by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 22, 2020 | Featured, Spring 2020
So, what’s it like going to college at the same time as your two older brothers? D.J. Painter pauses for a moment, but doesn’t get the chance to answer before the door opens and his brothers – Jake and Joshua – spill into the room and grab seats. They waste no time in...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 22, 2020 | Featured, Spring 2020
Nick Edwards apologizes to visitors for a meeting that ran longer than expected, but there’s no need. It’s his third day on the job as Joplin’s new city manager and he clearly has a lot on his plate. Just hours later, cityofficials will announce an emergency ordinance...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 22, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
A symbolic change for the four primary academic units at Missouri Southern was recently approved by the Board of Governors. Board members voted unanimously to change the name of the university’s academic areas – Arts & Sciences, Business, Health Sciences and...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 22, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
A new concurrent enrollment initiative was launched this spring, 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...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 22, 2020 | Featured, Spring 2020
Film series creates partnership with indie theater For as long as he can remember, Dr. Chad Stebbins has heard people wish that Joplin would have its own independent cinema. “Finally we have one in Bookhouse Cinema,” said Stebbins, director of Missouri Southern’s...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
Lions care for their own. It’s true in nature and it’s true on the campus of Missouri Southern State University. Dr. Alan Marble, who graduated from Missouri Southern in 1979 and will retire as university president this summer, has supported a number of worthy causes...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
Dr. Diana Allan, associate professor of voice at Missouri Southern, was recently named president-elect of the National Association for the Teachers of Singing (NATS). Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., the association has more than 7,000 members...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
As renovation work continued in Taylor Performing Arts Center this semester, Southern Theatre collaborated with Joplin High School to stage a production of the hit musical “Mamma Mia!” The musical, which was presented in February, featured a cast that included not...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
It was a cold, rainy Wednesday afternoon, but inside the Lion Cub Academy’s indoor playroom, things were quickly heating up – though perhaps “cooling down” would be a better term. The smoke was actually emanating from a container of water and dry ice. “Are you ready...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | Featured, Spring 2020
It was the Beatles’ 1962 debut single; a song penned a few years earlier by Paul McCartney that would get a songwriting assist from John Lennon. A chord change and harmonica licks from Lennon gave “Love Me Do” a bit of a bluesy feel, says Miranda Morse, as students...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
If you’ve seen “Shark Tank,” you know the drill. A budding entrepreneur must step up to the mic to make their pitch in front of a panel of judges, who listen and wait to ask questions about the viability of the idea. For Janae Robinson, a senior management major, the...
by Ashley Eriksen | Jul 21, 2020 | On Campus, Spring 2020
Dr. Chris Moos, professor of international business, is the recipient of the 2020 Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. The annual award is presented to an outstanding faculty member from each of the state’s participating colleges and universities....
