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 and Spiva Center for the Arts are partnering to host an Observational Empathy Workshop, to be held inside the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex. Join us on Saturday, November 7, at the Spiva Center for the Arts in downtown Joplin, Missouri, for an engaging workshop designed for medical and healthcare professionals, social workers and therapists, EMTs, first responders, and related professionals.
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.
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.
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 and Spiva Center for the Arts are partnering to host an Observational Empathy Workshop, to be held inside the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex. Join us on Saturday, November 7, at the Spiva Center for the Arts in downtown Joplin, Missouri, for an engaging workshop designed for medical and healthcare professionals, social workers and therapists, EMTs, first responders, and related professionals.
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.
For Carole (CB) Eastman, nursing was never simply a profession. It was a calling rooted in compassion, service, and a deep commitment to helping others through life’s most challenging moments. Her spirit of caring deeply for patients now shapes the future of healthcare education at Missouri Southern State University.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) recognized 22 outstanding faculty members during its annual Promotion and Tenure Recognition Event on Aug. 20.
Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) students lined the grand staircase of the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center on Aug. 13 to celebrate the facility’s grand opening and ribbon-cutting alongside community members, university leaders and the building’s namesake, former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt.
