Missouri Western is offering its first accelerated bachelor’s to master’s degree program this fall in the Department of Chemistry. The program will provide students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Natural Science/Chemical Business and a Master of Applied Science in Chemistry in five years instead of six. [...]
According to Dr. Mark Laney, president and CEO of Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, population health is the new direction in healthcare today, and this fall, Missouri Western began offering the first bachelor’s degree in population health management in the country. In early 2015, Mosaic Life Care pledged $1.5 [...]
Tom Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania and the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be the featured speaker at the 22nd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Sept. 15. The Convocation in the Looney Complex is free and open to the public. “There are few issues [...]
“We get to make a difference in the community, in families and in people’s lives.” That, Annette Weeks says, is why she enjoys her position as director of the Craig School of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western. Since the center opened last fall, Weeks has assisted 90 entrepreneurs [...]
Lauren K. Scanlon, of Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, passed away June 26, 2015 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Lauren is survived by her husband, James, who was Missouri Western’s president from 2001-2008; son, Blake, and daughter-in-law, Ellen Ault Scanlon, of San Francisco; and grandson William Lucas Scanlon. In an [...]
Dear Friends, What an exciting time at Missouri Western. Our marketing slogan touts that everything is possible at Missouri Western, and that rings truer than ever as we kicked off our Centennial in January 2015. We started our Centennial year in style that month, starting first with the announcement of [...]
Megan Wood: Connecting with classrooms across the globe Student Megan Wood couldn’t afford to travel abroad to learn about education systems in other countries, so she did the next best thing – she brought the world to her. In the past year, the elementary education major from Lebanon, Mo., has [...]
Usually, when a play is done, it’s done: memorized lines are forgotten, scenery and costumes are put away, and cast and crew move on to the next production. But that wasn’t the case with the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance production of the John Steinbeck classic “Of Mice and [...]
Dave Tushaus, professor of legal studies, published an article in the National University of Study and Research in Law’s Journal of Law and Policy. The article, “Civil Rights Liability in India and the United States: Impact on Government Policies and Procedures,” was co-authored by a student Tushaus taught when he [...]
