Last fall, the annual International Fair at Missouri Western drew more than 400 participants and a Kuwaiti student’s presentation was standing-room-only. The University is embracing its internationalization, and Amy Kotwani, International Student Services director, couldn’t be more pleased. Dr. Krikor Partamian plays in the championship match of the inaugural [...]
Creating an ad for the Super Bowl is something most college students can only dream about, but the Hy-Vee grocery store in St. Joseph gave Missouri Western that opportunity for Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2. Students in Dallas Henry’s Commercial Production class produced two 30-second spots for St. Joseph, [...]
If you go online and Google “bacterial computing,” four out of the first five entries that appear are papers that have been published by Missouri Western professors and students. Since 2006, Dr. Todd Eckdahl, Dr. Jeff Poet and eight teams totaling 19 mathematics and 35 biology Missouri Western undergraduate students [...]
Students have a new place to gather on campus, thanks to the generosity of a local family. This spring, the University dedicated the Kelley Commons, a beautiful outdoor patio right outside the Blum Union. It is named for the Kelley family, which includes the parents, Jean Kelley and the late [...]
“I wanted their memories to live on.” Those seven words sum up the feelings of Alonzo Weston and his longtime dream that was fulfilled with the help of a Missouri Western professor, a graduate student and an alumna. Last summer, Weston, a reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press, wrote a [...]
Don Crabtree ’71 was happy to see Missouri Western re-launch its competitive speech and debate program last fall, and if anybody knows about speech and debate programs, it’s him. In September 2012, Crabtree was elected as president of the Board of Directors of the National Forensic League for a two-year [...]
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) Here is a question for alumni from the 1970s, ’80s or ’90s: What campus organization traveled all over the United States and made a name for Missouri Western because [...]
1980s Donna Bromley ’84 published her first book, “I See the Zoo in You,” and a Kindle edition can be purchased at Amazon.com. She has written 10 other books, a Christmas song and a puzzle she hopes to publish, as well. Corky Marquart ’84 was named market president and CEO [...]
It’s been a whirlwind seven months for new golf coach Greg Dillon. On the women’s side after six events, the best team finish was a third place showing in the Northwest Missouri State Fall Invitational. Individually, sophomore Callie Wilson and freshman Madison Romjue led the team with an 84 scoring [...]
