Student Success initiatives are housed in the Student Development and Public Affairs unit.
Its mission is: To enrich Missouri State University’s academic environment by fostering student, faculty, and staff success through interconnected programs and services to advance the public affairs mission.


Amy Freemyer
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Amy Freemyer has a long history with her field of study: “All of the deaf students in my hometown went to my elementary school. I learned sign language from them. My two younger sisters learned sign as well; when we played ‘school’ at home, we played deaf school.” She earned an associate’s degree from a community college and was an interpreter before she decided she wanted to be a deaf-education teacher. more