New freshmen and transfer students grew 12 percent for the 2023 academic year, and returning students grew by six percent over the prior year.

The increases coincide with the arrival of Missouri Valley’s 14^th president, Dr. Joe Parisi, who spent the largest part of his career growing enrollment at Midwest area colleges. Parisi said he is proud of his admissions, athletics, and retention teams “who did the heavy lifting to make this growth a reality.

“So many colleges across the country are not seeing great numbers this fall,” Parisi said. “We have a community, and a region, that is showing how much they value a Missouri Valley College education.”

Parisi said there were many new features that attracted the new class, including big changes in student services, where the college spent over a $1 million on software that streamlines the enrollment, financial aid, and housing signup experiences.

Another key factor to the encouraging report is Missouri Valley College’s new online presence, where several popular degree programs were added.

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MVC President Joe Parisi will be experiencing his first Family Weekend as president, and said he is looking forward to visiting with parents.

“This is such a great weekend for parents to see how college life is going for their sons and daughters,” Parisi said. “I can’t wait to connect with them.”

The schedule includes:

Friday

7 p.m. Women’s volleyball – Vikings vs. Mt. Mercy

7 p.m. MVC Stampede Rodeo

Saturday

10 a.m. Tailgate

1 p.m. Football – Vikings vs. Grandview

2 p.m. Women’s volleyball – vs. Clarke and College of the Ozarks

7 p.m. MVC Stampede Rodeo

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All events along the route are an open invitation to the people of the towns and cities Amal is visiting. Some of the organizations and institutions that will share their unique vantage point of the U.S. narrative and take part in the journey include: national and local cultural institutions, theaters, community groups, government bodies, arts, civic society, faith groups and humanitarian organizations. 

Missouri Valley’s event will take place between Baity Hall and the Tech Centers and will consist of a brief multimedia performance developed and performed by MVC faculty and students under the guidance of Professor of Theatre, Harold Hynick..

“Amal stands for unity and hope, and we couldn’t impart this message without the hundreds of partners, large and small, coming together to support us as we embark on this journey,” said The Walk Productions Artistic Director Amir Nizar Zuabi. “Each artist, organization and institution has a story to tell about their unique slice of American history and culture, and is inviting Amal and all Americans to learn about what makes this country’s heart beat.”

“We’re overwhelmed by the outpouring of interest that we’ve received from partners who wish to welcome Amal to their communities,” said The Walk Productions Producer David Lan. “These partners have not only supported on-the-ground efforts to create memorable in-person experiences, but also lent their support to our off-route efforts through ‘Amal From Afar,’ which Americans from all 50 states can engage with during the journey.”

Starting in Boston, Mass. on September 7 and culminating on November 5 in San Diego, CA, the journey will take Amal through the nation’s capital, the Midwest, the South and along the Southern border. 

Amal Walks Across America is produced by The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company, which also guided Amal’s journey through her initial 5,000-mile walk across Europe in 2021 and through all five boroughs of New York City in 2022 in partnership with St. Ann’s Warehouse.

Since the beginning of her journey, Amal has been welcomed in communities across the globe at various artistic-led events that are authentic and meaningful to the local people she meets. 

Amal is inspired by a character in Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s play The Jungle, about a refugee camp in Calais, France. The Walk 2021 was a co-production with Good Chance Theatre.

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“This new residence hall will help us in a variety of ways,” said MVC President Dr. Bonnie Humphrey. “First, it will provide additional beds that will give us great space for growth in student enrollment.  Secondly, it will give us the ability to take some rooms offline so we can either renovate them or transition them to a purpose other than housing. Finally, this new housing project will signal that Missouri Valley College has successfully moved through more than two years of the global pandemic and that we are strong and looking to a bright future.”

The plans include building a three-story, 24,850 square foot, co-ed facility that will have the capacity to house 130 students. The building is designed to have 22 suite-style, double-occupancy rooms on each floor.

Tentative plans include breaking ground in May of 2022 with construction scheduled to be completed in January of 2023.

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