Sitting in the stands at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., to watch the Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV was “like a dream come true,” says Cody Thorn. The downside was he really couldn’t cheer for the team. “That’s the difficult part of this job,” says...
“Engaged Humanities: Notes on a Movement” is the title of an interactive lecture that will take place at 3 p.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 11) in the Spiva Library Quiet Room (Room 413). Mark Canuel, professor of English and the director of the Institute for the Humanities...
Missouri Southern State University faculty and staff have the opportunity to make our campus a more safe and welcoming environment for members of the LGBT+ community during a Safe Zone training event scheduled for 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Room 341 of...
A fixture on campus since 1984, the Student Success Center (located on the 3rd floor of Hearnes Hall) strives to enhance the mission of Missouri Southern State University by further developing, expanding and articulating the center’s support services for students. It will foster the potential of each student by providing college academic skills, disability services, tutoring and the tutor training course. Additionally, the Student Success Center endeavors to increase the visibility of its services through greater participation by students and the campus community as a whole.
Our Dental Hygiene Clinic was the site, today (Friday, Jan. 24), for a Free Sealant Day for children in the Jasper School District. The event was sponsored by the MSSU Dental Hygiene Department and Premier Auto Group of Carthage – with additional assistance provided by the Missouri Southern Foundation, Patterson Dental, the MSSU Nursing Department and Cornerstone Family Dental in Carthage, MO.
“This is kind of surreal, frankly.”
Taking the stage for his final Welcome Back address to Missouri Southern’s faculty and staff on Friday, Jan. 10, Dr. Alan Marble noted how his nearly seven years here have come full circle.
Southern’s 10th-ranked basketball men opened the home portion of the season with a 113-63 win over the University of Saint Mary (Kansas) on Sunday, November 17. Junior Cam Martin led a balanced attack with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Senior Kinzer Lambert added 16 points on 6-7 shooting, while freshman Winston Dessesow (11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists) and juniors Stan Scott (10 points) and Dexter Frisbie (10 points and 5 rebounds) also scored in double-figures.
Students and staff from KGCS-TV covered the recent St. Louis Cardinals Caravan visit to campus. The program featuring comments from players and fans is now ready for airing and posted on YouTube.
The music of ABBA will take center stage as Southern Theatre presents “Mamma Mia!” at Thursday, Feb. 20, through Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Joplin High School Performing Arts Center. Show times are 7:30 p.m. for the Thursday-Saturday performances and 2:30 p.m. for the...
A special mural installation by Dave Loewenstein is on display in the Spiva Art Gallery. “At the End of the Day” features works by Loewenstein, a nationally recognized muralist and activist printmaker. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the...
More than 100 Missouri Southern students will get to see how polished their interviewing skills are during the second annual Mock Interview Day, set for Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Billingsly Student Center’s Connor Ballroom in Billingsly Student Center. The event, hosted...
Friendship, sound learning and rectitude. Those are the three founding principles of Phi Delta Theta, a new fraternity chapter being formed on the Missouri Southern campus. It will join the four active fraternities and sororities on campus – Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa...
Cross-training personnel has its benefits, from increasing productivity and reducing costs to grooming employees for promotion and boosting team motivation. But in the Missouri Southern Admissions office, cross-training has some even better benefits like breakfast...
Several new hires were announced recently by the Human Resources office. They are: Eric Flores, assistant media relations director, Athletics Rebecca Sumler, student employment coordinator, Financial Aid Kelly Eastwood, adjunct, Nursing Taylor Brittingham, graduate...
Joplin, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern baseball team got superb pitching, including a no-hitter as the Lions swept a double-header from the University of Mary today at Warren Turner Field, winning 13-0 in game one and 4-1 in game two. Southern (4-1) got a no-hitter...
Kansas City, Mo. -- Missouri Southern junior post player Cam Martin has been named the MIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week the league announced today. Martin, a 6-9 center from Yukon, Okla., helped the Lions to a 79-72 win this past weekend at Pittsburg State....