Missouri Western personnel have been working with the architectural firm of Patterhn Ives to determine the greatest needs and the most efficient design for Potter Hall additions and renovations. Keep an eye out for an announcement after the first of the year. "The plans are very exciting," said Kim Weddle [...]
Thanks to generous Missouri Western Foundation donors, three new scholarships have recently been established – the Mary Byrne Stewart Graduate Nursing Scholarship, the SJC Marketing Scholarship the Loah Stallard Graduate Nursing Scholarship. The Mary Byrne Stewart Graduate Nursing Scholarship is for students enrolled in one of Missouri Western’s two master’s [...]
Barry Greenwald Barry Greenwald estimates he taught around 10,000 students in his more than 25-year career as an accounting professor at Missouri Western. His love for those students led him recently to include the University in his estate planning. “I wanted to do something for the students more [...]
The MWSU Ambassadors’ 2016 Night at the Ritz, “Picasso’s Night at the Ritz,” offered guests a fun and artistic experience while raising money for scholarships for nontraditional students. The Remington Hall atrium on campus was transformed into an art gallery with Picasso reproductions, large murals and art-related silent auction items. [...]
The St. Joseph Eastside Rotary Club established a scholarship fund for Missouri Western students about 40 years ago, and the MWSU Foundation will now assist the service organization with choosing recipients and disbursing the funds. Jack Steury, scholarship chair for the group, said it was getting more and more difficult [...]
A poster created by Janelle Anderson, a graphic design major, was accepted for display in the National Student Show and Conference 12, sponsored by the Dallas Society of Visual Communications. Anderson was one of only 14 students nationwide from more than 1,400 entries submitted who had a poster or poster [...]
Centennial Capital Campaign update As the Centennial Capital Campaign moves forward in its second year, excitement is in the air. Spratt Memorial Stadium is nearing completion, resulting in an outstanding stadium building, Stadium Club and concourse; and the largest video scoreboard in Division II. Jerry Pickman ’85, executive director of [...]
Political commentator Cokie Roberts will be the featured speaker at the 23rd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues this fall. The Convocation is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Looney Complex Cokie Roberts, 2016 speaker at the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues. Arena, [...]
Campaign close to initial celebration goal As the end of the first year of Missouri Western’s Centennial Capital Campaign approached, the University was very close to its initial celebration goal of $20 million. At press time, the Missouri Western State University Foundation was still optimistic that this goal would likely [...]
