On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Michael Garoutte to learn about the awards – now in their 30th year – which celebrate campus leadership, as well as senior Jordan Gibson, who was named the 2021 Leader of the Year.

As the director of ticketing operations and event management, Terrence Scott is a familiar face at games and other athletic events. You might also recognize him as a former member of the Lions football team, having played as a defensive back from 2006-10. But if you tuned in to the university’s virtual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration this year, you would have seen and heard another side of Terrence, who provided live and pre-recorded music for the event. A multi-instrumentalist since a young age, he has recorded two EP’s of his praise music in the last few years, with a third on the way this summer. In this episode of “MOSOunds,” we check in with Terrence to talk about his music and his personal journey, where he finds inspiration and what’s ahead.

The Project Stay program recently held a special celebration to recognize the many first-generation college students attending Missouri Southern.

It marked the fourth national celebration and the second year that it has been observed at MSSU.

On this episode of “MOSOunds,” we’re joined by Dr. Debbie Fort, director of Project Stay, and senior nursing major Taylor Boyett to talk about how Missouri Southern works to support those students who are the first in their family to attend college.

“13 Midnights” – a new anthology film featuring 13 ghostly stories – recently made its debut on Amazon Prime.

The film, which features actors sharing these stories directly with you, the viewer, is the creation of Steve Scearcy, a 1972 graduate of Missouri Southern State University who now lives in Kansas City.

Filmed in black and white, a cast of regional actors and actresses share the collected stories … such as a creepy reflection that dwells in a barroom mirror, piano lessons that continue to haunt a man years later, and a monster that lives under the bed. Scearcy himself appears in the film, popping in and out as a narrator between some of the segments to address the audience.

In this episode of “MOSOunds,” Scearcy talks about “13 Midnights” as well as his time at Missouri Southern. For more information about the film, click here.

Members of the Lion Pride Marching Band spent a recent Friday afternoon performing for Freeman employees and patients.

Don Linn, director of bands at Missouri Southern, says the idea of creating community outreach pep bands came as his department began grappling with the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It became clear to us that we wouldn’t necessarily have the opportunity to play at football games or even have parades like we normally do,” he says. “So how do you get music to people?”

In this episode of “MOSOunds,” we spend a little time with the band to learn how they’re adapting to the situation. Listen below to learn more about the band’s plans this fall and to hear some of their performance.

On this edition of MOSOunds, we’ll hear from Dr. Sharlow about the annual concert and let you enjoy some of the performances from this year’s event, held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

In this episode of MOSOunds, we’ll learn more about the band, the debut album they’re currently prepping and why their passion for Mexican food is a recurring theme.