Dr. Stephen Spates’ research may help those who struggle with working in teams. Spates, interim head of the communication department at Missouri State University, studies groups to understand how people navigate their differences to work as a team. “I focus on workplace relationships when they’re good and when they’re not so good. That becomes the umbrella for my research,” … [Read more...] about Finding common ground through tough conversations
Whether you’re a CEO, public relations professional, truck driver or preschool student, you are always communicating. Intentionally or not. Verbally or nonverbally. You have the skill the moment you enter the world. Dr. Carrisa Hoelscher, director of graduate communication studies at Missouri State University, sets her target on competent communication to help others improve … [Read more...] about How to move the needle in collaborative task forces
Missouri State University, the Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts and Letters and the department of art and design are expanding exhibition spaces for student work and programming within IDEA Commons in downtown Springfield. This expansion is made possible through the acquisition of the gallery at 326 N. Boonville, using the Mark J. Hall Endowment for the Student … [Read more...] about Student Exhibition Center moving downtown
Jennifer Moore, Missouri State University graduate and KSMU news director, recently wrote a feature piece for The New York Times titled, “In the Ozarks, the Pandemic Threatens a Fragile Musical Tradition.” … [Read more...] about How the pandemic has threatened a fragile musical tradition in the Ozarks
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $4 million grant to Missouri State University to expand and improve computer science education programs in rural area schools. The funding comes from the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. Missouri State received one of 20 awards from over 1,000 applicants. This is the largest collaborative grant the university has … [Read more...] about Missouri State receives $4 million grant for computer science education