Four MSU employees are being recognized for their volunteer service, outside their normal work capacity. The Excellence in Community Service Awards are presented annually for up to two faculty and two staff who each receive a plaque and a one-time cash award of $1,500. The 2024 recipients have all exceled at demonstrating how the public affairs mission can be put into … [Read more...] about Excellence in Community Engagement Award recipients announced
Shauna Smith is an artist and community builder. As a third-year graduate student in the MFA program for visual studies, Shauna keeps busy educating undergraduates and working in the university art galleries. And while her graduate work keeps her very occupied, she still makes time to engage in the community– bolstering unity and creative solutions. Shauna is the first … [Read more...] about Shauna Smith uses art as a pathway to community connectedness
This installment of Public Affairs Talks! highlights faculty and staff recipients from the Board of Governors’ Excellence in Public Affairs Award and the Excellence in Community Engagement Awards. Each presenter will share how they are making their Missouri Statement through their campus work and volunteerism in the community. Tuesday, April 11, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. … [Read more...] about Discover ways on April 11 to incorporate public affairs in work and life
Senior - Marketing: Advertising & Promotion Payton is making her Missouri Statement through her passionate involvement in student life. As early as her freshman year, Payton knew she wanted to be in a position to help students become more engaged on and off campus. She used her love of students and programming first as a Blair-Shannon Hall Council publicity chair, where … [Read more...] about Public Affairs May Student Spotlight – Payton Branson
Elliot Barber - Sophomore, Sociopolitical Communications “We are here, and we always have been,” says Elliot Barber, a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ+ and disabled communities. They have made it a goal to lift up the voices of the marginalized, and to bridge divides between their communities and those in power. Playing a part in the Ten Days of Trans Demands, sponsored by … [Read more...] about Public Affairs March Student Spotlight – Elliot Barber