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
The new painting simulator at the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT) was just one of the pieces of equipment featured at Thursday's Technology Showcase hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains. Approximately 50 people attended the two-hour event to learn more about the educational programs offered by the university at GOCAT, 395, Jackie D. Garrett … [Read more...] about Educational programs, equipment on display at Technology Showcase
Area residents age 62 and over who would like to take a class at Missouri State University-West Plains this fall can do so under the Senior Citizen Fee Waiver Program. Seniors citizens can register beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the registration and records office in Cass Hall, 515 Cass Ave., in West Plains. The Senior Citizen Fee Waiver Program allows Missouri … [Read more...] about Senior citizens can register for fall classes beginning Aug. 16
Missouri State University-West Plains will host three courses on small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) – commonly known as drones – this fall at the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT) in West Plains. Two of the courses are non-credit courses, while the third is an eight-week for-credit course. sUAS Flight School (non-credit): A one-day, eight-hour, … [Read more...] about Drone/sUAS flight school courses available through GOCAT beginning in August