Missouri Southern students weren't exempt from being affected by the May 22 tornado. As such, the Advising, Counseling and Testing Services office on campus has been deeply involved in helping students recover. Heather Bullock, a clinical counselor with ACTS, has been at the forefront of that service.
Less than an hour. That short time represents the space between the last of about 460 Joplin High School seniors crossing the stage at the 2011 graduation ceremonies and an EF-5 tornado touching down in Joplin. This graduating class will have their special day marked as one of tragedy.
Missouri Southern's tornado memorial Aug. 28 concluded with an announcement from University President Bruce Speck that a scholarship fund will be created in the names of those who lost their lives in the tornado. "Carmen [Speck, wife] and I determined that we would help support a scholarship in the name of our three heroes [Dr.
Chart adviser and journalism instructor T.R. Hanrahan has been notified by University officials that he will not be retained for the 2011-2012 school year after five years on the job.
In the Senate's May meeting, Faculty Senators adopted a resolution that commended Chart Adviser T.R. Hanrahan on his five years at Southern.
It was the summer of 1969 when Forest Bridges took his first class at MSSU.
Next week, he's finally going to graduate.
Today students on Missouri Southern's campus have been reaping the benefits of the CBORD one-card system in the form of their Lion Cards this year.
Missouri Southern has recognized retiring employees with a combined total of 779 years of service to the school.
Those being honored include...
Service projects are nothing new for Kappa Sigma members at Missouri Southern.
This semester they pulled out one of their older tricks, the 48-hour Swing-A-Thon.
Solidarity with T.R. Hanrahan. That was the message May 6 as students, faculty and staff gathered at the flagpole.
Since his second week at Missouri Southern in fall 2008, Johnathan Saunders has always been a part of Student Senate. In next week's elections, students can choose whether to vote him in as the next academic year's Senate President.
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