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
The Bear Bridge Mentoring Program is designed to foster collaboration between junior and senior faculty and staff at Missouri State University. The program was launched in 2020 by Dr. Judith Martínez. Bear Bridge serves to supplement any existing formal or informal mentoring within each respective college and/or department at Missouri State. Dr. Judith Martínez, assistant … [Read more...] about Bear Bridge mentoring program helps retain MSU faculty and staff
Asians and Pacific Islanders make up an important part of American society. The community is diverse, comprising Chinese, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Indians, Japanese, Koreans, Samoans and more. According to the 2020 Census, 20.6 million people identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander alone (not in combination with another race). This makes up about 6% of the … [Read more...] about Get to know Asia and Asian people better
The Lunar New Year is a celebration where Asian families around the world gather together. This year, the celebration starts Jan. 22 and lasts for 15 days. It’s the Year of the Rabbit. Dr. Weirong Yan-Schaefer, senior instructor in the department of world languages and cultures at Missouri State University, offers some insights about the Lunar New Year to Lawn Love. … [Read more...] about Get to know more about the Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year is an important holiday celebrated by many Asian communities worldwide. This year, which is the Year of the Rabbit, the celebration starts Jan. 22. Dr. Weirong Yan-Schaefer, senior instructor in the department of world languages and cultures at Missouri State University, explains to Best Colleges why this celebration matters and how you can celebrate it. … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Lunar New Year