Justin Myers in his new store, Heartland Paint. CSB Entrepreneur Buys Local Business With the assistance of the Craig School of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western, Justin Myers ’14, became an entrepreneur, at the same time ensuring that a longtime local business will remain open. Myers [...]
On a warm, sunny day last October, hundreds of high school students filled hallways and classrooms in Potter Hall for the annual Department of Art’s Visual Art Day. For the fourth year in a row, more than 900 students from throughout the region spent the day on campus, exhibiting their [...]
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 [...]
Griffon volleyball had a great season, ending with a 21-9 regular season record and 12-6 in the MIAA. The team, coached by Marian Carbin ’07, made its first postseason appearance since 2013 and was the fifth seed in the MIAA tournament. The 20-win season gave the Griffons two back-to-back 20-win [...]
The induction ceremony for the 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame class was held in October with a reception and induction ceremony, and the annual Hall of Fame game and ring ceremony. The 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame Class: Eric "Ebo" Walker, Nicole Collier and Amy Beverly. Amy Beverly [...]
The renovation of Spratt Memorial Stadium is on schedule and looking great, according to Kurt McGuffin, director of athletics. The three-story building and concourse should be completed in early April, with the large video scoreboard completed in May. McGuffin noted that the weather in the fall allowed the contractors, E.L. [...]
Nine years after Missouri Western’s first graduate classes began with two master’s degree programs, one graduate certificate program and an enrollment of 41, the Graduate School continues to grow in both enrollment and offerings. This past fall, enrollment was 219 with 16 master’s programs and five graduate certificate programs. When [...]
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 [...]
