Helen Turner, the Director of Education for the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, is visiting Missouri State University to present an interactive session that guides participants through the challenges and opportunities encountered in the establishment of the Holocaust museum in Missouri in 2022. Gain valuable insights into the contemporary landscape of Holocaust education within museum settings, exploring the dynamic nature of how we remember and learn from the past. The Holocaust in the Heartland: Building A Holocaust Museum in the Midwest Tuesday, March 26, 2024 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. M ..read more

Four MSU employees are being recognized for their volunteer service, outside their normal work capacity.  The Excellence in Community Service Awards are presented annually for up to two faculty and two staff who each receive a plaque and a one-time cash award of $1,500. The 2024 recipients have all exceled at demonstrating how the public affairs mission can be put into action. Faculty Recipients Dr. John Prescott, Professor of Music Grabbing his bugle, John honors our service veterans by performing Taps at numerous events and memorial services.  And since its inception 15 years ago ..read more

The Missouri State Theater and Dance Department invites you to join them for a conversation and moderated Q&A with Helanius J. Wilkins, an award-winning choreographer, performance artist, artivist, and educator who engages artmaking to forge paths towards social change and equitable landscapes.  Helanius is a visiting Artist-in-Residence from the University of Colorado Boulder. A free, in-person only event.  Open to students, campus community and the public. Helanius J. Wilkins Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 4:00 PM Meyer Library, room 101 Metered parking available at Lot 19 or the Bear ..read more

There are numerous ways to attend and integrate one or more of the 19 virtual offerings and 3 in-person events of the 2023 Public Affairs Conference into the classroom.  Below are just a few ways for fun and effective student comprehension.  Live Zoom sessions follow the general schedule of class times.  Panel recordings will be available after the conference until October 20th via Stream for those with an MSU id and password.  The conference’s schedule page will host the recording links. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Show one of the Zoom Webinar panel sessions that relates to your ..read more

Missouri State University’s Davis-Harrington Welcome Center will be open as a polling location for Springfield voters on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.  For those living within the Springfield city limits, the ballot issue regards if the City of Springfield should impose an additional sales tax of 3% on the retail sale of adult use marijuana, also known as recreational marijuana.  This tax does not apply to medical marijuana.  Proceeds from the tax to be used for public safety, mental health services, housing and substance abuse services. Check out the following: Sample ballot wording ..read more

It’s not too early to mark your calendars for the 20th Public Affairs Conference, September 26-28, 2023.  The fall conference will be a mix of in person and virtual events with the theme, Navigating the Now: Tradition, Innovation and Wisdom in a World of Change.  The full schedule of events and speakers will be available mid-June on the public affairs website. Joe Montana announced as keynote The MSU Foundation, with support from KY3, present legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana to kickoff the conference on Tuesday, Sept. 26.  Widely considered one of the best quarterbacks of ..read more

This installment of Public Affairs Talks! will spotlight how Missouri State staff and faculty are living the public affairs mission both on and off campus.  Recipients from the 2022-23 Board of Governors’ Excellence in Public Affairs Award and the 2023 Excellence in Community Engagement Award will share examples of they are making their Missouri Statement through work and community engagement. Thursday, February 9, 2023 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Live Zoom Webinar Moderated by Dr. Keri Franklin, Associate Provost of Public Affairs & Assessment Presenters include: Dr. Ashlea Cardin, Associate ..read more

Friday, September 16, 2022 Webinar at 2 p.m. ET Hosted by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)’s American Democracy Project (ADP), the “National Constitution Day Conversation” is designed to reach across differences and create a space for open discussion of the U.S. Constitution. This national, facilitated dialogue is based on the fundamental value of the pursuit of knowledge for the public good. Participants will gain new information about the U.S. Constitution and play a constitutional Kahoot game. But, you do not need to be an expert to enjoy this ev ..read more

Are you ready to vote tomorrow?  August 2nd is a primary election so voters will request a ballot for their preferred political party, with candidates from only that party on the ballot. Voters are not required to be registered in a particular party. View a list of all candidates, watch candidate interviews and see a sample ballot. Vote at the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center Don’t forget that any registered voter in Greene County can vote at Missouri State University’s Welcome Center at the corner of National Ave. and Bear Blvd between 6:00am-7:00pm ..read more

There are numerous ways to integrate one or more of the 23 events of the 2022 Public Affairs Conference into the classroom!  Below are just a few suggested ways that faculty can help students reflect and comprehend the content of a virtual panel session or an in-person plenary speaker session. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Use a session as a discussion starter with class-relevant content As an assignment, have students write a reflection on what they learned from the session Give extra credit for attending and have students write 2-5 true or false questions (with answer) given the content from th ..read more