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Missouri State University–West Plains announces update to campus office locations and enhanced student services one-stop shop

2026 August 3 by University Communications

Missouri State University–West Plains officials announced today that they have updated office locations across campus as part of ongoing efforts to better serve students, including a one-stop shop of student services in Hass-Darr Hall. The new one-stop shop will house Admissions, Academic Advising and Support, Student Life, the Drago College Store, Financial Aid, Business … [Read more...] about Missouri State University–West Plains announces update to campus office locations and enhanced student services one-stop shop

Filed Under: Featured, News Releases Tagged With: Arch W. Shaw Writing Center, Business Office, Campus Offices, Cass Hall, Counseling Center, Financial Aid, Hass-Darr, Music Program, Neurodiversity and Autism Center, Registration and Records, Student Life

OHRC to host Emmy Award-winning writer on Tuesday, Aug. 25

2026 July 24 by Amanda Collins

Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation, “A Road Trip into America’s Hidden Heart” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, at OHRC, which is located inside MSU-WP’s Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. Free and open to all, this event is sponsored by the OHRC, Missouri … [Read more...] about OHRC to host Emmy Award-winning writer on Tuesday, Aug. 25

Filed Under: Campus Happenings Blog, Featured, Homepage Articles, News Releases, University/Community Programs Tagged With: Garnett Library, John Drake Robinson, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities, OHRC, Ozarks Heritage Research Center

World Wars and the Ozarks, topic of fourth installment of OHRC Conversation Series – Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks

2026 July 14 by University Communications

Dr. Jason McCollom will lead the discussion for “World Wars and the Ozarks - Conversation #4 of ‘Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks’ series” starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at the Ozarks Heritage Research Center.

World Wars and the Ozarks is the topic for the fourth installment of “Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks” conversation series. Free to attend and open to the public, this event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 23, at the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) located inside Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. The event will be … [Read more...] about World Wars and the Ozarks, topic of fourth installment of OHRC Conversation Series – Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks

Filed Under: News Releases, University/Community Programs Tagged With: Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks, Dr. Jason McCollom, Garnett Library, OHRC, Ozarks Heritage Research Center, West Plains Council on the Arts

MSU-WP biology students participate in virology research

2026 July 9 by Amanda Collins

In recent years, microbiologists and healthcare professionals have been looking for ways to counter the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, including research into viruses called bacteriophages, also known as phages. During the 2025-26 academic year, students in Dr. Sharath Rongali’s biology class, at Missouri State-West Plains (MSU-WP), participated in the Howard Hughes … [Read more...] about MSU-WP biology students participate in virology research

Filed Under: Academics, Featured, News Releases Tagged With: Biology, Dr. Sharath Rongali, Microbiolo, MSU-WP, MSUWP, SEA-PHAGES, Seaphages

Hinds hired as MSU-WP Agriculture Instructor

2026 July 8 by University Communications

Missouri State University-West Plains has announced the addition of Clint Hinds to its agriculture program as an instructor. A graduate of College of the Ozarks, Hinds earned bachelor's degrees in agronomy with an emphasis in forage and crop production and animal science with an emphasis in animal husbandry. Hinds has co-managed his family's approximately 700-acre farming … [Read more...] about Hinds hired as MSU-WP Agriculture Instructor

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