A Message from the SMSU President

Dear Alumni and Friends, I hope you had an amazing holiday season with family and friends and are looking forward to the start of the new year. I am happy to tell you that our Mustang Family continues to grow with a 10.8% increase in new first-year students in Fall 2023 and a 6.2% increase in the overall full-year equivalent number. I feel very fortunate to work with dedicated faculty and staff whose hard work and collaborative efforts continue to attract students to SMSU. I am very proud to say that I am a Mustang!

Last summer was very busy on campus with department moves and renovations prompted by a new partnership with the Southwest/West Central Service Coop (SW/WC) and the Marshall School District. The SW/WC started a lease of the Social Sciences building in September that will provide educational programming to area students starting next year. The new lease

required moving faculty between several buildings and renovating parts of Charter Hall and the Science and Technology building. This is a valuable relationship that will increase overall campus utilization, contribute to a more vibrant campus, and will help SMSU move forward with additional campus improvement projects.

I also want to thank everyone who has made donations to support SMSU students this year. The SMSU Foundation had a record year exceeding $8.6 million in total support and revenue. These investments will help us increase scholarship and program funding, renovate classrooms and residence halls, and enhance the overall student experience at SMSU including the purchase of nearly $720,000 in state-of-the-art academic equipment for programs across campus in 2023. I am truly grateful for the generosity of our alumni and friends.