HEADLINES
Due to road conditions and extreme low temperatures, the Missouri Southern campus will be closed on Monday, January 6th. MSSU will pivot to an online learning and telework model. Faculty and Staff, if you have the capabilities to work from home we would appreciate if you would do so. Check in with your supervisor regarding any questions you might have.
Missouri Southern State University would like to thank the volunteers who helped bring the holiday spirit into the Ralph L. Gray Alumni Center—better known as “The Mansion”—by decorating the historic home for Christmas.
The world needs more creators, and Joplin native Brenna Jones is one of them. Jones is a quadruple threat, graduating as an Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation major with an illustration certificate.
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.
Another leader is out in the world as Allison Tillman graduated today. Although a distance education student, Tillman still found a way to make an impact on her hometown of Joplin from her current home in Johnson City, Tenn.
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.
The Messicks have established an endowment for the program, providing a current gift and including MSSU in their estate plans. The endowment will offer ongoing financial support, ensuring students have access to modern equipment and resources.
n recognition of the profound impact Missouri Southern had on his life, Russ, along with his wife Suzy, has made a generous six-figure commitment to fund several Russ & Suzy Alcorn Scholarships. Alcorn’s gifts are a combination of current and estate gift commitments.
Missouri Southern will host an Artist Talk via Zoom with award-winning Canadian photographer Paul Zizka on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. in Webster Hall’s Corley Auditorium.
Crossland Construction, a supporter of Missouri Southern State University for more than three decades, has made a $250,000 leadership gift to the university’s Lions Forward Campaign. The gift aligns with Crossland’s commitment to education and their belief in the transformative power of learning, company officials said.
Today we recognize a Kansas City-area accounting graduate and their spouse who took a unique approach to their support for MSSU. “We included MSSU in our estate plans with an intent to fund a scholarship. But we also wanted to do something that provided a more immediate benefit to a student.
Missouri Southern State University would like to recognize Deron Burr for his generous and transformational gift to the Lions Forward campaign. His major gift includes a current and estate gift which will support the success of students.
Missouri Southern State University would like to recognize Brad and Anita Oplotnik for their generous and transformational gift to the Lions Forward Campaign. Their $150,000 gift will go towards women’s basketball and the MSSU athletics department.
“We are excited to welcome all our students to their new homes on campus,” said Madyson Fox, director of Residence Life and Student Conduct at MSSU. “I've looked forward to meeting new students and families, helping everyone settle in, and seeing the campus come alive as the new academic year begins.”
Missouri Southern’s growing kinesiology program is proud to announce that two new academic programs—a bachelor’s in food science and nutrition and a master’s in sports management—will be implemented in Fall 2024.
This summer, two recent Missouri Southern graduates—April Black and Emily Studer ‘24—were awarded the inaugural Missouri State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (MO-SHRM) Conference Scholarship. They are the only students in the state to receive this award.
As the 3 a.m. sun rises above Mullsjö Folkhögskola, Missouri Southern art students photograph the rays reflecting amber hues off the water, the perfect scene to capture during their summer abroad trip in Sweden.
Missouri Southern’s Adult Degree Completion program (ADC) celebrates its third year this fall. Established in the Fall 2022, the program is designed to support adult learners who want to graduate from college. Whether they were unable to finish their degree because of life circumstances or responsibilities, ADC aims to help adults earn their degree in an accelerated, affordable, and accessible way.
Missouri Southern’s kinesiology department held the 28th annual Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy from June 3-6 in MSSU’s Young Gym and Leggett and Platt Athletic Center.
Eryn Wagoner will continue to explore the beauty of science after graduating from Missouri Southern this past Saturday as the Outstanding Honors Student. The child of alumni, Wagoner fell in love with the university at a young age.
While helping others move and improve the quality of their lives, Hayden Kisling himself is moving in the right direction as he graduates from Missouri Southern with his kinesiology degree in health promotion and wellness.
Maya Greenquist will continue making her mark on the world when she graduates from Missouri Southern this Saturday with her bachelor's in biomedical sciences with a pre-medical emphasis.
Another problem solver is in the world—Ashley Dean will be graduating from Missouri Southern with her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics this May, and she’s been named the Outstanding Graduate this semester.
Throughout her exceptional accomplishments at Missouri Southern, Maya Dally’s love for English literature and writing has grown with her experience. Surrounded by books helping students as a student worker at Spiva Library, she is constantly reminded of why she chose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English, Literary Studies and a minor in Creative Writing.
