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IDEA Commons

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The IDEA Commons (Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and Art) is the result of Missouri State’s vision for and commitment to an urban research park that is blended with residential, retail and entertainment facilities and supported by various University programs. The IDEA Commons, which is located in downtown Springfield, includes Brick City (an art and design facility) and the Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center (a science and technology facility). This type of environment generates creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for the benefit of the Springfield region.


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IDEA Commons

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Missouri State received a $2.75 million Economic Development Administration grant in September 2009 to help establish an Entrepreneurship and Business Development Center as part of the IDEA Commons. The project is expected to create 850 additional jobs and spur private investment in the region. An existing building in the area will be transformed over an 18-month period into the center, which will be the new hub for the entrepreneurship element of the IDEA Commons.

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Missouri State officially launched the Our Promise campaign in August 2009. This is a comprehensive effort meant to encourage $125 million of new private investment in scholarships, facilities, endowments and community engagement. The campaign topped the $100 million mark in December 2009.


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Overview 6

Five Goals 6-7

Mission Statement 8

Missouri State by the Numbers 9

Public Affairs 10-11 Themes, College with a Conscience, Citizenship and Service-Learning,

Public Affairs Conference

Mountain Grove Campus 12-13

West Plains Campus 14-15

China Campus 15

Students 16-17

Fall 2009 Official Head Count, Springfield Campus Students by Legal Residence,

2009 Freshman Class, ACT Scores, Student/Faculty Ratio, International Students,

Global Opportunities

Academics 18-19 Degree Programs, Honors College, Graduate College, Internships and the

“Competitive Edge,” Office of the Provost, the Extended Campus, International

Programs

Academic Colleges 20

Employees 21 Employee Breakdown, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate

Board of Governors 22

Research and External Funding 22-25 Expanding Our Futures, Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Center for

Applied Science and Engineering, Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences,

IDEA Commons, Community and Social Issues Institute, Bernice Warren Center

for Archaeological Research, Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute

Facilities 28-31 Plaster Student Union, Duane G. Meyer Library, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the

Performing Arts, JQH Arena, Hammons Student Center, Plaster Sports Complex,

Taylor Health and Wellness Center, Missouri State Bookstore, Residence Halls,

William H. Darr Agricultural Center, Bull Shoals Field Station

Athletics 32 History and Memorable Moments

Core Operating Budget 34-35

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At Missouri State University, the goal of imagining and making Missouri’s future is not taken lightly. Each day, nearly 23,000 students are encouraged to follow their passions and find their place in the world and on campus. They are presented with the privilege of working alongside a first-rate faculty. They are challenged to establish a firm foundation of public service and leadership. Missouri State is based in Springfield, in the heart of the tradition-rich Ozarks, with a two-year campus in West Plains. The University is on a course of advancement in all areas. Under the guidance of President Michael T. Nietzel, the University is working to equip its diverse student population with the knowledge and skills to compete in a global marketplace. Missouri State has achieved many milestones in the past year, including:• A record-setting enrollment

of 20,842 students on the Springfield campus and 2,162 students on the West Plains campus

• Record private giving that topped $15 million

• Announcement of the Our Promise campaign, a comprehensive effort meant

to encourage $125 million of new private investment in scholarships, facilities, endowments and community engagement

• Entering into an agreement with the University of Missouri-Kansas City that will allow students on the Springfield campus of MSU to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UMKC

• Receiving $2.75 million in federal stimulus funds to help establish the Entrepreneurship and Business Development Center as part of the IDEA Commons, MSU’s urban research park. The project is expected to create 850 jobs and spur private investment

• Inclusion in The Princeton Review’s 2010 online list of “Best Colleges: Region by Region” for the seventh consecutive year — MSU is one of 158 schools on the site receiving “Best in the Midwest” designation

• Rededication of Siceluff Hall, the third facility ever built on campus, following a high-tech makeover

Contact Us:Web site: www.missouristate.edu

Mailing Address: Missouri State University901 S. National Ave.Springfield, MO 65897

Telephone (switchboard): 417-836-5000

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Missouri State University’s Long-Range Plan for the years 2006-11, called “Imagining and Making Missouri’s Future,” can be accessed at www.missouristate.edu/longrangeplan/.


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The University has adopted Five Goals to guide the institution in its quest for continual success:• Democratize Society – Higher education will be increasingly crucial

for individuals who want to be successful participants in society in the 21st century. Missouri State will accomplish the goal of democratizing society by ensuring access to high-quality public education for well-prepared students from diverse backgrounds. A Missouri State educa-tion will enable graduates to live successful, mindful lives in what will be a challenging and demanding world.

• Incubate New Ideas – Universities will continue to be the source of most new scientific discoveries and technological innovations. Toward that end, Missouri State will expand and focus its research investments so that its faculty and students will be able to discover, advance and synthesize knowledge. We will become an engine for knowledge.

• Imagine Missouri’s Future – Missouri State will be an institution where we educate one another about the crucial issues and choices that confront the modern world. We will be an institution that encourag-es students to weigh priorities, explore alternative views and ultimately understand their personal values through open and informed dialogue and scholarly engagement. We will promote imaginative learning.

