The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed life as we know it. At Missouri State University, students will not return to campus for spring 2020. Instead, they will complete the semester online. While this situation offers the campus community opportunities to use new and creative learning methods, it also presents its set of challenges. “To help us get through this time … [Read more...] about Give to support your Bear family
The Darr family has been friends and supporters of Missouri State University and Springfield Public Schools for many years. William H. Darr and the Darr Family Foundation’s latest gift will greatly expand agriculture education and opportunities for Missouri State and Springfield students. A $6.5 million gift will fund the construction of two buildings – a classroom building to … [Read more...] about Darr gift to establish agriculture magnet school, expand companion animal program
Missouri State University is home to one of the largest numbers of veterans and dependents pursuing higher education in the state. These veteran students join almost 900,000 more across the United States using military benefits to seek a degree. MSU works hard to support these students and recognize them for their service to the country. The Oldham Family Veteran Student … [Read more...] about Missouri State supports veterans
The cat (or the Bear) is out of the bag. Missouri State University unveiled Onward, Upward, its biggest fundraising campaign in history, Oct. 26 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The campaign’s goal is $250 million, all of which will benefit Missouri State students, faculty, programs and facilities. To date, the Foundation has raised more than $150 million … [Read more...] about Onward, Upward: Enhancing student success
What would you do with over $20 million? Missouri State University can answer that question, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends. They donated $20,083,060 to the MSU Foundation in Fiscal Year 2019. This is the second year in a row gifts surpassed $20 million. “The money we received this year is crucial to the continuing development of the university,” said Brent … [Read more...] about Foundation gifts surpass $20 million for second consecutive year