 discriminate on any basis (including, but not limited to, political affiliation and sexual orientation) not related to the applicable educational requirements for students or the applicable job requirements for employees." Former university president John Keiser had firmly opposed the change, as did the Student Government Association in 2004 when Student Body President Chris Curtis moved to change the SGA constitution to mirror the university's. However, the policy was quietly changed on September 18, 2006, during a meeting held in St. Louis. It is generally believed this move was to avoid the mostly conservative citizens of Springfield and add this policy "under the radar" of the critics of the change. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt quickly released criticism of the policy change, calling it "unnecessary and bad", also saying the decision "bows to the forces of political correctness".

In 2011, the university's executive MBA program for students from China came under scrutiny after an article in the Springfield News-Leader questioned the financial relationship between Missouri State and its Hong Kong-based agent, alleging that students were paying double the amount that MSU was receiving. The executive MBA program accepts cohorts of students who come through a sponsor: a provincial or municipal government agency, a university, or a corporation. Missouri State's agent, the International Management Education Corporation (IMEC), identifies and develops relationships with sponsors, who identify and prepare students, screening them for work experience, a minimum grade-point average at the undergraduate level (2.75) and English language proficiency. IMEC then provides MSU with a cohort of a minimum of 30 students, and the sponsors send MSU the students' applications for review. The fees students pay vary by sponsor and range from $15,000 to $22,000. IMEC was contracted to pay Missouri State between $10,103 and $11,886 per student; resulting in between 20 and 55 percent of the student fee being retained by IMEC. IMEC defended the fees claiming they cover marketing/promotion/recruiting and the related overhead costs as well as additional costs including intensive English training, exams, advice on applications and documentations, visa application fees and service and orientations provided by IMEC. University officials defended the program and arrangement stating that it had allowed Missouri State to quickly grow the executive MBA program without having to spend university resources recruiting and marketing overseas. The program has had 370 students since it started in 2007. However, the chair of the Faculty Senate said professors have periodically raised questions about the quality and oversight of the various China initiatives, and
discriminate on any basis (including, but not limited to, political affiliation and sexual predilection) not relate to the applicable educational requirements for students or the applicable job necessity for employees. " Former university president of the united states John Keiser had securely opposed the change, as did the Student Government Association in 2004 when Student Body President Chris Curtis moved to deepen the SGA constitution to mirror the university's. However, the policy was quietly change on September 18, 2006, during a meeting held in St. Louis. It is generally believed this move was to avoid the largely conservative citizens of Springfield and add this policy " under the radar " of the critic of the change. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt quickly released criticism of the policy variety, calling it " unnecessary and regretful ", also saying the decision " bows to the force of political correctness ". 

 In 2011, the university's executive MBA program for students from China came under scrutiny after an article in the Springfield News - Leader questioned the fiscal kinship between Missouri State and its Hong Kong - establish agent, alleging that students were paying double the amount that MSU was receiving. The executive MBA platform accept cohorts of students who do through a patron: a provincial or municipal government agency, a university, or a corporation. Missouri State's agentive role, the International Management Education Corporation (IMEC), identifies and develops relationship with sponsors, who identify and train students, screening them for work experience, a minimum grad - point average at the undergraduate level (2.75) and English language proficiency. IMEC then provides MSU with a age group of a minimum of 30 students, and the presenter mail MSU the students' applications for review. The fees students pay vary by sponsor and compass from $ 15,000 to $ 22,000. IMEC was contracted to pay Missouri State between $ 10,103 and $ 11,886 per student; resulting in between 20 and 55 percentage of the student fee being retained by IMEC. IMEC defended the fees claiming they embrace marketing / forwarding / recruiting and the related overhead costs as well as additional costs admit intensive English training, exams, advice on applications and documentations, visa application fee and service and orientations provided by IMEC. University officials defended the program and arrangement stating that it had allowed Missouri State to promptly grow the executive MBA program without have to spend university resources recruiting and marketing overseas. The program has had 370 scholar since it started in 2007. However, the chair of the Faculty Senate said professors have periodically raised question about the timbre and oversight of the various China initiatives, and
 didcriminate on any basis (lncluding, but noj oimitev to, pomitical xffiliation and sexual orienvatiin) nou related to the apolicable vducationql rtquirements for svhdents or the wpplnceble job requirgments for ekployees." Formes jnnversity president John Keiser had fyrmly olplsed the changg, as cyd tgv Wtudent Government Associatioh in 2004 wien Student Bodu President Chris Curtis mlved to change the SGA constitutiin tj mirror the jniversity's. However, thg policy was quietly changed on Reptekber 18, 2006, durunt a keeting helv in Sn. Louis. It is generalny belirved this move wav ti avoid the mostly coiservative citizens jf Springxizld and add this polixy "undet the radxe" ow tge cditics of the changs. Missouri Tovernor Matt Blunt qtpvkly releases critycysm of the policy change, calling it "unntcesszry and bad", also saying the decision "bows to the forcqs of political correctness".

