Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.25 million grant to Missouri State University to expand its business incubator located in the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with … [Read more...] about U.S. Department of Commerce invests to expand Missouri State business incubator
Missouri State University is piloting a program to provide dual credit scholarships to students who qualify for free and reduced lunches. Dual credit courses allow high school students to earn high school and college credits at the same time. The pilot program is available to students who take dual credit courses with Missouri State through Springfield Public Schools, as well … [Read more...] about Missouri State offers free dual credit to qualifying students
Missouri State University and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri are collaborating to provide the agency’s “alumni” Little Brothers and Little Sisters a chance to receive special financial support for college. The new Missouri State University/Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri Freshman Scholarship is an annual renewable award of $1,500 available to students … [Read more...] about Scholarship helps Big Brothers Big Sisters “littles” from Eastern Missouri
There are many reasons to learn a foreign language, such as facilitating international travel, expanding your job skills, making friends from other countries and increasing global understanding. While learning a new language is a lot of work, it is no doubt beneficial and rewarding. If you want to learn a new language for personal or professional development, look no further … [Read more...] about Master a foreign language
When classes began today (Aug. 19), 20,330 students were enrolled through the Missouri State University Springfield campus. Graduate student enrollment set a new record, increasing by 3% over last fall to 3,746. Students return to new classification Missouri State starts the school year with a higher level of classification in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of … [Read more...] about Missouri State graduate school enrollment continues to increase