Shown first is the statue of mascot Boomer the Bear, in front of the Student Union. The Lady Bears basketball program has twice made the Final Four.
Shown next is Carrington Hall, the Administration Building.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Missouri State University
Frequent contributor Rebecca Oldham visited Springfield, Missouri a while back and took some photos of Missouri State University. As shown on this school seal, the institution was once known as Southwest Missouri State College. The school achieved university (instead of college) status in 1972, and then in 2005, the "Southwest" was dropped, yielding the current name (Wikipedia entry).
Shown first is the statue of mascot Boomer the Bear, in front of the Student Union. The Lady Bears basketball program has twice made the Final Four.
Finally, behind the Student Union, is the aforementioned seal. To the left of the seal is Siceluff Hall (English), whereas to the right is Hill Hall (Education). Siceluff and Hill are parallel and don't actually intersect; my juxtaposition of the pictures just makes it seem that way.
As Rebecca mentioned, Missouri State has a very successful theatre arts program, whose graduates include John Goodman, Kathleen Turner, and Tess Harper.
Shown first is the statue of mascot Boomer the Bear, in front of the Student Union. The Lady Bears basketball program has twice made the Final Four.
