MGS alumni, Aaron Kruse, accepted the 2017 Public Affairs Asia Gold Standard Award for Integrated Communications on behalf of the American Chamber of Commerce in China "in recognition of AmCham China’s communications and advocacy efforts." To read about AmCham, see Cyber Insecurity. … [Read more...] about AmCham Garners Award
Political Science alumni and former Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars, Steve McDonald, has published a book entitled Across the Lines of Conflict with Columbia University Press. Subtitled "Facilitating Cooperation to Build Peace," The book is co-edited with Michael Lund. "This volume illustrates key conflict-resolution … [Read more...] about Steve McDonald on Conflict Resolution
Congratulations to Global Studies alumni, Ty Floyd, as he begins his job as an Emergency Management Specialist for Area Municipalities at Springfield-Greene Co. Office of Emergency Management. Ty earned his MGS degree along with the Homeland Security Certificate in 2016. … [Read more...] about Feeling Safer with Ty Floyd at OEM
The Political Science Department welcomes back, Dr. Antoinette A. Barffour, as she joins the Missouri State University faculty in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Dr. Barffour is a 2010 alumna of the MGS (MIAA) program. She went on to earn a second MA in French Linguistics at the University of Indiana and completed her PhD in French and Applied Linguistics … [Read more...] about Dr. Antoinette A. Barffour Returns to MSU
Always nice to hear from alumni. Here's an update from Kyle Coble: Upon graduation in 2003, we moved east so my wife could pursue her MA in Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. For a couple years, I worked as a community relations manager at Barnes & Noble (although not the same one that fellow alumni Andrew Dougherty ended up at). In 2008, … [Read more...] about Kyle Coble Moves From MIAA to Marketing