A career update from 2011 alumni, Jordan Overstreet. Like so many alumni, I came to Missouri State from a small town of 4,500, or roughly 25 percent of the student population. I made the decision to attend based on location, its strong support of the Holt V. Spicer Debate Forum, and a campus that immediately felt like home. For some, being a needle in a haystack is not … [Read more...] about An Update from Jordan Overstreet
Congratulations to our former colleague, Dr. Cigdem Cidam, on the publication of her book, In the Street, with Oxford University Press. Cigdem is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Union College in Schenectady, NY. … [Read more...] about Dr. Cigdem Cidam In the Street
Writing for the National Jurist's preLaw magazine, veteran advisor Hilary Mantis offers "five tips to get through the anxiety producing period of time that you are on the waitlist." Te reduce your anxiety, see Waitlisted. … [Read more...] about The Year of the Waitlist
Dr. Patrick Scott published "Transformational Leadership in the Public Sector" in the Conference Proceedings of the 2021 North American Management Society annual meeting. Scott argues, for all of the attention given to transformational leadership, the public sector context, including the dynamic between political appointees and careerists, external constituencies, and … [Read more...] about Patrick Scott on Transformational Leadership
According to a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), "Employers project hiring 7.2% more new college graduates from the Class of 2021 than they hired from the Class of 2020." "While not at the pre-pandemic hiring levels seen in 2019, the overall increase does signal strong movement in a positive direction." To read more about the … [Read more...] about Job Market Growth Projected