A Special Reunion
This year’s Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA) has been a special one for Tonya Keyser. A participant of the first Academy in 1985, Keyser returned this year as a faculty member, teaching a metalsmithing major course. “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to come back after so many years,” Keyser said. “I love being here. Even…
Building Friendships and Creating Memories
As Christina Andrade Melly was preparing her keynote speech to kick off the 2023 Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA), she had one thought on her mind – how could she express to each student that they were about to have a life-changing experience? Thankfully, Melly had plenty of personal experience to pull from. A participant of…
Help keep MSA accessible for future scholars!
MSA needs your help! The Missouri legislature is starting to create the budget for 2024. The proposed funding for both MSA and another Missouri program would make the cost of attendance over $1,300 for each future scholar. So, here is where YOU come in! Help us advocate for full academy funding. Please send a letter…
A Conversation with Brian Stuhlman, Director of Programing at MSA
Brian Stuhlman came to the Missouri Scholars Academy its first year in Mark Twain Hall, 1993.
COVID-19 Couldn’t Stop the Missouri Scholars Academy
The official colors for the 2021 MSA program were Zoom Blue and Rust. An accurate selection, considering that 2021 was the second year that the Missouri Scholars Academy went virtual due to the pandemic. Offering 23 classes to 240 scholars for two weeks in June, MSA moved online again, but this time they were ready…
MSA Launches First-Ever Merch Store
Anyone lost their MSA shirt? Maybe you wish you could wear your MSA shirt every. single. day. Or maybe you’re a person who loves options. Whatever category you fall into, MSA is here for you! Missouri Scholars Academy is proud to announce that we are launching our very first, never before seen, it’s-about-time online merch…
Q&A with Ted Tarkow, MSA Director 1985-2014
Tell me MSA’s origin story. How did MSA come about? I came to Columbia in 1970, and it wasn’t too long after that that I started getting involved with honors college stuff and those kinds of initiatives. In the early 80’s, there were some families in Springfield, Mo., down in Green county, who had heard…
From Rogersville to Dublin
Christopher Dade enjoyed growing up in the small town of Rogersville, Mo., once dubbed the “raccoon capital of the world.” In Rogersville, there was a tangible sense of community and a comfort in knowing most everyone, but there was always something missing for Dade. He found that something when he arrived at MSA in 2012.…
MSA: One Big Community
After spending three weeks of summer 2014 in Columbia, Mo., for the Missouri Scholars Academy, Riley Messer said her plan for college was set. “I loved Mark Twain, I loved the campus, I loved the vibe of Columbia, and I loved the intellectual community that MSA had that also translates to the [MU] Honors College,”…