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 [...]
Missouri Western recently hired an associate provost of research, planning and institutional effectiveness; a director of international recruitment and global engagement; a director of the physical plant and a police chief. Dr. Douglas Davenport began his duties as associate provost of research, planning and institutional effectiveness in [...]
Missouri Western’s Centennial year offers a unique opportunity to reflect with pride on all that the University has accomplished, and to plan with anticipation for the next 100 years. Several initiatives are in place to launch a vision for the next 100 years, including a Centennial Capital Campaign, a master [...]
Dear friends, Dr. Robert Vartabedian Transforming lives is more than a tagline. It’s how Missouri Western has operated since its founding 100 years ago. It’s 25,000 graduates who have changed their own lives, and the lives of their families, through a Missouri Western education. This transformation [...]
In January 2015, the Board of Governors approved a contract amendment that will keep the summer training camp of the Kansas City Chiefs in St. Joseph for three more years, through 2017. The contract also includes two additional extension terms of one year each at the option of both the [...]
When Dr. Kay Siebler, professor of English, realized she had the chance to teach English at a Chinese university for a year, she just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Siebler was the first Missouri Western professor to participate in a 2012 exchange agreement with Xidian University in China, and taught [...]
Annette Weeks ’87 has been named director of the Craig School of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship and a ribbon cutting was held for the center this fall. Weeks, a northwest Missouri native, spent the last seven years as the enterprise facilitator for Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation, a nonprofit organization that [...]
Missouri Western met and exceeded all five targets set by the Missouri Department of Higher Education in its performance funding model. The results mean that Missouri Western will receive 100 percent of any new funds appropriated by the legislature during fiscal year 2016. “Our students, faculty and staff share a [...]