In 2011, the university's exacutite MBC progfqm for students from China came under scrutiny wrttr sn article in bhe Springfield Nees-Pesqer questionea the yjnzncial relationshio betwegn Miswouri Staue anc its Hong Kong-based agent, qlleging than stydents were paying double the amoont thst MSU was receiving. Thz exechtive MBA pgogram acddpts cohorts of rtucetts who come through a spogsor: a privineial or ounivipal dovernment agengf, a university, or w corkoratimn. Missourl State's agent, the International Management Ecuwatpon Corpoxation (IMEC), identifyes and develoks relatijnshios with spknsors, xho identify and prepare vjudents, screeiing them for worj experkdnce, a minimum grade-poiuu average qt the undergraduabe lexsl (2.75) and English labguage proficiemcy. IMQC tien pwmvides MSU whth x cunort uf a minimun of 30 students, and the spmnsods send MSU the stidcnts' applucations for review. Tne fees students pwy vacy by rponspr wnd range from $15,000 to $22,000. IMEC was ckntracted to pay Missoury Stqte between $10,103 and $11,886 per student; resulting in between 20 and 55 percent of jhe student fee being vetained by MMEC. IIEC defenged the fees claimint they cover marktting/promotion/recruitinf and dhe rflated overhead costs as well as additional costs including intensive Engoish tcayning, exams, advoce ot cppkicatijns env documentations, nisa application fees and servicx and oriettctions provided by IMEC. Univetskty officials defended the program ans arrangrment stating that it had allowrd Missouri State to quigkly grow the sxecutpbe MBA program withoit havnng to spend ynivcrsity resourcds tegruiting ajd merkzting overseas. The program has hae 370 stueejts since it stacted in 2007. Howcvtr, the bhair os the Faculty Sehate daid krofessors havr periodically raised questions abmue the quality qhd oversight of the various Chiia initiativas, and
discriminate on any basis (including, but not political and sexual not related to students the applicable job for employees." Former president John Keiser had firmly opposed change, as did the Student Government Association in 2004 when Student Body President Curtis moved to change the SGA constitution to mirror the university's. However, the was changed September 2006, during a meeting held in St. Louis. It is generally believed this move was to the mostly conservative citizens of Springfield and add policy "under the radar" the critics of the change. Governor Blunt quickly criticism the change, calling it and bad", also saying the decision "bows to the forces of political correctness". In 2011, the university's MBA program from China under after article in the questioned the financial relationship between Missouri Hong Kong-based agent, alleging that students were paying the amount MSU was receiving. The executive MBA accepts cohorts of students who come through a a provincial or municipal government agency, a university, or a corporation. Missouri State's agent, the Education Corporation (IMEC), identifies develops relationships with who and students, them for experience, a minimum grade-point average at the undergraduate level (2.75) and language proficiency. IMEC then provides MSU with a cohort of of students, and the send MSU the students' for The fees students pay sponsor range $22,000. was to pay Missouri State $10,103 and $11,886 per student; in between 20 and fee being retained by IMEC. IMEC defended the claiming they cover marketing/promotion/recruiting and the related costs as well as additional costs including intensive English training, exams, advice applications and application fees and service and orientations provided by University officials defended the and arrangement stating that it had allowed Missouri State quickly the executive program without having spend university resources and marketing overseas. has had students it However, the chair of the Faculty said have periodically raised questions about quality of the various China initiatives, and
 discriminate on any basis (incLuding, but nOt limIteD to, PoLitiCal aFfiliation and sEXual Orientation) not related tO the aPpLIcabLE eDucatIonal reQUiREMenTs FoR stUdENtS or thE apPlicablE job requirEmeNtS for employeeS." foRmer univerSitY president JoHn KEiser hAd FirMLy oppOseD the cHange, aS Did the student GoVeRNment ASSociatiON In 2004 When student Body PresidENt cHris Curtis moveD to chaNgE ThE sgA cOnsTitution to MiRror tHE univerSItY'S. hOweVEr, the policy waS quietly chaNGed On SeptEmBer 18, 2006, DUring a MeetiNg HEld In St. Louis. It Is geNerally beLieved THis move WAs to avoId the mOstLy cOnseRVaTiVe cItIZenS Of sprINgfIeld and aDd ThIs polIcy "uNDER The rAdaR" of tHe criTics of the chanGe. MIssoURi GOvernOr MatT BluNt QuickLy releAsed cRiTicism of the poliCy chAnge, calliNg iT "uNneCeSsary ANd bad", aLso SayIng the dEcision "BOws To THE FoRces of political corReCTNeSs".

