In the spirit of those who established Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) over 60 years ago, campus officials presented William W. “Bill” Shaw, Birch Tree, with the prestigious Granvil Vaughan Founder’s Award during Saturday’s commencement ceremony at the West Plains Civic Center. The award, named in honor of the campus’ founder, the late Missouri State Rep. … [Read more...] about William ‘Bill’ Shaw receives Granvil Vaughan Founder’s Award
A total of 250 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) during the 2024 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 11, at the West Plains Civic Center. This includes students receiving associate degrees and certificates. In addition, 97 students will be eligible to receive degrees from Missouri State University-Springfield … [Read more...] about 250 students to receive degrees, certificates at commencement May 11
Area residents interested in taking classes at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) during the 2024 summer session and/or fall semester can now browse through a list of courses online. The complete 2024 summer session/fall semester course listing can be found at WP.MissouriState.edu/Schedule. The schedule includes classes available at the West Plains campus, in … [Read more...] about Summer session, fall semester schedules now available online
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) today are mourning the passing of former chancellor Kent Thomas. Thomas, who served as chancellor from 2001 to 2007, passed away Friday, March 15, at the age of 71. Current Chancellor Dennis Lancaster said Thomas’ loss will be felt for years to come at MSU-WP. “Chancellor Thomas’ tenure at the West Plains campus came … [Read more...] about Former Chancellor Kent Thomas remembered at MSU-WP
You may have seen some of them in your grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ storage boxes – aged photographs or postcards showing people and places from long ago that reveal a bit about life from a bygone era. Local historian and collector Toney Aid recently donated nearly 1,500 such images from his personal collection to the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri … [Read more...] about Local collector donates historical postcards, photos to OHRC