Each May, our country celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. It’s an opportunity to explore and pay tribute to this group of people, who has not only helped to shape America’s history and culture, but also is vital in its future success. In fall 2023, Missouri State University had about 2% of its student population that identified as … [Read more...] about Celebrate APIDA Heritage Month by listening to the experiences of Asian Americans
To connect local practitioners, community members, nonprofits, students and researchers on themes around poverty, the Center for Ozarks Poverty Research (COPR) at Missouri State University presents its first-ever free Community Conference on Poverty. Themed, “Housing, Homelessness and Families,” the conference takes place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 26 in Hill Hall, Room 001. It … [Read more...] about Connecting the community with research on poverty
At the 2024 National Trumpet Competition (NTC), the Missouri State University Trumpet Quintet won third place in The Bill PFund Trumpets College Small Ensemble Division. The competition took place March 8-11 at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. The small ensemble division began with 40 groups from universities around the country. Eight ensembles advanced to the … [Read more...] about MSU quintet shines in 2024 National Trumpet Competition
A nationwide cellphone outage was resolved same day, but the down time left tens of thousands with no form of communication for hours. According to the most recent estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics, about 73 percent of American adults in 2022 lived in households where there were only wireless phones and no landlines, while another 25 percent were in … [Read more...] about Are landlines a thing of the past? Cellphone outage highlights decline
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is one of the most important and widely celebrated festivals in the Chinese and many other Asian cultures. The festival’s date is determined by the lunar calendar and signifies the end of winter and beginning of spring. “This year marks the start of the Year of the Dragon. In Chinese culture, the dragon … [Read more...] about Ring in the Chinese New Year at MSU