• Help Make Missouri’s Future – Missouri State graduates will be well-informed, confident and conscientious leaders, prepared not just to take good jobs upon graduation, but also to make good jobs through the application of their knowledge and the pursuit of their ambitions. Missouri State will cultivate leaders through a breadth of opportunities and a depth of learning that comes from rigorous standards in the class-room, in research and in extracurricular activities. Our graduates will be committed to learning throughout their lifetimes, pursuing the personal curiosities that were awakened at Missouri State.

• Model Ethical and Effective Behavior – To be true to the Universi-ty’s statewide mission in public affairs, we must be an institution known not just for the quality of our outcomes, but also the constant integrity of how we do our work. This is especially true when it comes to respect, honesty, collaboration, inclusiveness, social progress and the effective stewardship of our resources — human, physical and technological. Missouri State University will maintain and publish a Public Scorecard of important outcomes by which all stakeholders will be able to monitor and judge the institution’s progress in becoming a public university that is respected for the way it conducts its business.

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Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The University is committed to achieving five major goals: 1) democratizing society, 2) incubating new ideas, 3) imagining Missouri’s future, 4) making Missouri’s future and 5) modeling ethical and effective behavior as a public institution. The University’s statewide mission in public affairs, which requires a campus-wide commitment to foster competence and responsibility in the common vocation of citizenship, distinguishes its identity.The undergraduate academic experience is grounded in a general education curriculum that draws heavily from the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation provides the basis for mastery of focused disciplinary and professional studies, as well as enabling critical, independent and intellectual judgment about the culture, values and institutions of the larger society.

The task of developing educated persons obligates the University to expand its store of human understanding through research, scholarship and creative endeavor, and drawing from that store of understand-ing, to provide service to the communities that support it. In all of its programs, the University uses the most effective methods of discover-ing and imparting knowledge and the appropriate use of technology in support of these activities. The University functions through a multicampus system that is integrated to address the needs of its constituents. On June 15, 1995, Senate Bill 340 was signed into law, giving Missouri State University a statewide mission in public affairs. The focus on public affairs grew out of mission-review discussions with the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education beginning in 1994. That mission review focused the institution’s efforts in six primary areas: professional (teacher) education, business and economic development, science and the environment, the human dimension, health care and the performing arts. The public affairs focus is the integrating theme that cuts across and informs all disciplines in their relation to society.

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• More than 150 undergraduate majors and 48 graduate programs

• Four physical campuses (Springfield, Mo.; West Plains, Mo.; Mountain Grove, Mo.; Dalian, China)

• Fall 2009 official enrollment total: 22,938 (Springfield campus: 20,842; West Plains campus: 2,162)

• Fall 2009 graduate student enrollment: 3,388 (new record)

• Average class size: 29 (freshman and sophomore classes); 19 (junior and senior classes)

• Student/faculty ratio on Springfield campus (full-time students to full-time faculty):

20 to 1

• Facility seating capacities: JQH Arena: 11,000; Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts: 2,220; Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex: 16,600; Hammons Student Center: 8,846

• Private fundraising total for 2008-09: $15 million, a record-setting amount and a 7 percent increase over the previous high set the year before

• Missouri State received 196 grants in Fiscal Year 2009. The grants generated $20,901,035 in additional resources for the University. This is the third consecutive year that Missouri State has exceeded $20 million in sponsored programs.

• More than half of the freshmen entering in fall 2009 were in the top 25 percent of their high school classes. About 23 percent were in the top 10 percent.

• Average ACT score for incoming freshmen in 2009: 24.0 (state average for high school graduates is 21.6)

• Total number of University faculty and staff (full- and part-time): 3,907

• Sixth-largest employer in Springfield

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We are proud to be Missouri’s public affairs university. The components of the public affairs mission are ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. Through this mission, students develop understanding of issues that affect the local community, the world at large and the environment. The courses they take challenge them to become informed and active citizens. On top of that, opportunities for volunteering and service-learning put students in real-world situations. We hold a Public Affairs Week and Public Affairs Conference each year to further express the components of the mission. Speakers address topics such as citizenship, democracy, diversity, the economy and sustainability.

History of the MissionOn June 15, 1995, Senate Bill 340 was signed into law, giving Missouri State University a mission in public affairs. This mission defines a primary way in which a Missouri State education is different than an education from other universities.

More About the ComponentsThe three broad components of the public affairs mission:• Ethical Leadership – Students will articulate their value systems, act

ethically within the context of a democratic society and demonstrate engaged and principled leadership.

• Cultural Competence – Students will recognize and respect multiple perspectives and cultures.

• Community Engagement – Students will recognize the importance of contributing their knowledge and experiences to their own community and the broader society. Students will recognize the importance of scientific principles in the generation of sound

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College with a ConscienceMissouri State is one of only 81 institutions in 33 states – and the only school in Missouri – that The Princeton Review honored and featured in its 2005 book Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement.

