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WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Missouri State University (MSU) made significant strides at its campuses in West Plains and Springfield during the 2021-2022 academic year, but issues involving enrollment and its impact on the budget will need to be addressed moving forward. Those were the messages given by MSU President Clif Smart and MSU-West Plains (MSU-WP) Chancellor Dennis Lancaster during the annual state of the university address Oct. 7 at Hass-Darr Hall in West Plains. Smart said there was much to celebrate from the past year. The MSU Foundation set a new record in fund raising, collecting over $32 million in donations. More than $1 million of that was earmarked for MSU-WP. A naming gift from Great Southern Bank for the arena will allow the university to fully meet the late John Q. Hammons commitment on the facility. A combination of $50 million in federal funding and $30 million in state funding awarded to the university will allow the Springfield campus to move forward with phase 1 of it