Dr. Kip Thompson, a Missouri State University alumnus and assistant professor of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program, is not your average online professor. He is currently teaching two online courses during his military deployment in Honduras. “This is probably a first for the university that a professor is teaching online graduate courses while on military … [Read more...] about Teaching while deployed
Having a stroke or a traumatic brain injury can make you feel like a foreigner in a strange land. Your cognition may still be fully intact, but sometimes you just can’t speak the language. After a stroke, most individuals need speech therapy, which is offered free at Missouri State University’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic. With this therapy, clients often recoup much … [Read more...] about Finding your voice again
This March, dance will take center stage at Missouri State University. The university’s theatre and dance department will host the annual American College Dance Association Central Region Conference March 13-16. This year’s theme is “Looking Back, Moving Forward” to honor the 100th anniversary of several dance artists and focus on the legacy and dance research that resulted … [Read more...] about Celebrating dance
“I still see the impact of my trip in my daily life today,” said Abigail Blaes, graduate student at Missouri State University. She took the study away trip of a lifetime to Northern Ireland in summer 2018. “I have a different perspective of the world now,” Blaes said. Her 10-day trip focused on studying the resolution of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The Troubles … [Read more...] about New perspectives with study away program
Creativity in a career has always been a necessity for senior graphic design student, Jordann Wheatley. But she didn’t know where that passion would lead her at Missouri State University. Wheatley knew she wanted to explore her own creativity and find where her skills best fit in. “At first, it was kind of a leap of faith,” Wheatley said. Apart from some art classes in … [Read more...] about Jordann Wheatley: Taking the leap