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New Cultural Consciousness in the Workplace trainings available
The Division for Diversity and Inclusion is offering three trainings this spring for faculty and staff. The series is designed to provide members of the Missouri State University Community knowledge and understanding of culturally relevant topics and engaging conversation about our changing environment. Cultural Consciousness in the Workplace: Workforce Diversity Participants will get a fundamental […]
Upcoming events
Tough Talks is back!
We have two Tough Talks sessions coming up this week. Use the RSVP button below to get the Zoom link. One week later, January 6, 2021…What did we learn? Please join us in this powerful virtual Tough Talk to voice, to vent, to process what we all saw take place in our nation’s capital last […]
Giving Voice auditions
Troupe members needed for spring 2021
Cultural and religious observances
Cultural and religious observances – January 18-24, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr Day Culture/religion: National observance Date: January 18 The third Monday of each January is dedicated to commemorating the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. King advocated the use of nonviolent means to end racial segregation, first coming to national prominence during the bus boycott of African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama in […]
Cultural and religious observances – January 11-17, 2021
Makar Sankranti Culture/religion: Hindu Date: January 14 Makar Sankranti is one of the major Hindu festivals in India. The festival is a religious celebration, as well as a seasonal observance signifying the winter solstice. On this day, devotees take a holy dip in rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery to wash away their […]
In other news
CNAS faculty and students present at virtual conference
We would like to celebrate with Dr. La Toya Kissoon-Charles from the Biology department in CNAS. One of her students, Trang Indigo won 3rd place in the poster awards at the recent Great Plains Limnology virtual conference! The virtual conference was attended by Dr.La Toya Kissoons-Charles’s 4 graduate students. Brenden Ryan and Leslie Hatch also […]
SPS seeking community input about next superintendent
Via Springfield Public Schools – With the pending retirement of Dr. John Jungmann at the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year, Springfield Schools has begun a nationwide search for a new superintendent. A series of community input sessions will be held on November 17 and 18 and all community members are invited to participate in […]