ISSUES CONFRONTING FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS On Saturday, March 28th, Missouri State University will host a panel discussion about the unique challenges faced by first-generation college students. Students who are the first in their family to attend college often lack the essential knowledge and experience that many other college-bound students take for granted. … [Read more...] about Springfield community conversation about first-generation college students
Several College of Arts and Letters faculty will be traveling to South America next week in an interdepartmental effort to increase the college’s "global perspectives" and "cultural competency," said communication department head Dr. Shawn Wahl. Five professors representing four departments will depart for Colombia Oct. 25 to visit universities in Bogota and Cartagena, each … [Read more...] about COAL faculty hoping to gain ‘global perspective’ from Colombia trip
Directors Guild of America member, Ken Chaplin, will be back on campus in November to screen the film he worked on, Ticket Out, and hold a two-day training seminar on film production. Film screening The film screening of Ticket Out is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Plaster Student Union Theater on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. and will include a talkback session … [Read more...] about Film production professional to present training seminar, film screening in November
The Department of Media, Journalism, and Film invites all students to attend "Online and On Time: How to make your writing sing for the web and multimedia,” on Monday, Oct. 15 from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. This teletraining is hosted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (S.A.B.E.W). This training is free and open to any student regardless of membership in … [Read more...] about Upcoming Professional Development Opportunity