Josh Rodriguez has some advice for adult students seeking success at Missouri State. "Don't isolate yourselves just because you are older, have different interests, have kids or are married. "Engage in your classes, with students, study groups and your professors. Engage in something you disagree with." It sounds like Josh, a double major in economics and sociology, … [Read more...] about Proud moments for nontraditional student
Dr. Suzanne Walker-Pacheco is featured in the November 2016 417 Magazine. Dr. Walker-Pacheco is a professor in the Anthropology program. Her research and professional interests include: Primate behavior and ecology; medical anthropology; health issues of Latino immigrants; and forensic anthropology. To read her interview please go to: … [Read more...] about Anthropology professor featured in 417 Magazine
Monday, October 10, the 13th Annual College of Humanities and Public Affairs banquet was held in the Crystal Room at Kentwood Hall. This event gives the scholarship recipients to the opportunity to meet and personally thank their donors for their gracious gift. Thank you to all of our donors for their generosity. … [Read more...] about Scholarship Banquet Held
Catherine Hoegeman, a Missouri State University assistant professor of sociology and anthropology and Dan Prater, director of the Drury University Center for Nonprofit Communication have completed a first-of-its-kind report on The Springfield Area Congregations Study. The study looks at traits and contributions of congregations in Greene and Christian counties. Hoegeman called … [Read more...] about Springfield Area Congregations Study
Dr. Bill Meadows (Sociology and Anthropology) served as the keynote speaker for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony at Laguna Pueblo, NM on July 29. The event was held to recognize Mr. Joseph R. Day Sr., a Laguna Code Talker who served with fourteen other natives from several tribes in a radio net in the Pacific Theater of WW II. On September 4 Dr. Meadows reported on his … [Read more...] about Native American Code Talkers