The deep chocolate smell of warm brownies followed you everywhere throughout the large, well-decorated house.A crew of people wiped tables and glass surfaces, cleaning before dinner time.The conversation was mostly about Missouri State: “Did you know that building used to have a swimming pool in it?” “That was my favorite class, too — psychology of addictions is … [Read more...] about You’re invited to give back
Stout, associate professor of sociology and director of the Center for Community Engagement, vividly remembers walking past this area as an undergraduate student at Temple University on his way to class in a high-poverty area of the city. Stout came from a fairly typical middle class background, so what he saw astonished him. “It had a tremendous impact on the way that I … [Read more...] about Associate professor’s goal: Make Missouri State a national leader in civic engagement research
Dr. Duane G. Meyer, Missouri State University's sixth president, passed away Nov. 22 at age 89. Meyer served as president from 1971-83. During that time, Southwest Missouri State College was renamed Southwest Missouri State University. Current President Clifton M. Smart III remembered Meyer as a gracious, well-liked leader. “President Meyer led our university with … [Read more...] about Missouri State remembers Duane G. Meyer
She had made dental crowns and similar implements for nearly 30 years. But her job was changing — computers, not people, now make those items. In 2009, she found herself unemployed and at a crossroads: continue in the dental industry, or follow her passion for cooking. She found Missouri State’s hospitality and restaurant administration program, known as HRA, where she met … [Read more...] about Alumna cooks up new career selling homemade goods
Walking through the doors of the MSU Care clinic in the new O'Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center is like stepping from a dream into reality for Missouri State University alumna Dr. Susan Berg. “It’s hard to put into words how happy and proud I am of this new clinic opening,” Berg said. “I worked in the old MSU Care clinic, and I will continue in the new MSU Care clinic; … [Read more...] about Alumna’s passion for nursing benefits students, community