University/Community Programs (U/CP), on the second floor of the West Plains Civic Center at 110 St. Louis Street, serves business development needs and provides educational, cultural, and wellness opportunities for south-central Missouri.

Aquatics/Wellness Department

The department is responsible for both individual and group aquatics and wellness programs at the West Plains Civic Center and athletic training/strength and conditioning programs for student-athletes participating on Grizzly athletic teams. The West Plains Civic Center Pool and Fitness Center has state-of-the-art exercise facilities, including a collegiate size pool, fitness room, sauna, and hot tub. Use of the pool and fitness center is made available through an established student activity fee. Students need to show their student identification cards to gain access to the facility.

Small Business Development Center

Recognized as the area’s small business resource center and as a credible source of small business information on a range of topics, the center’s mission is to provide business counseling and training resources to established and new businesses within the seven-county service area.

Theater and Events Department

A conduit for a number of community accessible activities and programs during the year, performing and visual arts programs are conducted in the West Plains Civic Center at no cost or low cost to the community. Student access to programs is made available through an established student activity fee. Students need to show their student identification cards at the West Plains Civic Center Box Office for an admission ticket to U/CP ticketed events; tickets are on a first-come basis. A calendar of events listing the wide variety of programs is published on a quarterly basis, and may be found at the following Internet address: http://wp.missouristate.edu/ucp/theater.htm.