Missouri Southern State University will award degrees to 244 students at the 83rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. The event, located in Leggett and Platt Athletic Center, will celebrate the conferring of master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degrees to the students.
The Missouri Southern State University community is spreading holiday cheer this season with the much-anticipated Holiday Happenings. On Saturday, Dec. 2, 2024, from 2-8 p.m. on the MSSU campus at 3950 E. Newman Road in Joplin, MSSU will host a day filled with festive activities, live entertainment, and family-friendly fun on campus. All are invited to join in the seasonal celebrations.
The MSSU Cragin Art Gallery is pleased to host the 2024 Senior Art Showcase! This showcase, “Interwoven Selves”, features the work of artists Bethany Vore, Clara Buck, and Joi Houston. The showcase will be held from December 2 – 6, 2024.
Down the first floor of Webster under an “ON AIR” sign is the KGCS-TV studio. Inside on the left is a room full of monitors playing an old ‘70s show, a computer that holds all the stations tracks rolling the episode. But it’s not the show nor the computer itself that has everyone’s attention—it’s the two brand new studios just past the main room.
Surrounded by illustrated animal diagrams and many jars, beakers, and microscopes, it’s difficult not to be inspired to embark on one’s own research project. In Karisa Boyer’s classroom, her Science Research students do exactly that.
Missouri Southern is known for its themed semesters, beginning with the China themed semester in 1997. This experience gives students the opportunity to bridge gaps and interact with people from different cultures, becoming global students as MSSU encourages. Immersing ourselves in different ways of life sets us on a fulfilling, lifelong journey, and it begins here on campus.
Another changemaker will be out in the world when Brian Cowles, Sr. graduates with his degree in international and political affairs this Saturday. Although a St. Louis native, his heart and home reside in Joplin.
Missouri Southern Police Department is hosting Compassion in Action, a gift drive for Lafayette House, from now until Dec. 9. Lafayette House is a non-profit organization offering support for those experiencing domestic violence and addiction, aiming to provide a haven for men, women, and children.
On South Neosho Boulevard stands Mitchell’s Drug Store where pharmacist Lacy Epperson works as director of pharmacy clinical services. One day she can be found giving vaccinations and dispensing medications; the next, setting up for a community outreach vaccination clinic, or maybe she'll be teaching the store’s diabetes education program classes for people to learn how to self-manage their diabetes alongside other conditions—a program she established; or even overseeing the on-site pharmacogenomics testing. Her day-to-day responsibilities are always different and fulfilling.
Another changemaker will be out in the world when Brian Cowles, Sr. graduates with his degree in international and political affairs this Saturday. Although a St. Louis native, his heart and home reside in Joplin.
Missouri Southern State University will award degrees to 244 students at the 83rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. The event, located in Leggett and Platt Athletic Center, will celebrate the conferring of master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degrees to the students.
The Missouri Southern State University community is spreading holiday cheer this season with the much-anticipated Holiday Happenings. On Saturday, Dec. 2, 2024, from 2-8 p.m. on the MSSU campus at 3950 E. Newman Road in Joplin, MSSU will host a day filled with festive activities, live entertainment, and family-friendly fun on campus. All are invited to join in the seasonal celebrations.
The MSSU Cragin Art Gallery is pleased to host the 2024 Senior Art Showcase! This showcase, “Interwoven Selves”, features the work of artists Bethany Vore, Clara Buck, and Joi Houston. The showcase will be held from December 2 – 6, 2024.
The MSSU Cragin Art Gallery is pleased to host the second in a series of in-person, end-of-the-year exhibitions featuring works by graduating Fine Arts-Design (BFA) majors. This exhibit titled “Evolve” is hosted by seniors Keon Holloway, Kathryn Roush and Tijorn Skelton.
Missouri Southern Police Department is hosting Compassion in Action, a gift drive for Lafayette House, from now until Dec. 9.
Missouri Southern will host the fourth annual Thanksgiving Luncheon for international students on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Ron Richard Athletic Center.
The Biology Department at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) is excited to announce the arrival of several rare and endangered animals, bringing unique learning opportunities to students and faculty alike.
A collection of business and visual arts professionals will present a morning of expert insight into the business side of professional art careers, Wednesday, November 13.
The annual MSSU Artful Medicine Symposium explores the relationship of art and humanities with medicine, investigating how the active experience of the arts improves health care delivery and patient outcomes.
