It’s the first week back to school for Missouri State students, and the Bear POWER team has been hard at work!

First things first, our blog will be shifting gears this semester. After this week, the blog will become a monthly feature that focuses on more personal, in-depth storytelling. In addition, our Facebook page will feature weekly series, and more original content. We are also excited to introduce Instagram pages to our social media roundup. We want to share meaningful content, and stories about our students, community, and passion for inclusion. We think this change will help us to accomplish that, and to connect more deeply with those who follow our pages. Look out for these exciting changes!

This week we also welcomed two Service Learning students to our team. Hannah Peak and Ryleigh Murray have already made our new office feel more like home, and have gotten started on some really exciting projects for this fall semester, and the coming spring semester! We can’t wait to share what they have been working on with you!

Lastly, we have some exciting fall events coming up for our Bear Blazers and Bear POWER students. These events are existing on campus, and we want to invite our group to join in with the rest of the MSU student body to have some fun! Events we are planning to attend so far, are:

• Thursday, September 13, 2017: Rally in the Valley
  • 7:00-9:00 PM, Robert W Plaster Stadium
• Friday, September 28, 2018: Bowling at Level 1 Game Center (PSU) through Campus Events
  • Time TBA
• Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20, 2018: Homecoming Weekend
  • Friday:
    • Homecoming Kickoff from 5:00-8:00 pm at the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center
    • Outdoor Games hosted by Bear Blazers
  • Saturday:
    • Homecoming Parade at 9:00 am on John Q. Hammons Parkway
    • College of Education Tailgate from 11:00am-2:00 pm at BearFest Village. Meet up at the College of Education Tent!
    • Homecoming Football Game against Western Illinois State at 2:00 pm at Plaster Stadium
  • Friday, November 16, 2018: Movie Night at Blair-Shannon at 6:00 pm

We hope to see you all at our fall events, and can’t wait to share more Bear POWER news throughout the semester. Only one semester until our students head to campus!