There’s a steady series of thumps and scrapes as the students work their way down the hillside on the east side of Nixon Hall. It’s a cold, blustery Sunday afternoon. Armed with hoes, pitchforks and other implements, they work to rough up the ground in front of them...
A variety of in-person and virtual events have been offered this fall as Missouri Southern celebrates the Caribbean Semester. “The theme semester is a Missouri Southern tradition and has been in existence since 1997,” said Dr. Chad Stebbins, director of the Institute...
The Project Stay program at MSSU was recently approved for a grant by the United States Department of Education that will provide nearly $1.5 million for the program over the next five years. Project Stay works with qualified students to provide resources that will...
There was a certain symmetry to Marjorie Bull’s election as Jasper County Clerk in 1990. Almost 100 years to the day, Annie Baxter became the first woman to hold the elected position – any elected position, actually – in the state, and the first female county clerk in...
As the director of ticketing operations and event management, Terrence Scott is a familiar face at games and other athletic events on campus. You might also recognize him as a former member of the Lions football team, having played as a defensive back from 2006-10....
Teresa Winter isn’t sure exactly when she lost her class ring, but it was likely sometime in 1993. And she was probably on horseback. “At that time, my husband and I had horses,” said Winter, a 1977 graduate of Missouri Southern who now lives in Neosho. “We did a lot...
Sitting in his office in the North End Zone Facility with a view overlooking the football field in Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Coach Atiba Bradley takes a moment to reflect on how much has changed since his days playing football here in the early 2000s. “I want our guys...
A special ribbon-cutting ceremony held Oct. 16 marked the dedication of the new LaFerla Academic Advising Center in the North End Zone Facility. Don and Gloria LaFerla have provided generous support to Missouri Southern for more than 30 years, including multiple...
JUNIORS CAM MARTIN, ZOE CAMPBELL TALK RECORD-BREAKING BASKETBALL SEASON CAM MARTIN Cam Martin’s junior season on the hardwood was memorable – in more ways than one. Of course, the season as a whole was dampened by the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic made it end...