Service-Learning OpportunitiesMissouri State has a Citizenship and Service-Learning (CASL) Program that helps us enact our public affairs mission. The program lets students earn credit in selected courses in exchange for completing hours of service with government or not-for-profit organizations. The Office of Citizenship and Service-Learning also sponsors programs open to all full-time faculty to help them develop a service-learning course or find funding to support a service-learning research project. In 2008-09, more than 1,800 students participated in service-learning courses. They contributed a total of 49,066 hours to government or not-for-profit organizations.

Public Affairs ConferenceThe Public Affairs Conference, held each year on the Springfield campus, features regional, national and international experts. Panel discussions and speakers address a variety of topics such as citizenship, democracy, diversity, the economy and sustainability. Events are free and open to all students and community members.Past speakers include:• Joseph N. Boyce, a former Wall Street Journal editor • Nawal El Saadawi, a leading Egyptian feminist, sociologist, doctor and writer• Jessica Jackley Flannery, the founder of kiva.org, a microlending web site• Les Garland, a co-founder of MTV • Jonathan Kozol, a public-education activist and author• George Edward Moose, a former American diplomat• Robert Worth, a New York Times journalist

For more online, see http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/.

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The Missouri State-Mountain Grove campus is primarily known for providing undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to conduct ground-breaking research in agriculture and fruit science. The campus sits on 192 acres about 70 miles southeast of Springfield. It is home to the State Fruit Experiment Station and Mountain Grove Cellars, a distillery that is licensed for wine sales. Students take courses on the Mountain Grove campus and through outreach programs from the West Plains and Springfield campuses.

State Fruit Experiment StationThe Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station was established by the Missouri legislature in 1899 to serve the fruit-production and fruit-processing industries of Missouri. It is now part of Missouri State

University’s William H. Darr School of Agriculture. The station is dedicated to the advancement and improvement of the Missouri fruit crop industry. The State Fruit Experiment Station is home to The Center for Grapevine Biotechnology. This center is led by research professors and collaborates with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other researchers around the world. The Center for Grapevine Biotechnology takes part in the Vitis Gene Discovery Program, a collaborative effort between Missouri State, the Danforth Plant Science Center and the University of Missouri-Columbia to explore the genetic makeup of wild grapevines. The goal of the Vitis Gene Discovery Program is to produce a disease-resistant, hardy fruit that requires minimal chemical input and rivals the renowned grapes of Europe in fruit and wine quality.

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Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance Program The Mountain Grove campus is a Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) Regional Center of Excellence. The VESTA program offers a course of study that leads to an educational certificate or an Associate of Applied Science degree in viticulture (grape growing) or enology (winemaking).

Missouri State-Mountain Grove Facts• Established by a legislative act in 1899 to generate knowledge through

research, and to disseminate this knowledge to support and expand the profitability of the Missouri fruit industry

• Located on 192 acres• Expands Missouri’s economy, primarily through grape production for

award-winning Missouri wines• Conducts advanced biotechnology and genetic-based research on grapes• Facilities that are part of Missouri-State Mountain Grove include Faurot

Hall (which houses the Paul Evans Library of Fruit Science), Shepard Hall, a classroom building, a research winery, a fruit-processing building, an arboretum, a horse barn and greenhouses. There are also horticulture demonstration areas and demonstration plantings.

For more information, go to http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/.

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Missouri State University-West Plains is a two-year campus within the Missouri State University System. The West Plains campus has a mission to provide quality educational opportunities to south-central Missouri. This campus offers associate’s degrees in arts, science and applied science. It also offers educational certificates and a variety of continuing education courses as needed by employers and residents of the area. West Plains is an open-admission campus, which means the only requirement for entrance is a high school diploma or a General Educational Development certificate. Missouri State University-West Plains was established in 1963 as the West Plains Residence Center. It has been a semiautonomous campus within the Missouri State University System since 1971.

Extended CampusesMissouri State-West Plains offers an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies at an extended campus at Mountain Grove.

Small Business and Technology Development CenterThe Small Business and Technology Development Center has an office on the campus of Missouri State-West Plains. The center helps businesses by providing services such as consultations, financial analysis, employee training and more. More than 400 clients have been served by the center since it opened in 1999. The staff has helped those clients increase sales, get loans, retain or create jobs and more. AccreditationThe University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. The Associate of Science in Nursing Program is approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

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Missouri State-West Plains Facts• The campus is open-admission.• It offers one-year certificates and two-year associate degrees.• More than 2,100 students took classes through the West Plains campus during the fall 2009 semester. The college primarily attracts students from a seven-county area of the south-central Missouri Ozarks region and from adjacent counties in northern Arkansas.

• A majority of degree-seeking students at Missouri State-West Plains pursue an Associate of Arts in General Studies transfer degree. West Plains students who graduate with an Associate of Arts degree are guaranteed admission to Missouri State’s Springfield campus and are exempt from lower-division general education requirements.

• Students may seek some bachelor’s and master’s degrees offered by the Springfield campus through distance learning using interactive video.

• A map of campus: http://wp.missouristate.edu/visitors/virtualtour.htm • More than 85 percent of degree-seeking students receive some form of financial aid.

• The campus mascot is the Grizzly. Men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams compete at the Division I level in the National Junior College Athletic Association.

