A 2013 participant in Missouri Western’s applied entrepreneurship program purchased the Golden Corral in St. Joseph, Missouri. Scott Lassen ’10, who was awarded a Fresca’s Mexican Grill in Woodburn, Oregon in the 2013 competition, sold that restaurant to another Missouri Western alumnus and moved to St. Joseph to operate the [...]
In its first year with a full-time director, the parliamentary debate program has made a name for itself both statewide and nationally, thanks to two debaters. When Jason Edgar, communication studies instructor, was hired as the program’s coach last fall, he inherited the parliamentary debate team of Chris Miles and [...]
David Liechti, a member of the Board of Governors; and Pat Dillon, a member of the MWSU Foundation Board of Directors; were selected for Ingram’s Magazine’s “50 Missourians You Should Know.” The Kansas City magazine’s list highlights leaders in business, education, nonprofits, arts and other areas. Mike Ducey, professor of [...]
Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president, provided expert testimony in support of two bills related to suicide prevention before a Missouri Senate committee in January. The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on two bills: Senate Bill 646, which requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop training guidelines [...]
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, [...]
The making of “Harry & Walter: Missouri’s Native Sons” Although Harry Truman and Walter Cronkite were a generation apart in age, their paths crossed many times and there were many similarities between the two men. That, said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president, is the premise of the University’s newest [...]
Dear Friends, As I am writing this, the University is wrapping up its yearlong Centennial celebration, and what a great Dr. Vartabedian with Tom Ridge, the 2015 Convocation on Critical Issues speaker. year it has been! I hope many of you had the opportunity to join us on [...]
Antibiotic technology developed by a tenant of the Innovation Stockyard in the Kit Bond Science and Technology Incubator was purchased by a newly formed pharmaceutical company. Sopharmia, Inc., founded by Larry Sutton, MD, PhD, announced the closing of a $3.3 million Series A venture capital financing round and the formation [...]
Brandt Shields Brandt Shields hired as new director of external relations Brandt Shields was named director of external relations in August 2015. He had been the entertainment and events supervisor at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Shields earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre [...]
