In 2020, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Missouri State University a $4 million grant to expand and improve computer science education programs in rural area schools. The funding comes from the Education Innovation and Research program. Missouri State received one of only 20 awards from over 1,000 applicants nationwide. This is how the CODERS Project was born. Since … [Read more...] about CODERS program impacts over 2K students in first 3 years
Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, China, Spain, Germany and South Africa: Missouri State University Chorale students tend to graduate with multiple stamps on their passports. Every other year, Chorale members look forward to an international choir tour. For its 2022 international tour, the Chorale headed to South Africa May 21-June 8. The group performed with local choirs in … [Read more...] about Traveling with a choir: Making travel accessible and memorable through music
On Easter weekend 1906, an angry mob of white men lynched three innocent Black men in the Springfield, Missouri, town square. Until recently, only a small plaque marked the site in remembrance of the victims. Now, Missouri poet Robert Bode and composer William Averitt have partnered with Dr. Cameron LaBarr and the Missouri State University Chorale to create an album that … [Read more...] about Chorale shares Springfield’s history in ‘Easter, 1906’
The American Wild Ensemble will perform a free, outdoor concert of contemporary chamber music reflecting on the Missouri Bicentennial in Springfield Aug. 4. The ensemble is directed by Missouri State University music faculty members Daniel Ketter and Emlyn Johnson. The concert’s program, “Missouri Music at 200,” features new music and poetry by composers and writers connected … [Read more...] about American Wild Ensemble performs Missouri Bicentennial concert Aug. 4
Members of the Missouri State University Chorale spread messages of hope through song. Regularly, they travel to feature their talent on international and national stages. This week, the Chorale traveled to Jefferson City and performed at the Bicentennial Inauguration Ceremony. The ceremony included the swearing in of several state officials, including Gov. Mike Parson, Lt. … [Read more...] about Chorale performed at Missouri Bicentennial Inauguration