For more information, go to www.wp.missouristate.edu/.

Missouri State University has a branch campus at Liaoning Normal University in Dalian, China. The campus was established in June 2000. The campus offers a two-year Associate of Arts degree (through MSU’s West Plains campus) and a Bachelor of Science in General Business degree (through the College of Business Administration on the Springfield campus). The China campus programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The China branch campus has a diverse student body of nearly 900

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students. There are students from the U.S., Africa, Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia and other Asian nations. Some MSU students from Missouri campuses may also study at the China campus. The mission of the branch campus at Liaoning Normal University is to conduct educational and cultural exchange between the Missouri State system and Liaoning Normal University, and to promote understanding and friendship between the U.S. and China. For more information, go to http://chinacampus.missouristate.edu/.

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Missouri State University’s fall 2009 official head count enrollment for the system (Springfield plus West Plains, less the number of students who are cross-enrolled): 22,938. Fall 2009 enrollment on Springfield campus: 20,842; West Plains campus: 2,162.

Where Students are FromMissouri State students in fall 2009 are from all of Missouri’s 114 counties and from 48 other states, 2 United States territories and 84 countries.

Springfield Students by Legal ResidenceMissouri: 17,847Other states/territories: 1,661Foreign countries: 1,309

2009 Freshmen Class - Springfield CampusTotal first-time freshmen enrollment for fall: 2,588Female: 1,533 (59.2 percent)Male: 1,055 (40.8 percent)

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ACT ScoresThe average ACT score for Missouri State’s incoming freshmen in fall 2009 was 24.0, higher than the 21.6 average for Missouri high-school graduates.

Student-to-Faculty RatioMissouri State has a total of 826 full-time faculty members and 397 part-time faculty members on the Springfield campus. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 20:1.

International StudentsMissouri State is a global university. In fall 2009, there were 1,309 students from foreign countries on the Springfield campus.

Studying Around the GlobeAbout 200 Missouri State students participate in study-away programs each year. Many programs allow students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture, which helps them learn both inside and outside of the classroom. Missouri State has an International Center that promotes international education and creates more international opportunities for students and faculty. Our students have the opportunity to study almost anywhere. For more information, see http://international.missouristate.edu/.

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Degree ProgramsMissouri State offers more than 150 undergraduate majors and 48 graduate degree programs, including doctorates in audiology and physical therapy. Many of our degree programs are the state’s strongest and largest of their kind. Missouri State and the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla offer a cooperative engineering program on the MSU campus that offers education in both civil and electrical engineering. There is also a cooperative education doctorate through the University of Missouri at Columbia. In addition, Missouri State and the University of Missouri-Kansas City entered into an agreement in 2009 that will allow students on the MSU campus to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UMKC. The plan calls for the first pharmacy doctorate class to begin in fall 2011. A complete list of majors is available at http://www.missouristate.edu/majors/.

Honors CollegeStudents must meet standards that include high ACT scores and outstanding grades to be a member of Missouri State’s Honors College. Students in the Honors College take small and enriched classes, have direct contact with outstanding faculty members and may pursue their own intellectual, research and creative interests. Graduate CollegeThe Graduate College at Missouri State University offers 48 diverse degree programs, including a significant number of health-care related programs. In fall 2009, enrollment in the Graduate College reached a record 3,388 students. Graduate students are given the opportunity to participate in original research and present that research to the University community. Missouri State University’s Graduate College also offers 18 accelerated master’s program for undergraduates, 18 graduate certificate programs and several online and interdisciplinary programs. See more online at www.graduate.missouristate.edu/.

State’s Largest Internship ProgramMissouri State has the state’s largest internship program, which gives students a competitive edge and encourages employers throughout Missouri and the world to hire Missouri State graduates.

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Office of the ProvostA provost is a university administrator who oversees the teaching, research and service functions of the school. Missouri State welcomed its first provost, Dr. Belinda McCarthy, in summer 2006. The office of the provost provides educational and service programs to meet the needs and interests of our students and state residents. See more at www.missouristate.edu/provost/.

The Extended CampusThe Extended Campus at Missouri State University expands the reach of the school by offering programs and services for adult and nontraditional students, whether they are on campus or not. The Extended Campus offers academic outreach, distance learning and continuing/professional education: • Academic outreach: For-credit courses are taught at off-campus sites,

including Missouri State branch offices in Joplin, Lebanon and West Plains.

• Distance learning: Classes are taught through interactive video, Internet-based instruction or telecourses. Distance learning allows Missouri State to connect with students around the world.

• Continuing/professional education: The Center for Continuing and Professional Education provides noncredit programs for professional organizations. Examples of offerings at the center include American Sign Language classes, American Psychological Association continuing education courses, Victim Advocate Certificate programs and Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training courses. The center also has a Computer Institute that provides training in computer skills. In addition, the center offers conferences and seminars. It also sponsors Camp Bear, a summer youth program on the Springfield campus that mixes academic enrichment and recreation.

The office of the Extended Campus is in downtown Springfield in the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education at 301 S. Jefferson Ave. For more information, see the web site: http://ec.missouristate.edu/.

