MSU-West Plains News

Fire Alarm Monitoring System Update

From Springfield campus: The university’s fire alarm monitoring system will undergo a major software upgrade on Wednesday, September 30, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 12 p.m.  The upgrade is expected to take approximately three hours to complete.

During this time, if a fire alarm sounds in your building or you have a fire, please call 911. After the initial call to 911 please let the facilities office know.

Facilities can be reached at 417-255-7268. 

Brian Mitchell
Director of Facility Operations, West Plains
WP Physical Plant

Events for the week of Sept. 28

Coffee and Career Guidance

Students are invited to join us in the Office of Career Services, Lybyer 210, for Coffee and Career Guidance on Monday, Sept. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for an informal drop-in event where they may enjoy complimentary coffee while learning about the resources and services available.

A-State Transfer Visit:

A transfer advisor from A-State will be visiting the MSU-WP campus on Thursday, Oct. 1,  from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Lybyer Hall main entrance area.

This will be a tabling event for students to drop by to visit with their rep about transfer opportunities.

Handshake Benefits Workshop

Students may join this event to activate their Handshake account and learn more about the benefits of using Handshake, the university’s career services management platform. This event will beheld on Monday Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to noon at Lybyer Hall, room 211.

Schedule an Appointment

If you would like to set up an appointment with Career Services, below are some of the different appointment types we offer:

• Career Document/ Portfolio Review
• Off Campus Job Search/ Networking
• Interview Preparation
• Transfer Process
• Career Planning

 

Click to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our career services staff members or scan the QR code below:

 

Temperatures are falling and so are our prices! Our annual Autumn Sale is happening September 21-25. Stop by the Drago College Store to receive 25% off storewide!

Stop by to get some Royal Grizzly Gear for the Volleyball Blue-Out Night on September 22!

Drago College Store
417-255-7227
Hass-Darr Hall

Event: Blood drive
Date: Thursday, Oct. 1
Time: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Student Recreation Center

Hey, Grizzly family! The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the Student Rec Center on Thursday, Oct. 1st from 11 AM until 4 PM. Come out and donate some blood!

Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter “MSUWP” in the “zip/sponsor code” box to schedule an appointment. Anyone who comes and donates blood will receive a $15 e-gift card! See the flyer attached for more information.

Save up to $360 on your annual health insurance premiums!

Flu vaccinations and employee biometric screenings will be available at the MSU-WP Student Recreation Center on October 14 and October 29.

Flu vaccinations provided by Magers are available to all employees, including full-time and part-time employees, as well as household members and students.

Full-time employees enrolled in Missouri State’s health plan can earn the full 2027 wellness incentive of $30 per month ($360 annually) by completing any two of three activities by December 1, 2026:

• Complete the wellness educational video/questionnaire in My Learning Connection (available Nov. 1–Dec. 1).
• Get a flu vaccination.
• Complete a biometric screening.

Please click to read the full HR announcement

Alyssa Collins
Assistant Director, Human Resources
Institutional Compliance Liaison
Missouri State University-West Plains

Career Vision Board & Journaling

Sponsored By: Career Services and Counseling
Date: Thursday, September 24
Time: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Location: Neurodiversity and Autism Center lounge

Join us for a relaxed and creative Career Vision Board and Journaling Workshop! A vision board is a poster that represents your goals, interests, values, and future aspirations using pictures, words, and inspirational quotes. During this low-stress activity, you’ll create your own board by cutting out images, phrases, and quotes that reflect the career, lifestyle, and achievements you hope to work toward.

The Counseling Center will provide DIY journals and journal prompts to encourage mindfulness, engagement, and decompression. As students explore their personal goals through creativity, they can create their own mini journal to help focus their mind and manage stress.

Whether you have a specific career path in mind or are still exploring options, this is a fun, pressure-free way to reflect on your future and what matters most to you.

All supplies will be provided. Just bring yourself and your ideas!

Coffee and Career Guidance

Date: Monday, Sept. 28
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Lybyer 210

Coffee and Career Guidance

Students are invited to join us in the Office of Career Services, Lybyer 210, for Coffee and Career Guidance, an informal drop-in event where you can enjoy complimentary coffee while learning about the resources and services available.

A-State Transfer Visit

Date: Thursday, Oct. 1
Time: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Lybyer Hall in the south entrance area

 

A transfer advisor from A-State will be visiting the MSU-WP campus on Thursday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hass-Darr Hall, in the Carol Silvey Student Union.

This will be a tabling event for students to drop by to visit with their rep about transfer opportunities.

 

Schedule an Appointment

 

If you need to set up an appointment with Career Services, below are some of the different appointment types we offer:

• Career Document/ Portfolio Review
• Off Campus Job Search/ Networking
• Interview Preparation
• Transfer Process
• Career Planning

 

Click to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our career services staff members or scan the QR code below: