Just 320 days after surgery for a brain aneurism, Dr. Linda Oakleaf, assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation, participated in a two-day, 52-mile Harbor to Harbor hike in California, trekking from Oceanside to San Diego. “I’m really glad I did it in spite of the fact that my [...]
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be the guest speaker for the 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this month. His presentation, “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,” will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, [...]
Last fall, a University diversity statement was approved after a task force spent two years studying Missouri Western’s success in recruiting and retaining diverse a diverse campus workforce. Task force co-chair Latoya Muhammad said they formed several committees, conducted surveys and focus groups, studied past surveys, and examined policies and [...]
Students have an opportunity to earn a master’s degree in cybersecurity in five years, thanks to an accelerated program in the Department of Computer Science, Math and Physics. Those working on a bachelor’s degree in computer science or applied computer technology may take up to 12 graduate credit hours in [...]
Dr. Joel Hyer, academic dean at Chadron State College in Nebraska, was hired as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and began his duties July 1. Dr. Hyer had been at Chadron State since 2001, starting as an assistant professor of history. He served as director of [...]
Griffon Hall has been renamed Vartabedian Hall in honor of Drs. Robert and Laurel Vartabedian. Dr. Robert Vartabedian retired in June 2019 after 11 years as Missouri Western’s president. “Getting to know Dr. Vartabedian in the five years I’ve been on the board has been a real blessing for me,” [...]
A master’s program that combines nursing and business for nurses who want advance their healthcare careers will begin this fall. A joint Master of Science in Nursing in Health Care Leadership/Master of Business Administration degree can be earned with 47 credit hours – 26 nursing credits and 21 business credits. [...]
Dear Friends, I am truly humbled to serve as the next President of Missouri Western. The trust expressed by the Board of Governors in appointing me is sincerely appreciated. Missouri Western is an outstanding university that plays a critical role in the lives of our students, our faculty, our staff, [...]
Dr. William Eickhorst, professor emeritus of art, was studying at Parsons School of Design in New York in the early 1960s when a friend in his printmaking class gave him one of his pieces. That print became the first acquisition in what was to become a collection of more than [...]
