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Jan 14, 2025 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
A Missouri State University graphic design student was recently selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) St. Louis to work on its brand identity for an upcoming student conference. Noah Scott Braun, a senior majoring in graphic design, is one of two students who will be developing and designing the AIGA St. Louis Student Conference brand identity to prepare for the conference in February 2025.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
The Missouri State University Board of Governors has voted unanimously to support President Richard “Biff” Williams via an email to the MSU campus. “We have confidence in his ability to lead Missouri State, and we are committed to working alongside him to ensure the university is a safe and welcoming environment for all students, faculty and staff,” the email said.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia |Em Blackstone
Missouri State University’s Faculty Senate met in a carry-over meeting and voted “no confidence” in President Richard “Biff” Williams on Thursday, Nov. 21. The Board of Governors also met on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for the third time since a federal lawsuit was filed against Williams on Nov. 7, and plans to meet again on Friday. The Faculty Senate carry-over meeting met at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
Nate Shuler, producer of the original feature film “Seeing Someone Else,” said the film’s premiere was his first time watching the film in its entirety, and it nearly brought him to tears. “Surreal doesn’t do it justice,” he said. “It was other-worldly. And then I blinked my eye, and it was over, and everyone was congratulating us and giving us flowers and asking for autographs.” On Friday, Nov.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
The Missouri State University Board of Governors meets for its third special meeting in two weeks since a federal lawsuit was filed against President Richard “Biff” Williams by former colleagues of his from Utah Tech University. Becky Broadbent, Jared Rasband and Hazel Sainsbury are suing Williams for misattribution to a phallic arrangement made of vegetables that he left outside the home of a former vice president of his who was recovering from a vasectomy.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
President “Biff” Williams spoke at the Missouri State University Faculty Senate meeting Thursday, where he delivered a prepared statement and answered questions from senate and general audience members. Williams’ appearance at the meeting follows a federal lawsuit filed against him by his former Utah Tech University colleagues on Nov. 7, regarding the misattribution of a phallic display, along with other allegations of harassment in a toxic workplace.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
The MSU Board of Governors held another special meeting on Wednesday after an emergency meeting was called on Nov. 8. The meeting, conducted over Zoom, started at 3 p.m. and was initially open to the public. After roll call, the board members voted to move into a closed session. At that point, The Standard and any other viewers not permitted in the closed session were removed from the meeting.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
The Missouri State University screenwriting program was ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2024 by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). The BEA hosts the Festival of Media Arts, an annual competition to showcase work from university students in various categories, from news to film and video. In 2024, the Festival of Arts, which also represents creative works made by faculty, received over 1,800 submissions from over 300 colleges and universities.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
The Missouri State University screenwriting program was ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2024 by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). The BEA hosts the Festival of Media Arts, an annual competition to showcase work from university students in various categories, from news to film and video. In 2024, the Festival of Arts, which also represents creative works made by faculty, received over 1,800 submissions from over 300 colleges and universities.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
the-standard.org | Liz Garcia
Missouri State University President Richard “Biff” Williams, former president of Utah Tech University, was accused by three former colleagues in a lawsuit filed Thursday of arranging vegetables to represent male genitalia after a vice president on his previous cabinet underwent a surgery, among other instances of misconduct. Accompanying the apparent joke, Williams allegedly left a note with the zucchini and eggplant.
