Missouri State University (MSU) System President Clif Smart discussed several topics in his annual State of the University address at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), including COVID-19 and plans for new academic programs. The presentation took place Sept. 24 at the West Plains Civic Center theater. It was limited to faculty and staff due to social distancing … [Read more...] about COVID-19, new academic programs among topics in State of the University address
One of the most fundamental skills for any education is the ability to write. Thanks to a significant gift from the Arch W. Shaw Foundation, the writing center at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will help students successfully hone those skills for years to come. University officials recognized the gift during a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at 5 p.m. … [Read more...] about University officials dedicate writing center to Arch W. Shaw Foundation
Part of being the “community’s college” is responding to community need. That’s exactly what officials at Missouri State University-West Plains have done in recent days as the COVID-19 virus has spread further into south-central Missouri. Faculty and staff with the technology, allied health and nursing departments have stepped up and donated several critically needed items to … [Read more...] about University donates face shields, masks, other supplies to OMC
Missouri State University-West Plains is home to hundreds of students from dozens of states and even a few countries, all looking for the same thing: an education. As an open-admission campus with a diverse class of traditional and non-traditional students, it doesn’t matter where you’re from or where you’re at in life. Missouri State-West Plains is the same clean, blank slate … [Read more...] about Work Toward Your Educational Success