A new concurrent enrollment initiative has been launched, with a goal of creating more opportunities for high-school students to get a jump-start on their college education. The “On the Move” initiative allows high-school students who receive free or reduced lunch to...
The name started as a joke, but it stuck. Screamocity isn’t a traditional ensemble, by any means. It features Dr. Elizabeth Robinson, Assistant Professor, and Freddie Green, Assistant Professor, on flute and trumpet, respectively. “It was a play on words. We both play...
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, in the North End Zone building at Missouri Southern State University. The theme for this year’s event is “Music … A Universal Stepping Stone Toward Peace.” Doors will open at 6...
“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.
This first Friday in December involved a couple of fun get-togethers. First, the annual Decorated Christmas Hat Contest inside Hearnes Hall – part of what’s become a tradition on the second floor this time of year, the “5 Days of Hearnes Hall Christmas.” The second took place at the Physical Plant where director, Bryan Goodwin and some of the supervisors embarked on a fish fry for their employees.
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.
A little bit of everything on campus during our Halloween week. From thousands of non-perishables collected by MSSU student-athletes, professional development for faculty and staff, decorated pumpkins by physics students – even our littlest Lions decked out in costumes.
A research project involving California mountain lions is the focus of a Newsmakers program airing the week of January 12. It features biology professor Kyle Gustafson, discussing his role with the project.
Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals will get the chance, once again, to interact with current and former players when the “Cardinals Caravan” makes its annual stop at Missouri Southern. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18, inside Robert Ellis Young...
The Deans List has been released for the Fall 2019 semester at Missouri Southern State University. The attached list recognizes full-time students from Missouri Southern who earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale. The students qualified for the...
The MSSU Harrison and June Kash International Film Society and Bookhouse Cinema will present “Bringing Them All Back Home: MSSU Faculty Share Their Favorite International Films.” Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 14, through March 24, the film series will showcase a series of...
In what has become a popular holiday tradition, the 10th annual performance of “A Seasonal Choral Flourish” was this weekend at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 812 S. Pearl Ave. The concert featured the Missouri Southern Chamber Singers, Madrigal Singers and...
Human Resources will host a Quarterly Coffee/New Employee Welcome from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in Billingsly Student Center’s Conner Ballroom. All employees are invited to welcome the recent hires to campus and enjoy some refreshments.
Three upcoming events planned by HR Training will offer important insurance information, discuss job interview techniques and provide an overview of the Beimdiek Recreation Center. “Welcome to the New Year” will be Cigna’s first informative group session of 2020....
Joplin, Mo. – The 12th-ranked Missouri Southern men's basketball team got off to a hot start and the Lions cruised to a 79-49 victory over visiting Newman on Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. The 6-0 start in conference play for...
Missouri Southern junior Cam Martin has been named the MIAA men's basketball Player of the Week as announced by the league office today. Martin earns his second Player of the Week honor this season. Martin, a 6-9 native of Yukon, Okla., helped the Lions to a 2-0 start...