Allison Event Center
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed life as we know it. At Missouri State University, students will not return to campus for spring 2020. Instead, they will complete the semester online. While this situation offers the campus community opportunities to use new and creative learning methods, it also presents its set of challenges. “To help us get through this time … [Read more...] about Give to support your Bear family
What would you do with over $20 million? Missouri State University can answer that question, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends. They donated $20,083,060 to the MSU Foundation in Fiscal Year 2019. This is the second year in a row gifts surpassed $20 million. “The money we received this year is crucial to the continuing development of the university,” said Brent … [Read more...] about Foundation gifts surpass $20 million for second consecutive year