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College of Arts and LettersDean: Dr. Carey AdamsDepartments: Art and Design; Communication; English; Media, Journalism and Film; Modern and Classical Languages; Music; Theatre and DancePhone: 417-836-5247Web site: http://www.missouristate.edu/COAL

College of Business Administration (AACSB-International accreditation)Dean: Dr. Danny ArnoldDepartments: School of Accountancy; Computer Information Systems; Finance and General Business; Management; Marketing; Technology and Construction ManagementPhone: 417-836-5646Web site: http://www.coba.missouristate.edu

College of EducationDean: Dr. Dennis J. KearDepartments: Childhood Education and Family Studies; Counseling, Leadership and Special Education; Reading, Foundations and TechnologyPhone: 417-836-5254Web site: http://education.missouristate.edu

College of Health and Human ServicesDean: Dr. Helen Reid Departments: Biomedical Sciences; Communication Sciences

and Disorders; Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Nursing; Physical Therapy; Physician Assistant Studies; Psychology; Public Health; Social Work; Sports Medicine and Athletic TrainingPhone: 417-836-4176 Web site: http://www.missouristate.edu/chhs

College of Humanities and Public AffairsDean: Dr. Victor H. MatthewsDepartments: Defense and Strategic Studies; Economics; History; Military Science; Philosophy; Political Science; Religious Studies; Sociology, Anthropology and CriminologyPhone: 417-836-5529Web site: http://www.missouristate.edu/chpa

College of Natural and Applied SciencesDean: Dr. Tammy Jahnke Departments: William H. Darr School of Agriculture; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Engineering; Fashion and Interior Design; Geography, Geology and Planning; Hospitality and Restaurant Administration; Mathematics; Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science Phone: 417-836-5249 Web site: http://www.cnas.missouristate.edu

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The Missouri State system employs thousands of people on the Springfield, Mountain Grove and West Plains campuses. Missouri State is the sixth-largest employer in Springfield.

Employees By the Numbers• Total number of University faculty and staff (full- and part-time): 3,907

• Total number of full-time faculty and staff: 2,223

• Administration and professional staff: 620 full-time

• Support staff: 777 full-time• Full-time faculty: 826• Part-time faculty: 397• Part-time professional staff: 20• Part-time support staff: 800• Graduate assistants: 467

Faculty SenateThe Faculty Senate is the representational body for faculty. It provides recommendations to the administration and the Board of Governors about curriculum and other matters of concern.

The group consists of ranked faculty who are elected to serve in this role. The group meets monthly to discuss topics of interest, including issues that deal with administration, staff, students, alumni and the Board of Governors. Information about the concerns, findings and actions of the Faculty Senate is distributed to all segments of the academic community.

Staff SenateThe Staff Senate is the representative body for staff. The group promotes communication between University employees and University administration. Staff Senate reviews policies/procedures and offers recommendations; assists in the communication of issues and activities affecting staff members; serves as a liaison between the President and his staff; promotes participation in the University community; and encourages a sense of community among all University employees.

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Missouri State University is under the general control and management of the Board of Governors. According to Missouri statutes, the board possesses full power and authority to adopt all rules and regulations for the guidance and supervision of the University. A nine-member board currently governs Missouri State. The governor appoints all members, with the advice and consent of Missouri Senate, to serve six-year terms. The Board of Governors represents each of Missouri’s nine congressional districts. In most years, a current Missouri State University student also sits on the board as a tenth member but does not vote. The Board of Governors (as of December 2009):• 1st District: Orvin Kimbrough • 2nd District: Michael Duggan • 3rd District: John L. Winston • 4th District: Brian Hammons (Chair) • 5th District: Phyllis Washington (Vice Chair) • 6th District: Cathy Smith • 7th District: Gordon Elliott • 8th District: Mary Sheid • 9th District: Elizabeth Bradbury • Student member: Ashley M. Hoyer of Monett, a senior who studies English literature

For more online, see www.missouristate.edu/BOG/.

Missouri State University receives millions of dollars in grants each year to finance research projects by faculty, staff and students. These projects range in topic from grape genomics to meteor impacts to juvenile crime. Our research has the potential to positively affect the local community, the state, the nation, and, ultimately, the world.

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Fiscal Year 2009 Overview Missouri State University received 196 grants in Fiscal Year 2009. The grants generated $20,901,035 in additional resources for the University. The 196 grants represent an increase of 18 percent more awards than the previous year. This is the third consecutive year that Missouri State has exceeded $20 million in sponsored programs.


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Sources of GrantsIn Fiscal Year 2009:• Federal agencies, $11.81 million• State agencies, $3.7 million• Nonprofit agencies, about

$2.5 million• Businesses, $1.6 million• County and city agencies,

$1.1 million• International agencies, more

than $134,000

Examples of ProjectsA sample of research, education and service projects with funds from external sources in Fiscal Year 2009:• Missouri State received a

$2.75 million Economic Development Administration grant in September 2009 to help establish an Entrepreneurship and Business Development Center as part of the IDEA Commons. The project is expected to create 850 additional jobs and private investment in the region. An existing building in the area will be transformed over an 18-month period into the new hub for the entrepreneurship element of the IDEA Commons.

