MacKenzie Morris, Economics & Mathematics Class of 2021, earned a graduate fellowship of $8500 from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi to support her doctoral studies in Economics at Penn State University. MacKenzie is one of fifty four recipients nationwide. Mack is the third Missouri State University graduate to win a Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship since 2009. … [Read more...] about Fellowship Competition Winner
Fourteen students participated in the 2021 Archaeology Field School in late May and early June. The three week session took place at the multicomponent Bull Mills site located in the valley of Bull Creek in Christian County. This site was inhabited for several thousand years by prehistoric Native Americans. It was also the site of a middle 19th century homestead, mill, and … [Read more...] about Field School 2021
Dr. Vadim Putzu, Religious Studies Associate Professor specializing in Judaism, is on sabbatical. Here he shares some of his experiences: The Arrighi vineyards on the Isle of Elba off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. Since I am currently on the Isle of Elba (off the coast of Tuscany, Italy), I decided to follow a lead provided by our graduate student, Cody Yanez. Last … [Read more...] about Making New Wine in Ancient Ways
DR. ABBY TEMPLER RODRIGUES PH.D. Assistant Professor of SociologyMissouri State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology Website Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on graduates? Dr. Abby Templer Rodrigues Ph.D.: It is quite likely that the pandemic will have lasting effects on the nature and the availability of work. The nature … [Read more...] about Templer Rodrigues featured in Zippia’s Future of the Job Market Report
From left to right: Dr. Judith Martinez, Dr. Gary Meints, Travis Schilla, Caryn Saxon, Dr. Tara Benson and David Hall. Caryn Saxon, senior instructor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, has been named one of the three faculty members recognized. The public affairs mission challenges members of the Missouri State University community to do big things: To improve the … [Read more...] about Caryn Saxon receives Board of Governors’ Excellence in Public Affairs Award