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Several offices, departments now in new locations

2021 August 12 by University Communications

Aerial view of the main campus.

When students return to campus this fall, they will find some of campus’s offices and departments are no longer where they were. University officials relocated several offices and departments during the summer to better utilize available space in campus buildings and bring the services commonly used by students closer to where they will be during the academic year. Offices … [Read more...] about Several offices, departments now in new locations

Filed Under: News Releases Tagged With: AACCESS, Adult Education and Literacy Program, Career Development Center, Darr Honors Program, Financial Aid, IT Services, Student Government Association, Student Life, Testing Services

Spotlight: Jonathan Branstetter

2020 November 19 by University Communications

Jonathan Branstetter

“So far, my experience has been pretty good. I have met more unique people than I did in my small hometown.” Academic Program: Associate of Arts in General Studies What is your hometown: Hartville, Missouri Why did you choose to attend Missouri State-West Plains? A+ Program acceptance, adjustment to living more independently, and it’s close to my hometown. How would you … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Jonathan Branstetter

Filed Under: Spotlights, Student Spotlights Tagged With: A+, Alex Pinnon, Darr Honors Program, General Studies, Jason McCollom, Jonathan Branstetter, Student Spotlight

13 students attend honors conference in Springfield

2019 May 7 by University Communications

The students sit in rows on a concrete wall outdoors.

Thirteen students in the William and Virginia Darr Honors Program at Missouri State University-West Plains attended the annual Ozarks Technical Community College Honors Conference April 13 in Springfield. The conference covers an eclectic spectrum of student- and faculty-led panels on such topics as the sciences, humanities, service learning, among others. For many … [Read more...] about 13 students attend honors conference in Springfield

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Honors program students participate in service learning project during study away trip

2018 July 16 by University Communications

A HIKE THROUGH JARABACOA Park brought members of the Darr Honors Program up close and personal with native plant species in the Dominican Republic. From left are students Ashley Gadberry, Gallatin, and Weston Phipps, West Plains; Darr Honors Program Director Alex Pinnon; and students, Destiny Johnson, Bakersfield, Billie Randle, Thayer, Robert Fowler, Arnold, and, kneeling, Melinda Lee, West Plains. (Photo provided)

For over a decade, members of the William and Virginia Darr Honors Program have visited such exotic locales as Rome, Italy; Athens, Greece; Paris, France; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Dublin, Ireland; the Swiss Alps; and Beijing, China, as part of short-term study away experiences designed to bring the concepts they’ve studied in class to life. This year, for the first time … [Read more...] about Honors program students participate in service learning project during study away trip

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9 students visit the Netherlands, France as part of study away trip

2017 July 14 by Vickie Driskell

MEMBERS OF THE DARR Honors Program at Missouri State University-West Plains posed for a group photo at the Zaanse Schans in the Netherlands during their short-term study away trip in May to Europe. The historical community serves as an “outdoor museum” to preserve the traditional windmills for which the country is known. They also visited Paris, France. From left are students Madison Knight, Salem; Blair Cook, Plato; Kaitlyn Jones, Nixa; Gretta Phillips, Winona; Weston Phipps, West Plains; Darr Honors Program Director Alex Pinnon and his wife, Trista; Rosemary Driscoll, Brandsville; Will Tillman, Thayer; Destiny Johnson, Bakersfield; and Brett Lair, West Plains. (Missouri State-West Plains Photo)

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Nine students from the William and Virginia Darr Honors Program at Missouri State University-West Plains recently visited Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Paris, France, with program director Alex Pinnon as part of a short-term study away trip to gain a better understanding of topics they studied in class, as well as the unique culture these locations … [Read more...] about 9 students visit the Netherlands, France as part of study away trip

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