Imagine you’ve never been to Liechtenstein. You don’t speak the language. You’ve never sampled the food. You aren’t familiar with the culture or the customs. You don’t know anyone who has been there. And you’re moving there, by yourself, as a teen or young adult. Would you be apprehensive? Wouldn’t you want someone to answer your questions, offer expertise or be a … [Read more...] about Supporting our first-generation trailblazers
The Lady Bears, one of 64 teams in the nation invited to the tournament, earned a No. 13 seed. They fell in the first round to fourth-seeded and 18th-ranked Texas A&M in a game held in College Station, Texas. This ended a seven-game winning streak. Before heading to the tournament, the Lady Bears captured their 10th Missouri Valley Conference Tournament … [Read more...] about Lady Bears return to NCAA tournament
“In our household was a jar of water at the table. In it was an old Czar Russian silver ruble at the bottom — a pure silver coin. That silver leeching slowly out in the solution provided pretty good sterilization of water.” The antimicrobial property of silver is one key to a current research project Gerasimchuk is conducting 30 years after receiving his first doctorate … [Read more...] about Metals move front and center to target cancer
Two Missouri State alumni were the recipients of the 2016 Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks, a nonprofit which matches children facing adversity with “big brothers” or “big sisters” from the community who serve as friends and mentors. These awards go to individuals who exemplify service through mentoring and work that … [Read more...] about Two alumni honored as Big Brothers/Big Sisters
New mission, new name — new trajectory Under Keiser’s leadership, the university experienced two major changes that helped boost our prestige and prominence: The legislature granted the university a statewide mission in public affairs in 1995. The name of the school changed to Missouri State University in 2005, dropping the “southwest” designation. “Missouri State … [Read more...] about Missouri State remembers John H. Keiser