Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri State University is looking into what fees they can reimburse students for since they won’t be able to complete the academic year physically on campus.
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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 virus crisis, Missouri State University has suffered a financial strain from student reimbursements and a freeze on state funding.
Throughout the country, students are experiencing coronavirus-related fear. However, international students have a unique set of fears that others may not. No only are they worried about themselves in the U.S.’ COVID-19 hotspot, but there may also be worry for their families abroad.
Many students endure countless hours in the library, sleepless nights of studying and other obstacles to graduation in their own way and for each particular program.
One Missouri State student started a petition to have a pass/fail grading system. University officials listened.
The coronavirus has taken control of people’s lives. It canceled March Madness. It postponed the Olympics. It canceled spring sports. It shut down businesses and cost people their jobs. It put timelines on hold.
A few weeks ago, the Missouri State baseball team left for Kansas City mid-morning to fly to California for a weekend series against the University of California Irvine — an area that was already impacted by the coronavirus.
A Missouri State official confirmed Wednesday local hospitals have requested MSU provide a select residence hall as a place for local health care workers to stay while COVID-19 cases rise in Greene County.
The day I turned 16 I got a job at the best restaurant in town. Granted, it was a local Mexican restaurant nestled inside a motel built for truckers and was on its way to being condemned. But for my quaint town in the middle of Missouri, there was no finer dining establishment.
As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, ripple effects have caused mass cancellations throughout the sports and entertainment world. This opens the door for alternative forms of media to enter into the viewing spectrum.
With the sports world ground to a halt, the shutdown created by the novel coronavirus has put the Missouri State club hockey team in an odd position.
Springfield Public Schools announced they are requiring employees to return to work during the COVID-19 outbreak on March 24 to provide childcare services for healthcare providers and first responders.
Following Greene County’s announcement of a “stay-at-home” order on March 24, Missouri State University officials have responded with a COVID-19 Work and Compensation Policy. A release provided on MSU’s website promises details of the policy March 25.
The Multicultural Resource Center has been a part of the Missouri State campus since 1988, but as of this semester, there are plans to relocate it to where the Office of Student Engagement is.
Every morning when Kyle Weems wakes up, he immediately grabs his phone and scrolls through Twitter in hopes of news the Italian government has canceled the rest of the Lega Basket Serie season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Missouri State University announced the extension of spring break and the move to online classes on Tuesday, March 17. This came several days after the University of Missouri system released a press release announcing their move to online learning starting March 13.
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A Missouri State University lacrosse player tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday morning, head coach Donnie Curran confirmed to The Standard. It is the first confirmed case with ties to the university.
University asks students returning from high-risk COVID areas to stay away, move out at a later date
Missouri State University's Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services is offering “40% credit of the housing accommodation charges for the Spring 2020 semester” back to students' university accounts to those who check out of their hall by April 12, according to an update on MSU’s website Friday.
As of March 20, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported there are eight cases of the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, in Greene County. Gov. Parson reported the first death in Boone County on Wednesday.
The nation is facing a pandemic. As restaurants and bars close, travel advisories are released and classes are put online, uncertainty looms. How does this pandemic affect our mental health?
In an effort to combat COVID-19 and serve the public, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department has set up a mobile testing site. Today’s testing site is located in Springfield’s downtown, but it is not open to just anyone.
On Tuesday, March 18, Missouri State sent out a mass email announcing spring break will be extended through March 27 and all in-person classes beginning March 30 will be taught through “alternative means.”
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While the university has not completely shut down, Missouri State University will be transitioning to online-only classes starting March 30, after an extra week of spring break.
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The university announced the biggest decision yet in the face of coronavirus’ threat.
By now, I believe everyone has either heard of or prepared for the COVID-19 outbreak. As we watch the numbers grow in our country, we must also be aware of how this virus has affected other countries. For those of you who don’t know, Italy’s number of confirmed cases has drastically increase…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson traveled to Springfield Thursday for a press conference announcing the first “presumptive positive” case of coronavirus to hit Greene County.
Missouri State University released a statement Thursday morning campus will not close at this time.
Coronavirus has swept across the globe and has affected the sports world this week.
As the coronavirus continues to threaten the United States, the Missouri State baseball team’s road-trip to UC-Irvine this weekend was canceled.
Missouri State University is requiring students and staff to immediately notify Magers Health and Wellness Center if they travel to countries the CDC has labeled as level 2 countries affected by COVID-19.
COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, has seemingly sent the world into a panic, with some nations shutting down travel outside the country.
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Missouri State University officials are continuing to monitor the threat of coronavirus to the community in the coming months, especially with the Disease Control and Prevention’s recent warnings, and the partnership MSU has with its “China branch campus” in Dalian, China.
Many pharmacies across the Springfield area are suffering from shortages in flu masks due to the recent coronavirus outbreak in China and its spread to the United States.
What death frightens you the most? Drowning? Falling from a great height? Dying in a car crash? Succumbing to a disease that kills less than 3% of those infected and has infected 11 people in your country of 350,000,000?
What death frightens you the most? Drowning? Falling from a great height? Dying in a car crash? Or succumbing to a disease that kills less than 3% of those infected and has infected seven people in your country of 350,000,000?
