Missouri State University conferred 1,589 degrees to students at its fall 2019 commencement Dec. 13 at JQH Arena. Crunching the numbers Students earned a total of 1,192 bachelor’s degrees, 380 master’s degrees, 12 doctorate degrees and five specialist degrees. Past the standard expectations, the university recognized 22 students for their work with a more rigorous curriculum in … [Read more...] about Missouri State releases fall 2019 graduation list
During a family tree project in fifth grade, Emalee Flatness discovered her great-great-great grandfather was a Union soldier in the Civil War. His story inspired her to write a song. In 2019, that song, alongside five others, won the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. A musical theater native Flatness, a freshman history major at … [Read more...] about Student wins national contest with original song
Amanda Glover grew up on a 400-acre cattle ranch in Mountain Grove, Missouri. The experience was not a positive one. “I disliked it,” said Glover, a Missouri State University student majoring in natural resources and minoring in agronomy. “I asked myself, ‘Why would anybody want to work this hard?’” After high school, she moved away from her family ranch, studying and working … [Read more...] about A passion for using and protecting natural resources
Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). The lists Missouri State University dean’s list fall 2019 (sorted alphabetically) Missouri … [Read more...] about Missouri State releases fall 2019 dean’s list
Missouri State University will confer 1,589 degrees to students at its fall 2019 commencement. Two ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at JQH Arena. First ceremony Students graduating from the College of Business and the College of Education will participate in the first ceremony. Missouri Sen. Lincoln Hough will receive the Government Excellence Award … [Read more...] about Missouri State to award 1,589 degrees during fall commencement