Sections Options Links Classifieds InteractiveThe point of going to college is to find a job afterward, right? Let's check up on how some soon-to-be graduates are doing on their job searches. Continuing education Some of our soon-to-be graduates are skipping the job hunt to focus on their educations.
Is your job outlook looking dismal? Don't despair. The career center on the Missouri State campus can help to alleviate many problems and put a more optimistic spin on things. Even when times are tight, those with the necessary skills can always find jobs, said Jack Hunter, the director of the Career Center.
Missouri will soon be home to a new car plant that will bring jobs to Kansas City. By 2010, the Smith Electric Vehicle Corporation will be in operation and provide about 120 jobs to people living in the Kansas City area, each with salaries of $44,000 and benefits, said Scott Holste, a spokesperson for Gov.
Climbing over 100 feet up the middle of a once-abandoned grain silo sounds like the idea of a crazed college kid, but this concrete concept has been crafted into a business out of silos similar to ones Missouri State owns downtown. Springfield bought the Missouri Farmers Association mill downtown in 2003 for $100,000 as part of a project to restore a local eyesore into something to benefit the community.
Missouri State student Skyler Tolson died Monday after falling into a coma last week. A Facebook group titled "Keep Skyler in our Hearts & Prayers" kept friends and family updated on Tolson's status. On Tuesday, Renee Tolson posted that he had died the previous day.
The new GI Bill is set to go into effect Aug. 1, bringing with it what could be more education funding for more people, but those who could benefit say there are still a lot of unanswered questions. The bill, passed last summer, is designed to make it possible for veterans and veterans' families to go to college for little to no cost out of pocket, but many are skeptical.