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Missouri State's University Band program comprises 18 bands: the 300-member Pride Marching Band, six concert bands, five jazz bands, two basketball bands, and several entertainment ensembles.

The COAL Mission  The College of Arts and Letters promotes learning, scholarship, and service to the broader community in all aspects of human communication — spoken, written, visual, musical, dramatic, and electronically mediated. With support for general education and with discipline-specific degrees, both undergraduate and graduate, we aim to foster intellectual independence, expressive competence, and aesthetic appreciation within the traditional arenas of arts and letters. We also aim to instill the desire and capability for lifelong learning, in keeping with the advancements of our disciplines and their technologies. In the departments and programs of the College, we enhance students' creative and performance skills, sharpen students' communication effectiveness in a variety of languages and media, and prepare students to be effective professionals and community members. We hope to model an attitude of respect for diverse cultures, traditions, values, ideas, and ways of knowing.
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4/29/2008
* Call for proposals on Asian Studies *
The Asian Arts and Letters Committee is soliciting proposals for funding assistance for the 2008-09 academic year. (more...)

5/1/2008
Ozarks Writing Project Teacher-Consultants Selected for NY Holocaust Fellowship
Two Teacher-Consultants from the Ozarks Writing Project will attend NY Holocaust Seminar in July (more...)

4/25/2008
Teacher-Consultant to attend NWP Professional Writing Retreat
Writing Center Director Michael Frizell selected to attend professional writing retreat. (more...)

4/15/2008
The Standard wins sweepstakes in state contest
Missouri State paper takes most points at Missouri College Media Association contest (more...)

4/13/2008
Professor of Music History presents paper at London conference
James Parsons, Professor of Music History, presents paper at London conference "The Impact of Nazism on Music in the Twentieth Century." (more...)

4/8/2008
Missouri State debaters finish historic season
Debate team finishes 3rd in National Debate Tournament and captures top speaker award at two national tournaments. (more...)

This Week's Events



Featuring . . .


Electronic Arts Student Showcase May 14, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the PSU Theatre

COAL Spring Graduate Reception May 16, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.

COAL Spring Commencement May 16, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

Art of Africa Special Collection at Meyer Library until May 19, 2008