In Spring 2023 and 2024, students embarked on an unforgettable journey through The Expedition: Leatherback Sea Turtle and Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica, a 3-credit Education Abroad course with a strong service-learning component. Led by West Plains campus Assistant Professor Ana Estrella, this short-term program immersed students in the study of leatherback sea turtles, coral […]
During the 2023 and 2024 semesters, service-learning graduate and undergraduate courses in economics, led by Dr. Subhasree Basu Roy, enable students to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world settings while engaging with the community. In ECO 504/604/HCM 504 (Healthcare Economics), graduate students collaborate with healthcare providers to explore ethical leadership and policy impacts. ECO 310 (Labor […]
Colby Sanders, a Missouri State University (MSU) graduate student focused on sports management, came from a coaching background with little experience in grant writing. In the fall of 2024, alongside fellow graduate student Katherine Whitaker, Colby helped develop a grant application for MSU’s vision screening program that has provided free vision screenings, using high-tech vision […]