Missouri State University’s 19th annual Public Affairs Conference explores turning words into actions to build collaborative communities. “From Words to Deeds: Creating Collaborative Communities” is the theme for the 2022 conference. It will be a mix of in-person and live-streamed events Sept. 20-22. “This year’s Public Affairs Conference is based on the premise that … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Conference seeks to create collaborative communities
This fall, the department of art and design at Missouri State University will host a Visiting Artists, Designers and Scholars Series. Free and open to the public, the series kicks off Sept. 14 and will feature multidisciplinary speakers from various artistic disciplines, such as drawing, painting and sculpture. Amanda Smith, assistant professor of drawing and painting at MSU, … [Read more...] about Explore art with visiting artists this fall
Car- and shower-singers: It’s your time to take the stage. The Missouri State University Choral Union is recruiting alumni, faculty, staff and community members to join this town and gown choir. Recently, the group was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, one of the eminent performance halls in New York City. The performance will take place in June 2023. It is the first time … [Read more...] about Choral Union to perform at Carnegie Hall
A couple of years ago, Dr. Adena Young-Jones, psychology professor at Missouri State University, conducted a study of bullying victims. The study revealed these now college-aged students showed significantly lower academic motivation, lower levels of autonomy and reduced academic competence. This inspired her to change her focus to how microaggressions affected college … [Read more...] about Get to know microaggressions to better combat them
Science has helped us understand our world better and improve our quality of life. It can also be used for understanding human behavior and trying to influence it to benefit society. That’s the goal of the Humans Understanding Behavior (HUB) Research Lab at Missouri State University. Dr. Jordan Belisle, associate professor of psychology at Missouri State, oversees the lab. He … [Read more...] about Using science to understand human behavior