• Matthew D. Morris, director of business and support services at MSU-West Plains, received $10,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation for a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance grant. TRIM is a competitive cost-share program provided by and administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation in cooperation with the Missouri

Community Forestry Council and the U.S. Forest Service. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance for the management, improvement or conservation of the urban and community forest. Missouri State used the money to pay for a campus tree inventory and for installation of trees.

• Arlen Diamond, director of broadcast services, received a $227,256 award from the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Telecommunications Facilities Program. The grant will allow Ozarks Public Television to make equipment upgrades to its master control facility.

• Dr. Daniel Beckman, professor of biology, received a grant of $19,382 to help fund a project to determine the health of local streams such as Jordan Creek, Wilson’s Creek and Galloway Creek.

• Dr. Xin Miao, assistant professor of geography, geology and planning, received a grant of $111,597 from the University of Nevada for a project to examine the geography of Clark County.

• Dr. Keith B. Payne, professor and department head of the defense and strategic studies department, received a contract to provide graduate courses to the instructors at the Army Management Staff College. The courses will be held at Fort Belvoir, just outside of Washington, D.C. The students taking the courses in turn teach hundreds of senior government officials every year when those

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officials receive in-service training instruction at the Army’s Staff College.

• Dr. Arbindra Rimal, associate professor of agriculture, received an agreement from Ellis Management Marketing Group Inc. to begin a marketing study for brandy products from Missouri apples. The award is in the amount of $7,244 and will be used to pay summer salaries for faculty and students involved in the project. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the market for brandy and brandy products made out of Missouri apples in nine county areas. It also provides Missouri State an important opportunity to contribute to the development of Missouri agricultural industry.

• Kay Litchy, director of development and sales for Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, and Randall Blackwood, executive director of athletic and entertainment facilities, received a grant from the Missouri Arts Council for a 2008-09 Multidiscipline Project at Hammons Hall. The award is in the amount of $26,790.

• Neal Lopinot, director of the Bernice Warren Center for Archaeological Research, received a grant of $9,734 to fund the research of plant remains from a prehistoric village site near Big Loose Creek, Mo., that dates to around A.D. 900.

University Research Centers

• The IDEA (Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and Arts) Commons is an urban research park in downtown Springfield that combines research, residential, retail and entertainment facilities. Missouri State has several buildings in the IDEA Commons, including Brick City (a fine-arts facility) and the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (a science and technology facility). There are also opportunities for private businesses to operate in the urban research park. The IDEA Commons is meant to spur community development — it is hoped the work done in the research park will lead to intellectual property that can be commercialized.

• The Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center is part of the IDEA Commons. It is a seven-story facility dedicated to science and technology. JVIC, which opened its doors in 2007, brings jobs to southwest Missouri and boosts the national profile of Missouri State. The center partners with corporate affiliates — these businesses ask the faculty and student researchers at JVIC to create products or do studies for them. The center’s affiliates include defense contractors, businesses affiliated with homeland


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security and medical-research companies. The corporate affiliates retain the rights to the intellectual property or patents developed. In return, Missouri State negotiates a percentage of royalties of any products, and all of the center’s affiliates must have personnel in Springfield or in southwest Missouri. High-paying, science-based jobs are created in the region as a result of this model. Also, faculty and students see their research applied in real-world situations. JVIC comprises three operating centers: The Center for Applied Science and Engineering, The Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences and Springfield Innovation, Inc. The center is named for southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt, who has been a supporter of advanced technology entrepreneurship in southwest Missouri.

• The Community and Social Issues Institute was created in 2005 to address the research and service needs of the region. It serves as a liaison between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and the members of the MSU community who might be able to help them through research or other services. It also helps find potential revenue sources for service projects or outreach.

• The Bernice Warren Center for Archaeological Research conducts archaeological fieldwork and other projects on a contractual basis. It primarily serves municipal, state and federal government agencies. CAR also undertakes pure-grant research and offers hands-on experience for students interested in careers in archaeology.

• The Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute is in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences. The institute supports efforts to protect and restore water quality and supply in the Ozarks region of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a hub for science-based monitoring and assessment of water and sediment quality trends, watershed function and disturbance, and land use/land cover change in the Ozarks. In addition, it carries out research projects aimed at solving environmental problems by working in partnership with University researchers, environmental groups and governmental agencies.


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The Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center is part of the IDEA Commons. It is a seven-story facility dedicated to science and technology. JVIC, which opened its doors in 2007, brings jobs to southwest Missouri and boosts the national profile of Missouri State. The center partners with corporate affiliates to develop, test and manufacture a variety of products. The center’s corporate affiliates include defense contractors, businesses affiliated with homeland security and medical-research companies. The corporate affiliates keep the rights to the intellectual property or patents developed. In return, Missouri State negotiates a percentage of royalties of any products, and all of the center’s corporate affiliates must have personnel in Springfield or in southwest Missouri. High-paying, science-based jobs are created in the region as a result of this model.