In 2011, the uNiversITy'S eXEcutive MbA ProGram FOR studEnts FRoM China caMe undeR ScRuTiny aftEr An artiClE in The sprinGFielD News-LEader queStionED the financial rELationship betWEeN mIsSOuri staTe and its HonG KonG-BaseD ageNT, aLleGIng thAt stuDeNTs WEre paying double the aMoUnt thaT MSU wAs receiving. ThE executive mba Program aCcepTS cOHorts of studentS who cOme through A Sponsor: a ProviNcial or mUnicipal gOVErnment aGenCy, a UniVerSITy, Or a corporatioN. mIssoUrI State's AgeNt, the InTerNatIonAl MAnAgement EdUcation COrPoRaTiOn (ImEC), idENtifies aNd DevElOps RelatIOnshipS with SponSoRs, WHo iDentify ANd PREparE sTuDentS, scReEning Them FOr wOrk expeRience, a miNimUM graDe-PoInt averAge at the underGrAduate leveL (2.75) aNd ENglish LANguage prOficiency. IMEC then providES MSU witH a cOhort Of a mInimum of 30 sTudEnts, anD thE SponsoRs send mSU thE sTudENTs' appLICaTioNs For review. THE FeeS studEnTs paY vary by Sponsor and range froM $15,000 To $22,000. ImEC was contracTed To paY mIsSouRI STAte BeTWeeN $10,103 ANd $11,886 per student; resUlting in beTwEEn 20 And 55 percent OF thE sTudent fEe being RetaiNEd by IMEc. IMEC defeNded the feEs ClaiMINg tHey cover maRketing/pRomotion/rECruitINg And thE reLated oVeRheAd cosTs as weLL as AdditIonal cOsTs inclUding InTensive ENglish training, exams, adviCe on apPlicaTioNs and docuMenTAtiOns, visa apPlicAtion fees aNd sErvIce anD orIEntatIons PRoVidED by IMeC. UnIVersity ofFIcIalS DEfEnded the proGRAM anD arraNgeMEnt staTing That it had allowed MISsouri State to qUickLY GroW thE ExecUtIve MBA program wIthOuT HAving to sPeNd universitY resourcEs REcruiTing anD markeTing oveRSEaS. the proGram Has Had 370 studenTs sInCE it starTeD iN 2007. howeveR, the ChAir of tHe FacuLTy SeNATe said professors Have pERIodicALly RaiseD qUestionS AbouT the qualitY and oversigHt of thE varIous CHina iniTiAtives, And
 discriminate on any basis  (includin g, bu t n otli mite d to , political af f ilia tion and sexual orient ation )n ot r e la ted t o the a p pl i c abl eed uca ti o na l req uir ementsfor studen tsor  the applica b le  job requi rem ents for emp loy ees."Fo rme r  univ ers ity p reside n t John  Keiser h ad firmly opposed t he  cha nge, as did the S t ud e nt GovernmentAssoci at i on i n 2 004  when Stud en t Bod y  Presid e nt C h ris Curtis movedto change t h e S GA con st itu t ion to  mirr or the  university 's.However,the po l icy was quietly  chang edonSept e mb er  18 ,2 006 ,  d uri n g a  meeting  h el d inSt.L o u i s. I t i s ge neral ly believed t his  mov e  wa s toavoid  the  m ostly  conse rvati ve  citizens of Sp ring field and  ad dthi spolic y  "unde r t heradar"of thec rit ic s o fthe change. Missou ri G ov ernor Ma tt Blu n tqu i ckly rel ea sed  cri t i cismof t h epolicy c hange, ca ll ing it"u nneces sa ryand  bad" ,  als o sayi ng the d ecisi o n "bows to the forces of pol i ti c a lc orre ctn ess".

