Crowder continues to expand in Cassville
January 21, 2015
Charlea Mills
Crowder College has a rich history in the Barry and surrounding counties communities. What began as a small college in Neosho in 1963, eventually spread to include five campuses as well as classes in various towns in nine different counties. Unofficial results for the Cassville campus were that 405 students were enrolled for the spring 2015 semester.
For 50 years, Jim Tatum, a prominent motor vehicle and farm implement dealer at Anderson, was president of the Crowder College Board, driving much of the effort to expand and provide higher education options to more rural communities in southwest Missouri. For many, Tatum was considered a guiding star of the college’s initiative. Today, that initiative has grown to campuses in Neosho, Nevada, Webb City, Cassville and McDonald County.
Degree programs expanded and students were given many more options for completing their degrees to make them more employable without having to move to a more urban community.
The Cassville campus was established in 1999. Angela Seymour is the director of the Cassville campus, and the college has four full-time faculty and four half-time faculty, as well as 52 adjuncts.
The Cassville campus full time faculty include Mary Rogers, who teachers Communication Arts. Rogers has taught at the school since fall 2011 and was an adjunct at the school prior to that. She teaches English Composition 1 and 2, as well as Literature, Honors English and Developmental Writing.
David Jamieson is also full-time and teaches Life Sciences. Jamieson started full-time in 2011 and was an adjunct before that. His classes include General biology, Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, and Microbiology.
Teri George is the school’s full-time nursing professor. She teaches a variety of nursing courses and began full time in spring 2010.
The final full-time professor at Crowder is Sandra Wilson, who is the nursing coordinator and also teaches nursing courses. Wilson has been with the school since 2009.
Part-time faculty include Dr. Larry Quinalty, who teaches Communication Arts, Literature and Speech, Dr. Heidi Henderson, who teaches Psychology and Sociology, Kelli Stephens, who teaches College Orientation, College Success, and College Connections, as well as coordinating student activities, and George Remenar, who teaches Physical Science and Chemistry.
In all, the school also boasts another eight full-time staff and three half-time staff as well as students for the federal work-study program.
Seymour said that the Cassville campus has had a slight decline in students the last two years, which she attributes to a few different factors. Seymour said, “We opened a site for classes in Monett and another in Mt. Vernon, which draws several hundred students. The economy also contributes to enrollment. When the economy is poor, we see an increase in enrollment as individuals go back to school to increase skills to get into the work force. As the economy improves, enrollment decreases. Individuals are able to find more jobs, many of which are entry-level and do not need college degrees.”
The Cassville campus currently offers full degrees in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, General Studies, History, Nursing, Psychology, Teaching and Social Work beginning this fall.
Charlea Mills
Crowder College has a rich history in the Barry and surrounding counties communities. What began as a small college in Neosho in 1963, eventually spread to include five campuses as well as classes in various towns in nine different counties. Unofficial results for the Cassville campus were that 405 students were enrolled for the spring 2015 semester.
For 50 years, Jim Tatum, a prominent motor vehicle and farm implement dealer at Anderson, was president of the Crowder College Board, driving much of the effort to expand and provide higher education options to more rural communities in southwest Missouri. For many, Tatum was considered a guiding star of the college’s initiative. Today, that initiative has grown to campuses in Neosho, Nevada, Webb City, Cassville and McDonald County.
Degree programs expanded and students were given many more options for completing their degrees to make them more employable without having to move to a more urban community.
The Cassville campus was established in 1999. Angela Seymour is the director of the Cassville campus, and the college has four full-time faculty and four half-time faculty, as well as 52 adjuncts.
The Cassville campus full time faculty include Mary Rogers, who teachers Communication Arts. Rogers has taught at the school since fall 2011 and was an adjunct at the school prior to that. She teaches English Composition 1 and 2, as well as Literature, Honors English and Developmental Writing.
David Jamieson is also full-time and teaches Life Sciences. Jamieson started full-time in 2011 and was an adjunct before that. His classes include General biology, Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, and Microbiology.
Teri George is the school’s full-time nursing professor. She teaches a variety of nursing courses and began full time in spring 2010.
The final full-time professor at Crowder is Sandra Wilson, who is the nursing coordinator and also teaches nursing courses. Wilson has been with the school since 2009.
Part-time faculty include Dr. Larry Quinalty, who teaches Communication Arts, Literature and Speech, Dr. Heidi Henderson, who teaches Psychology and Sociology, Kelli Stephens, who teaches College Orientation, College Success, and College Connections, as well as coordinating student activities, and George Remenar, who teaches Physical Science and Chemistry.
In all, the school also boasts another eight full-time staff and three half-time staff as well as students for the federal work-study program.
Seymour said that the Cassville campus has had a slight decline in students the last two years, which she attributes to a few different factors. Seymour said, “We opened a site for classes in Monett and another in Mt. Vernon, which draws several hundred students. The economy also contributes to enrollment. When the economy is poor, we see an increase in enrollment as individuals go back to school to increase skills to get into the work force. As the economy improves, enrollment decreases. Individuals are able to find more jobs, many of which are entry-level and do not need college degrees.”
The Cassville campus currently offers full degrees in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, General Studies, History, Nursing, Psychology, Teaching and Social Work beginning this fall.