Brick City is an art and design department building located in downtown Springfield. It is also part of the IDEA Commons. The Brick City facility is being completed in phases. The building features classrooms where drawing, painting and sculpture are taught.

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Springfield Campus OverviewMissouri State University has more than 60 buildings on the Springfield campus. For a map of the Springfield campus, see http://search.missouristate.edu/map/.

Administration Carrington Hall houses many of Missouri State’s administrative offices, including the offices of the University president and provost.

AcademicsClasses take place in many build-ings on the Springfield campus. A few highlights:• Craig Hall – Home of the

College of Arts and Letters and the Coger Theatre

• Ellis Hall – Home of the Music Department; has a 250-seat recital hall

• Glass Hall – Home of the College of Business Administration

• Hill Hall – Home of the College of Education

• Karls Hall – Home of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture

• McDonald Hall and Arena – Home of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department

• Professional Building – Home of the College of Health and Human Services

• Siceluff Hall – Home of the English Department and the Modern and Classical Languages Department

• Strong Hall – Home of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs

• Temple Hall – Home of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Residence HallsThere are more than 10 choices for on-campus living in Springfield, including room-style and suite-style residence halls and apartment-style options. More than 4,000 students live in University housing. All single students younger than 21 who have completed fewer than 30 hours of transferable credit are required to live in University residence halls. Facilities: Blair-Shannon House; Dogwood Apartments; Freudenberger House; Hammons House; Hutchens House; Kentwood Hall; Kentwood South Apartments; Scholars House; Sunvilla Tower; Wells House and Woods House.

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LibrariesThe Missouri State University Library System is composed of four libraries: the Duane G. Meyer Library, the Music Library and the Greenwood Laboratory School Library (all in Springfield), and the Paul G. Evens Library of Fruit Science (Mountain Grove). The Meyer Library has been Missouri State’s main library since 1980. It offers more than 2 million books and printed materials. The library contains more than 926,000 state and federal government documents and is the only United Nations document depository in the state.

Athletics• JQH Arena has been the home

of the Missouri State Bears basketball teams since its official opening in November 2008. The world-class arena seats more than 11,000 and has a state-of-the-art video scoreboard. Hotel developer John Q. Hammons made JQH Arena possible with a donation of $30 million.

• Hammons Student Center has a basketball arena with a seating capacity of 8,846 and hosts volleyball matches, swim meets, racquetball and community events. HSC is home to the athletics and building administrative offices.

• The Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex is the home of the Missouri State Football Bears.

It includes a synthetic grass football field and a 16,600-seat grandstand. The complex also includes indoor amenities such as racquetball courts, locker rooms, five classrooms and a fitness center.

• The Forsythe Athletics Center serves many of the intercollegiate athletic programs of the University. It houses coaches’ offices, lockers and training rooms for several athletic teams.

Downtown PresenceThe Springfield campus has several buildings located in the city’s historic downtown. They include the Kenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center, the Park Central Office Building, the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education and the Great Southern Building. The University also leases the Levy/Wolf Building on Park Central Square for some offices and outreach programs.

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IDEA CommonsThe Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and Art Commons is a geographic area in downtown Springfield that includes several Missouri State facilities: Brick City (an Art and Design department building) and the Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center (a scientific research center). The IDEA Commons is an urban research park that will also include privately owned residential, retail and entertainment facilities. It creates an environment that generates creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for the benefit of the Springfield region.

Other Springfield Campus Highlights

• Robert W. Plaster Student Union (PSU) is the hub of the campus community. It has a post office, bank, convenience store, movie theater, bowling alley, study areas and many dining options. PSU is home to many student groups and University organizations.

• Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts is a 2,200-seat, multipurpose performance facility. Each year it presents a season of touring

Broadway musical productions, entertainment performances, children’s shows and an emerging concert artist’s recital series. It is the home of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. The hall also serves the student population: University concerts, recitals and lectures also are part of the season.

• Taylor Health and Wellness Center consists of a full-time staff of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, lab and X-ray technicians and other medical-support personnel. Services include a laboratory, pharmacy, treatment clinic and treatment in psychiatry, orthopedics and radiology. All members of the Missouri State community may use the center’s services.

• A Springfield Police Substation and the Missouri State Safety and Transportation Offices are on campus.

• The Missouri State Bookstore provides a full line of textbooks, official apparel, academic supplies, convenience items, study aids and computer hardware and software available at academic prices.


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• The William H. Darr Agricultural Center, located on a 90-acre site in southwest Springfield, is a place where students gain hands-on experience with horses, cattle, forestry, horticulture and agronomy.

• The Greenwood Laboratory School is a K-12 school affiliated with, and located on the campus of, Missouri State University. University students who are studying to be educators may gain experience by doing research or hands-on training at Greenwood.

• The One-Room Schoolhouse is a replica of a 1905 Ozarks schoolhouse. It is a living history classroom outfitted with artifacts from the Ozarks. It is used for meetings, occasions and special classroom experiences.

• The Bull Shoals Field Station is a center for learning and research in an outdoor setting. It is located on a five-acre tract in Taney County. It provides facilities for faculty, students and visiting scientists to conduct research and educational programs on southwest Missouri ecosystems.

