1992 graduate and May 2025 commencement speaker becomes the first Missouri Southern alumnus elected to the United States Congress.
This fall, the 2026 Missouri Southern State University (MSSU)-Kansas City University (KCU) Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) cohort includes a record 31 students, the largest in the program’s history. Of those, 25 are pursuing careers in medicine and six are pursuing dentistry. The cohort includes four students from Webb City, Carthage and Carl Junction high schools, as well as Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) will welcome Sacha A. McBain, PhD, clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Rush University System for Health, as the keynote speaker for the fourth annual 2027 Willcoxon Innovation in Health Sciences Summit, on March 12, 2027. This year’s summit will focus on “Innovating Health Sciences for a Better Tomorrow.”
Brian Smith, previous manufacturing engineer at EaglePicher Technologies, stood on the very floor where he’d spent countless hours engineering for NASA’s Artemis II when astronaut Christina Koch bestowed him a most prestigious award—the iconic Silver Snoopy. The moment was surreal.
In an apartment where outdoor winter temperatures dropped to -30°F and a physician’s monthly salary was barely enough to buy two pounds of bologna, a young Russian doctor, Alla Barry, made a decision that would go on to revolutionize anatomy education in Joplin, MO.
Lover of running, hater of lotus pods, master poet, and beloved professor Dr. Hannah Dow never saw herself becoming a writer, yet she always had a compulsion for storytelling. In the sweet spot where a child knows their letters but can’t quite spell words of their own volition, she would sit at the dining room table and ask: “Mom, how do you spell [insert every single word]?”
The field of mathematics gains a well-rounded critical thinker today as Joseph Courter graduates from MSSU.
Alana Moesch’s dazzling story of courage reaches an academic turning point this Saturday as she graduates with her master’s degree in sports and recreation management.
As Lauren Ruth graduates this Saturday with her bachelor’s degree in English literary studies, a certificate in gender studies, and a certificate in linguistics, the world gains a thoughtful writer committed to preserving the past and making it accessible for future generations.
1992 graduate and May 2025 commencement speaker becomes the first Missouri Southern alumnus elected to the United States Congress.
This fall, the 2026 Missouri Southern State University (MSSU)-Kansas City University (KCU) Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) cohort includes a record 31 students, the largest in the program’s history. Of those, 25 are pursuing careers in medicine and six are pursuing dentistry. The cohort includes four students from Webb City, Carthage and Carl Junction high schools, as well as Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) will welcome Sacha A. McBain, PhD, clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Rush University System for Health, as the keynote speaker for the fourth annual 2027 Willcoxon Innovation in Health Sciences Summit, on March 12, 2027. This year’s summit will focus on “Innovating Health Sciences for a Better Tomorrow.”
Missouri State University and Missouri Southern State University have signed a new agreement to expand graduate education opportunities for students pursuing careers in athletic training.
Missouri Southern State University’s Cragin Art Gallery presents Topical: A Retrospective, a mixed-media exhibition featuring the work of nationally and internationally exhibited artist Michael Koerner, from Oct. 9 through Nov. 17. The exhibition marks a significant milestone in Koerner’s career as his 100th exhibition.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) celebrated the grand reopening of its renovated Dianne Mayes Student Life Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 7.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) has selected five students as its 2026 Willcoxon Scholars, giving them the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research alongside faculty mentors in health sciences and related fields.
Joplin Schools and Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) formally signed the Future-Ready Joplin: A College and Career Partnership agreement on September 24, in the Black Box Theater at Joplin High School.
From agriculture to healthcare, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are transforming the workforce. At MSSU, you can master this technology with our UAS Remote Pilot Applications Certificate. This 9-credit-hour program equips students with the skills to design and operate drones, preparing you to solve real-world challenges across dozens of industries.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) is proud to present Artificially Authentic, But Still Authentic, an exhibition by Vietnamese Canadian artist Duat Vu, as part of the university’s 2026 theme semester on Vietnam. The exhibition will be on view September 7–October 6 in the Cragin Art Gallery, with an artist talk at 12 p.m. and reception at 1 p.m. on September 9.
