MSSU hosts voter registration event and women’s suffrage exhibit. Missouri Southern’s George A. Spiva Library is partnering with League of Women Voters of the Greater Joplin Area to help the community register to vote or update their registration today, Tuesday Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the third floor of the Library.
New student enrollment at Missouri Southern State University has increased 6.5 percent for the fall 2023 semester, the second consecutive year of growth in total freshmen, transfer, and graduate students new to campus. Last fall, new students grew 1.7 percent.
Joplin, Mo—The second annual Artful Medicine Symposium is to take place from Oct. 19-21 on Missouri Southern’s campus. Sponsored by Freeman Health System, Dr. Lance and Mrs. Sharon Beshore, and Kansas City University, this conference strives to unite healthcare and the humanities by pursuing innovative pathways to improve patient/physician interactions through research and artwork.
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education approved Missouri Southern’s application to add health and life science and immersive experiences to its statewide designation today, a move that would make MSSU the only university in the state with those distinctions. The addition still needs approval from the Missouri General Assembly, which will consider the request in 2024.
Adult Degree Completion is Ready for Year Two at MSSU Last year, Missouri Southern launched the Adult Degree Completion program, a new initiative aimed towards adult learners looking to complete their college degree. With the second year quickly approaching, Director of Adult Degree Completion, Dr. William Mountz, is excited about the future of ADC...
Remodeling of the KGCS-TV studios is underway with construction of a room-sized-wrap-around green screen. Painting of the screen will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 6 and media are welcome to capture the transformation. The green screen is located in studio B, and will be home to Newsmakers and other productions of KGCS and students. Studio A will become home to an LED production wall. The renovations are possible because of a $1.5 million MOExcels Grant...
Today, Missouri Southern State University recognized Bill and Tracy Gipson for their generous and transformational gift to the Lions Forward Campaign. Their $1 million donation will support the Lions Forward Campaign and the university’s new master’s in data analytics program...