West Plains CampusMissouri State University-West Plains has more than 10 buildings, including academic halls, a library, a bookstore and a student center. The West Plains campus also has a residence hall, called the Grizzly House. (See pages 14-15 for more details.)

Mountain Grove CampusMissouri State University-Mountain Grove has more than five buildings, including a classroom building, greenhouses, a fruit-processing center and a research winery. (See pages 12-13 for more details.)

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athletics

Missouri State University is committed to an intercollegiate athletics program that complements the mission of the University and operates in accordance with the principles and regulations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Sports• Baseball• Basketball (M, W)• Cross-Country (W)• Field Hockey• Football• Golf (M, W)• Indoor Track (W)• Outdoor Track (W)• Soccer (M, W)• Softball• Swimming (M, W)• Volleyball

History and Memorable MomentsMissouri State teams have made 40 NCAA championship appearances since moving to NCAA Division I in 1982-83. Seven Missouri State teams have become national champions at all levels of competition during the nearly 100 years of intercollegiate athletics at the University. Some memorable Missouri State athletics moments include:• 2008 Missouri State opens JQH Arena, its new $67 million basketball

facility• 2005 Lady Bears crowned National Invitational Tournament Champion• 2003 Baseball Bears advance to their first-ever NCAA College World Series• 2001 Lady Bears become the second team in school history to appear

in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four• The Lady Bears’ Jackie Stiles sets the NCAA record for career points

(3,393), as well as the single-season scoring record (1,062) as a senior at Missouri State in 2001. She won the Honda Awards Program Brod-erick Cup and was the Wade Trophy Recipient.

• Two-time All-American Casey Owens finishes career with seven school records and five Missouri Valley Conference records. She earns 15 MVC individual championships and helps Missouri State to a total of eight team titles in cross-country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.

• 1999 Bears basketball team advances to the Sweet 16• 1989 football Bears advance to NCAA Division I FCS quarterfinals• 1979 women’s field hockey team wins AIAW championship• 1974 softball team wins AIAW championship• 1963 men’s golf team wins NCAA Division II championship

For more online, see www.missouristatebears.com/.


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Missouri State University students get hands-on experience in agriculture and related fields at the William H. Darr Agricultural Center, a 90-acre site just five miles from the main Springfield campus. The center has grown in recent years. It has an arena, a barn, classrooms, horse stalls, laboratories and more. However, the expansion is not complete. MSU plans to transform Darr into a high-tech, well-equipped metropolitan research center.

The University plans to break ground on a 100,000-square-foot, $32 million recreation center in early 2010. The facility is largely being funded through a student-initiated student fee. The center is expected to be completed in fall 2011. The facility will include an aquatics center, two gyms, a rock-climbing wall, an indoor track, a cardiovascular center and rooms for dance, wrestling and martial arts.

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core operating budget

Missouri State University Budget Summary-All Funds Year Ending June 2010

Operating Revenue

Tuition and Fees $ 114,811,381 $ 112,013,002

Scholarships and Fellowships (46,242,950) (40,809,101)

Grants and Contracts 42,475,750 31,501,520

Sales and Services of

Educational Services 8,252,725 8,008,445

Sales and Services - Auxiliaries 38,186,418 37,051,858

Other Revenue 3,182,811 2,558,774

Total Operating Revenue 160,666,135 150,324,498

Operating Expenses

Faculty and Staff Salaries 114,877,678 116,139,231

Other Personnel 11,639,176 10,241,105

Benefits 34,303,583 34,022,930

Utilities 6,866,011 6,653,923

Bad Debt Expense 189,484 169,484

Supplies and Services 70,253,989 61,255,176

Total Operating Expenses 238,129,921 228,481,849

Operating Income (Loss) (77,463,786) (78,157,351)

TOTAL TOTAL FY2010 FY2009


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Other Non-Operating Revenues

(Expenses)

State Appropriations 87,265,095 87,265,095

Caring for Missourians - Federal 2,198,607

Gifts 8,073,374 9,857,095

Investment Income 759,000 953,400

Caring for Missourians - Federal (2,198,607)

Debt Service Transfers (9,783,420) (10,738,189)

Plant Fund Transfers (3,618,403) (4,981,740)

Net Non-operating Revenues

(Expenses) 82,695,646 82,355,661

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 5,231,860 4,198,310

Net Assets - Beginning of Year 79,528,618 70,892,485

Estimated Add’l Excess Revenues

Over Expenses 7,785,543 8,928,821

Non-Recurring Budget Allocations (2,912,974) (4,490,998)

Net Assets - End of Period $ 89,633,047 $ 79,528,618

TOTAL TOTAL FY2010 FY2009

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Missouri State University adheres to a strict nondiscrimination policy and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability or veteran status in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. In addition, the University does not discriminate on any basis (including, but not limited to, political and sexual orientation) not related to the applicable educational requirements for students or the applicable job requirements for employees. This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Questions concerning compliance with regulations may be directed to the Office for Equity and Diversity, Park Central Office Building Ste. 111, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65897, 417-836-4252. GOV 071 10

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