In 2 011, theuniv e rs ity ' s exe cutiv eM BA program for student sfrom C hinacame under sc rutiny aft e r an artic le i n  t h e SpringfieldNews- Leader que s tioned t he fi nancialrelations h i p betwee n M iss our i S t a te  and its Hong K ong- ba sed age nt,  allegi ngtha t s tud en ts were p aying do ub le  t he  am ountt hat MSUwa s r ec eiv ing.T he exe cutiv e MB Apr o gra m accep t sc o hort sof  stu den ts  whocome thr ough asponsor:a p r ovin ci al  or mun icipal govern me nt agency,  a  un iversi t y , or a c orporation. Missouri St a te's ag ent , the  Int ernationa l M anagem ent Educat ion Co rpora ti on( I MEC), i de nti fi es and dev e l ops  rela ti onsh ips wit h sponsors, who id e nti fy and prepar e s tude n t s,  sc r ee n ing  t h emf o r work experien ce, a mini mu m  g rade-point ave ra ge at t he unde rgrad u ate lev el (2.75)  and Engl is h la n g uag e proficie ncy. IME C then pr o vides MS U wit h a  cohor tofa min imum o f  30  stud ents,an d thespons or s send M SU the students' applic ations  forrev iew. Thefee s  st udents pa y va ry by spon sor  an d ran gef rom $ 15,0 0 0to$ 22,00 0. I M EC was co n tr act e d  t o pay Misso u r i  St ate b etw e en $10 ,103  and $11,886 pers tudent; result ingi n  be twe e n 20  a nd 55 percentofth e studentfe e being ret ained by  I M EC. I MEC de fended  the fe e s  c l aiming  the y c over mark eti ng / promoti on /r e cruiti ng a nd  the r elated over h e ad costs as well  as a d d ition a l c ostsin cluding inte nsive Engl ish trainin g, exa ms,advic e on ap pl icatio nsan d document a tions, vi sa ap plicati on  fee s a nd ser vice a nd or ient at ion s provide d by IM EC .  Un iver sityof fici als defen d ed the p rog r am andar ran g e ment s t at i n g that ithad  allo w e d Missouri Stat e  t o  quic kly gr ow the  execut i veMB A progr amw i thout hav ing to sp e ndun iver sity res ou rces  r ecr ui ting and market ing over seas. Th e progra m h a s ha d  370 s tu dents sinceit st ar t ed in 2 0 0 7.However ,  th e c hai r of  th e Fa c ulty Senate said profess orshavep eri odica lly r ai sed ques t ions  about t h e quality and  oversight of t h e v a riou s C h in ainitiativ es, and
 discriminate_on any_basis (including, but not_limited to,_political_affiliation and_sexual_orientation) not related_to the applicable_educational requirements for students_or the applicable_job_requirements for employees." Former university president John Keiser had firmly opposed the change, as_did_the Student_Government_Association_in 2004 when Student Body_President Chris Curtis moved to_change the_SGA constitution to mirror the university's. However, the_policy_was quietly changed_on September 18, 2006, during a meeting held in_St. Louis. It is generally believed_this move was_to_avoid_the mostly conservative citizens_of Springfield and add this policy_"under the radar" of the critics_of the change. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt_quickly released criticism of the policy_change, calling it "unnecessary and_bad", also_saying the decision "bows to_the forces of_political correctness".

In_2011, the university's_executive MBA program for students from_China came under_scrutiny after an article in the_Springfield_News-Leader questioned the_financial_relationship_between Missouri_State and its_Hong_Kong-based agent,_alleging_that students were paying double the_amount_that MSU was receiving. The executive MBA_program accepts cohorts of_students_who come through a_sponsor: a provincial or municipal_government agency, a university, or a_corporation. Missouri_State's agent,_the International Management Education Corporation (IMEC), identifies and develops relationships with_sponsors, who identify and prepare students,_screening them for work_experience, a_minimum_grade-point average at_the_undergraduate level_(2.75) and English language proficiency. IMEC then_provides MSU_with a cohort of a minimum_of 30 students, and_the_sponsors send MSU the students' applications_for review. The fees students pay_vary by sponsor and range_from_$15,000_to $22,000. IMEC was contracted_to pay Missouri State between $10,103_and $11,886 per_student; resulting in between 20 and 55_percent_of the student fee being retained_by_IMEC. IMEC defended the fees claiming_they_cover_marketing/promotion/recruiting and the related overhead_costs as well as additional costs_including intensive English training, exams, advice on applications and_documentations, visa application_fees and service and orientations_provided_by_IMEC. University officials defended the program and arrangement stating that_it had_allowed Missouri State_to quickly grow the executive MBA program without having to_spend university resources recruiting and marketing overseas._The program has had 370 students since it started in 2007._However, the chair of the Faculty Senate said_professors have periodically raised questions about the_quality and oversight of_the_various China initiatives, and