The devastating tornado that hit Joplin on May 22, 2011, has touched the lives of more than 220 students, faculty, and staff members at Missouri Southern State University. We are saddened to report that one faculty member and one student were killed, in addition to the spouse of a staff member. Several others were injured. Fortunately, many lives were spared, although severely impacted. To date, we know that more than 130 homes were destroyed and another 15 were damaged. In addition, 120 cars were destroyed or damaged and some students have lost their jobs because their employer’s business was destroyed.
The Missouri Southern Foundation has established a "Tornado Emergency Relief Fund" to assist these members of University family. Donations can be made to the Fund in the following ways.
1) You may give a gift online. Please select Tornado Emergency Relief Fund.
2) You may give a gift by credit card by calling 417.625.9396.
3) You may mail a check to:
Missouri Southern Foundation
3950 E. Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801
Please make the check payable to the Missouri Southern Foundation and indicate Tornado Emergency Relief Fund in the memo line.
For more information, contact the Foundation Office at 417.625.9396.
Decisions regarding grants from the fund will be made by a committee comprised of representatives from a variety of areas on campus. IRS regulations prohibit gifts to be designated for a specific individual.
No gift is too small to make a difference.From Missouri Southern State University President Dr. Bruce Speck to Faculty and Staff - please use this link to see the message in its entirety.
From the Board of Governors Chair, Rod Anderson, to Missouri Southern State University Faculty and Staff - please use this link to see the message in its entirety.
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Joplin, MO.- At the direction of Gov. Jay Nixon, the Missouri Department of Public Safety has assumed control of the process of locating unaccounted-for individuals as a result of Sunday's devastating tornado in Joplin. At a morning news conference, the department released a list of 232 individuals for whom an official missing persons report had been filed. More than 60 law-enforcement and emergency-management personnel, including Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers; State Emergency Management Agency staff; federal partners; and local detectives are working under the department's direction on this top priority.
For more information, visit Missouri Department of Public Safety News Release
Updated phone information:
Missing Persons Hotline: (417) 659-5464
Volunteer Hotline: (417) 625-3543
Donations Hotline: (417) 625-3542
Homeowner Hotline (for those requesting services): (417) 625-3558
Calls regarding volunteer or those trying to locate and confirm the safety of friends or family, should be directed to the AmeriCorp Volunteer Resource Center set up in Beimdiek Recreation Center. The phone number to reach AmeriCorps is 417.659.5464.
Please see the Faculty and Staff Disaster Announcements, Information and Alerts page to view all faculty and staff announcements, information and alerts. This page has access to alerts, meeting information, employee safety and counseling services information.
3950 Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801-1595
(417) 625-9300
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