The need for trained workers in the healthcare field continues to climb. Missouri State University-West Plains is working to fill that need through a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program at the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT). The program started as a way to help individuals get a job in healthcare quickly. Currently, most students are … [Read more...] about CNA program helps fill the need for trained healthcare workers
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It’s not too late for new students to sign up for STudent Advising and Registration (STAR) Orientation sessions offered by Missouri State University-West Plains for the 2019 fall semester. Cindy Bridges, coordinator of student academic advisement at the Advisement and Academic Coaching Center for Empowering Student Success (AACCESS), said spaces are available for the … [Read more...] about STAR Orientation sessions still available for new students
A check for $10,000 recently was presented by Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Resource Forester Tyler Trantham to officials at Missouri State University-West Plains as part of the university’s participation in the Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) Grant program. TRIM is a competitive, cost-sharing program administered by MDC in cooperation with the … [Read more...] about University receives TRIM Grant from MDC
Hometown: West Plains Currently Resides: West Plains Occupation: Elementary Teacher All Degrees: AA Teaching- Missouri State-West Plains, BS Elementary Education- Missouri State University, Master’s in Elementary Education- Missouri State University "My experience at Missouri State University-West Plains can be summed up in two words: Life Changing." When Amber … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Amber Galiher
Engineering, game design and mathematics are just some of the classes students can take at Missouri State University-West Plains’ Summer Scholars Academy July 29 through Aug. 1. The academy, for area sixth through eighth grade students, will meet from 8 a.m. to noon each day, organizers said. In addition to classes that emphasize science, technology, engineering and … [Read more...] about Engineering, game design, math classes part of Summer Scholars Academy