Joplin council to consider funding for MSSU health center
Dec. 19—An agreement for the city of Joplin to give $1.5 million of its nearly $13.8 million American Rescue Plan Act funding to Missouri Southern ...
Dec. 19—An agreement for the city of Joplin to give $1.5 million of its nearly $13.8 million American Rescue Plan Act funding to Missouri Southern State University will be considered Monday by the City Council. The money would go toward the $30 million MSSU needs to build a Health Science Innovation Center. The center is one of the capital projects to receive funding from Gov. Mike Parson's $470 million allocation in the state budget for building needs at the state's colleges and universities. Dean Van Galen, university president, told the governor during a February visit to MSSU that Joplin serves as a hub for health sciences for the Four-State Area.