MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE
BUYS 26 ACRES FROM CITY
Missouri Valley College has been visiting with various community leaders and campus groups to develop ideas on the use of 26 acres of property it has purchased near the campus. President Joe Parisi said he hopes to advance plans for the property in the next several months, but prioritizes advancing campus strategic goals and finding a way to partner with the community on some of the land. Marshall Mayor Vince Lutterbie and Parisi signed the paperwork in mid-October for the sale of the land to the college. The tract, known to some in Marshall as the “Gieringer property,” is adjacent to MVC’s Burns Athletic Complex and Viking Village.
“This sale is not only important to Missouri Valley’s plans but also the city’s planning efforts,” Lutterbie said. “This is a first step toward Marshall’s new master plan, and we are including the plans of both Missouri Valley College and the Marshall Schools.” Parisi made a presentation to the council earlier in October, outlining some of Missouri Valley’s student needs in the area of housing and activities, and asked for help integrating the college’s planning with the city’s needs. “We’ve done a lot of strategic planning in the last nine months and none of it is more important than “how do we take care of our students and how do we become a stronger part of the community,” Parisi said.
TRADITION MEETS OPPORTUNITY: MVC LAUNCHES NEW
ONLINE DEGREE INITIATIVE Another big change is the addition of Dr. Joe Alsobrook to lead the online initiative. The new Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Online Operations has worked with “lightning speed" to add the new programs and position Missouri Valley well in the competitive online environment.
Missouri Valley College is investing heavily into online education and has more than quadrupled the number of programs it is offering. The college has added 13 online degree programs, ranging from Business Administration to Economics and Elementary Education. Other degrees offered online include Agribusiness, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Finance, Marketing, Nursing, and Sports Management, in addition to Master’s in Educational Administration and Nursing. To accommodate the first phase of the new online push, Missouri Valley College began offering its online programs in eight-week terms, something President Joe Parisi says is “a must in today’s environment. “Online students want to know how much it costs and how quickly they can get it,” Parisi said. “We’ve got to deliver multiple start times to meet their needs.”
The online team at Missouri Valley College already has developed a slogan for the initiative – Tradition Meets Opportunity. Parisi said the slogan is a perfect match for tradition-rich MVC. Alsobrook, who directed successful online programs at other colleges, said Missouri Valley is undertaking many other strategic endeavors to support the online initiative, including digital advertising and numerous website changes and upgrades. Alumni can review Missouri Valley’s College’s online degree options, visit moval.edu/mvc-online.
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