One of the main barriers keeping adults from returning to the classroom has now been removed thanks to Missouri’s Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant. The financial aid program ensures, when combined with other government resources, that tuition and fees are fully covered for eligible students age 25 and older who are seeking a degree, certificate or industry-recognized … [Read more...] about Adult students can receive free tuition through state’s new Fast Track program
Angelia Ashberger, West Plains, a member of the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student business organization at Missouri State University-West Plains, placed second in the nation in hospitality management at the organization’s national leadership conference June 24-27 in San Antonio, Texas. Ashberger qualified for the competition by placing first in that category at the PBL State … [Read more...] about Angelia Ashberger places 2nd in national PBL competition
Eight students in the agriculture department at Missouri State University-West Plains placed in competitions at the 2019 National Postsecondary Agriculture Students (PAS) Organization Conference and Convention. The event took place March 13-16 in Loveland, Colorado. PAS promotes career preparation and leadership, according to Dr. Linda Wulff-Risner, associate professor of … [Read more...] about 8 students place in competitions at national agriculture conference
Twenty-eight students participated in the first ever Summer Scholars Academy at Missouri State University-West Plains. The four-day program, which ran from July 29 through Aug. 1, gave sixth through eighth graders a chance to take hands-on classes with a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) emphasis. “Students learned mathematical concepts like graph … [Read more...] about 28 attend 1st Summer Scholars Academy
Mission IMPROVable, one of the best improvisational comedy troupes in the country, will bring its interactive performance to the West Plains Civic Center stage at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. Tickets are $10 per person. They are available through the civic center box office, 110 St. Louis St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays or by phone at 417-256-8087. Current Missouri … [Read more...] about Mission IMPROVable coming to West Plains Aug. 27