Office Support Assistant, Veterans Services Deidre is the Office Support Assistant in the Oldham Family Veteran Student Center on campus. She graduated from Missouri State University with her Bachelors in Criminology and was a part of the Veterans Administration work study program in her time as a student. Deidre served in the Marine Corps prior to becoming a student. In … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Staff Spotlight – Deidre Ashley
Multicultural Perspectives from the History of Mathematics Lead by instructor Patti Ann Blanton, the students of MTH 121 have been raising awareness and funding for K9s for Camo, a local non-profit that trains and places service dogs with veterans. Students have been promoting this service to veteran organizations, raising funds through GoFundMe and organizing a 3-on-3 … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Student Spotlight – MTH 121
Nominations now being accepted for 2015 Staff Community Service Awards! Through October 23rd, the campus and area community are encouraged to nominate Missouri State University staff members for the Staff Excellence in Community Service Award. Each year, up to two staff members are recognized for their excellence in volunteer work with nonprofit, charitable, church or similar … [Read more...] about Staff Excellence in Community Service Awards
Taylor Vinson Sophomore, Communication Sciences and Disorders Through a variety of impressive activities, sophomore Taylor Vinson is living the public affairs mission through her voice, the pen and community activism. Taylor is founder and president of the newly formed Untamed Tongues, an all-student performance poetry club devoted to creating a safe place for creative … [Read more...] about May Student Spotlight: Taylor Vinson
Samantha Nichols Senior, Religious Studies Department As she nears graduation, Samantha is a great example of how students are living the public affairs mission while at Missouri State. Inspiration to create Linked, a newly formed student interfaith service organization, came from attending Interfaith Youth Core’s (IFYC) Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago, the … [Read more...] about April Student Spotlight: Samantha Nichols