Lynn Parman, Chief Operating Officer at National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), celebrated a major change in their policy governing the compensation of student athletes. "It’s a really big day for our NAIA student-athletes. NAIA is the first collegiate athletics organization to pass legislation that allows our student-athletes to earn compensation (like … [Read more...] about NAIA Student Athletes Score
2016 alumna, Courtney Withrow, earned her Masters degree from the University of Kent in Brussels, Belgium in 2019 Courtney is a freelance writer based in Brussels who started the blog, All Abroad, where she writes about Travel, Architecture, and, of course, Politics. … [Read more...] about All Abroad for European Travel, Culture, and Politics
Always a pleasure to welcome U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer, Scott Winton, back to campus. It is an honor to be the university home for Branson's Hometown Diplomat. In addition to discussing career opportunities in the State Department, Scott offered insights from his own professional experiences in North Macedonia, Mexico, Washington DC, and … [Read more...] about The Return of Scott Winton, AKA Our Man in Guatemala
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Jermeland was thrust into a new role: planning director for Dakota County’s COVID-19 Continuity of Operations Plan team. “This was not a role I expected,” Jermeland, a 2014 Master of Public Administration alum, said. “Due to training I received at Missouri State, I was ready to step into it.” He records internal actions and tracks … [Read more...] about Alex Jermeland: Part of the solution
Always a pleasure to welcome Missouri law enforcement professionals to campus. Representatives from the Springfield Police Department and Missouri Highway Patrol shared their insight with Dr. David Johnson's PLS 772, Introduction to Public Safety Services, MPA class. … [Read more...] about Public Safety in the Classroom