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MSU board of governors' 1st female president Ramona McQueary has died
Ramona McQueary, the first female president of Missouri State University's Board of Governors, died Saturday, June 29, at 93 years old, according to her family. While she graduated from what was then Southwest Missouri State University in May 1952, she and her husband, Frederick "Fred" M. McQueary, never really left the university. "I sometimes...
On Your Side Scam School: Scammers use AI technology to trick you
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - On Your Side shares several scams circulating around the Ozarks. To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com. Please include the article info in the subject line of the email.
Frank Tristan’s coaching career comes full circle at Glendale
At Glendale, uncertainty has given way to stability. Less than a year after losing longtime head football coach Mike Mauk just days before Week 1, a native son has returned to take the reigns. “The first day we did weights I changed clothes and I was like, ‘Man, it smells...
New leader of Springfield MSTA steps up outreach to teachers, visibility in SPS
The new president of a nonprofit teacher organization that has long operated in the Springfield district — but had grown quiet of late — spoke at the school board meeting Tuesday to introduce himself and vow to show up at more meetings. The Missouri State Teachers Association has been active in Springfield Public...
MSU’s new president outlines plan for the future
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University’s new president Dr. Richard Williams made the move to Springfield in late June. For more than nine years, Williams was the president of Utah Tech University. Even though that is a long ways from Springfield, he says he’s very familiar with the Midwest. “I worked at the University of […]
New Missouri State University president starts first day on the job
Missouri State University’s 12th president, Dr. Richard Williams, got started on the job Monday. In a promotional video, Williams talked about first steps in office: “I’m looking forward to becoming a regular on campus and in Springfield. I’ll be spending the next several months on listening tours in Springfield and across the state, meeting with university leaders, faculty staff, students and alumni, as well as community and state leaders.”
OTC receives $46M in state funding for new workforce, student success center
With $46 million allocated from the state, Ozarks Technical Community College can move forward without delay on its new Center for Workforce and Student Success. The state budget was finalized Friday and signed by Gov. Mike Parson. The funding for the OTC project was one of the largest allocations for higher education this year.
University of Missouri System is more than its 4 campuses, says board of curators
While the University of Missouri System does not have a campus in Springfield, it has deep connections in the community, says MU Board of Curators President Robin Wenneker. While the curators normally would meet in Columbia for its June meeting, it was at the behest of Wenneker that the meeting Thursday was...
Meet the longtime professor now leading Darr College of Agriculture
Our weekly program, Missouri State Journal, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and Missouri State University. It's hosted and produced by MSU's Office of Strategic Communication, and it airs each Tuesday morning at 9:45 on KSMU. This spring, Missouri State University named Dr. Melissa Bledsoe dean of the William H....
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