Mrs. Rebecca Smotherman, Instructor of the MS Counseling Program, was named the 2016 Southwest Missouri Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year by the Southwest Missouri School Counselor Association (SMSCA). She was presented with this award at the SMSCA Administrator Appreciation and Awards Brunch on Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Missouri State University campus. Mrs. … [Read more...] about Rebecca Smotherman Receives Post-Secondary Counselor Award

        Springtime at a university campus is often associated with Spring Break - yet, in reality, it is a very busy time for faculty and students as their research and coursework loads often come to a peak at this time. Just this past weekend we had three faculty members travel to Georgia to attend the Evidenced Based School Counseling National Conference at University of … [Read more...] about CLSE Faculty and Students Actively Present Research at National Conferences

Dr. Jon Turner (Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, MSU), Dr. Kent Medlin (Superintendent, Willard Public Schools), and Stewart Pratt (Assistant Superintendent, Willard Public Schools) recently represented Southwest Missouri and Missouri State University by presenting research results from the Ozarks Educational Research Initiative (OERI) at the American … [Read more...] about Dr. Jon Turner and Willard Public School Administrators Represent OERI at AASA

The Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education is proud to announce Rob Lundien, MS: Counseling (2002) alumnus, was a recent National School Counselor of the Year Finalist. Rob is a school counselor at Staley High School in North Kansas City. For full article regarding this exciting award, please see Alumnus honored as School Counselor of the Year finalist in … [Read more...] about Counseling Program Alumnus Receives National Recognition