Bears everywhere, welcome home to Missouri State University for #BearsHomecoming 2019, Oct. 25-26. From the Homecoming Parade to Breakfast with Boomer to It’s On! and more, there will be many exciting events for alumni and friends. Lori Fan, executive director of alumni relations at Missouri State, highlights what’s in store for this year’s Homecoming celebration. It's time for … [Read more...] about Celebrate all things Bears at Homecoming
After you retire, how will you be remembered? Will it be for your significant contributions to the work environment? For the impact you made on others’ lives? Former Missouri State University faculty and staff members who have done just that can be immortalized on the Wall of Fame. The honorees The Board of Governors voted today (May 16) to induct six more individuals. The … [Read more...] about Wall of Fame honors campus legends
The Missouri State University Alumni Association will welcome Bears home for its annual Homecoming celebration. #BearsHomecoming is for past, present and future Bears. There will be a host of events for guests of all ages. Student events will take place Oct. 14-19, while alumni and community events are Oct. 19-20. “Homecoming is a celebration of the university, of our students, … [Read more...] about There’s no place like home
“I FIGURED, WHY NOT? IF NOTHING ELSE, IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME ATTENTION TO ICTHUS AND THE WORK WE WERE DOING.” -Dave Cox. Dave Cox, a speech communication major, never planned on running for Homecoming king. Until his junior year at Missouri State University (then Southwest Missouri State University), the title of Homecoming king didn’t even exist. From … [Read more...] about Meet the first Homecoming king
“I BELIEVED THERE NEEDED TO BE A LIFTING UP OF THE WAY WE SAW OURSELVES, AS POWERFUL INDEPENDENT VOTERS. WE WERE GREATER IN NUMBERS THAN WE REALIZED, BUT WE NEEDED TO BOND AND BECOME A NUMBER TO BE RECKONED WITH, AND (VOTERS) WENT FOR IT.” - REV. SHEILA N. BOUIE-SLEDGE said. This win was much more than a crown during a football game. Reverend Sheila N. Bouie-Sledge ran for … [Read more...] about Meet the first African-American Homecoming queen