Today’s Showcase Spotlight highlights a faculty member from the School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences: Dr. Leslie Echols!

Dr. Leslie Echols, Professor in the School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, will be presenting at the Showcase this fall during the second session of simultaneous faculty presentations. During this session, Dr. Echols will be sharing lessons learned from academic dishonesty to assist educators in developing strategies to prevent cheating in their courses. Attendees will hear in-depth discussions of real patterns of academic dishonesty and learn strategies to address the modern forms of cheating that occur in higher education today. To hear about other sessions taking place during the second faculty presentation session of the day, visit the Showcase event schedule on the FCTL website.

Attend the Showcase on August 12, 2026, to hear from Dr. Echols and many other inspiring presenters. To find the sign-up within My Learning Connection, click the link below and navigate to the “Learning and Development” card in My Missouri State. Select “My Learning Connection” from the links, and type “Showcase” into the search box in the top right of the screen. From the results, select the section you’d like to register for and save your spot at the event.

There are more exciting presenters being announced in the coming days, so stay tuned to find out who else will be at Showcase this fall. Make sure to subscribe to this blog or connect with us on LinkedIn to hear about more presenters everyday from now until the end of the semester.

The Showcase is being held on August 12, 2026, from 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM on the third floor of the Plaster Student Union. 

Registration is open now, and we encourage you to sign up early to reserve your place. To register for Showcase and the Showcase Workshop, select from the links below and navigate to the bottom section for the Session Details. Select the View Details button next to the session and choose Request to register.

Register to Attend Showcase 

Register to Attend the Showcase Workshop

Note: General attendance to the Showcase is limited to 300 attendees. There are limited spots (120 seats) for both the keynote luncheon and keynote workshop with Rebecca Pope-Ruark (learn more about Dr. Pope-Ruark here). Attendees must be registered to participate in either keynote session.