With the assistance of the Craig School of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University, a recent Missouri Western alumnus became an entrepreneur and a longtime local business will remain open. A grand opening for Heartland Paint at 2327 N. Belt Hwy., previously Store of Colors, will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University is sponsoring a series of events in October in honor of LGBT History Month, an annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history and the history of the gay rights movement. All events are free and open to the public. Drag Show, 7 p.m. [...]
Missouri Western State University Bands, along with with Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha, present the 30th annual Tournament of Champions high school marching band competition, starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Craig Field in Spratt Memorial Stadium. Tickets are available at the gate and cost $7 for adults; $5 for seniors and [...]
Missouri Western State University will formally unveil a new outdoor sculpture commissioned for the University’s Centennial celebration at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 in front of Eder Hall. A brief reception will follow in the Eder Hall lobby. The event is free and open to the public. The sculpture designed by Beth Nybeck is titled [...]
Chris Miles and Mike Smith listen to a judge's decision following a debate round at UC-Berkeley. A pair of debaters from Missouri Western State University’s Speech and Debate program advanced to the quarterfinals of the nationally competitive Golden Gate Invitational Parliamentary Debate tournament at the University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October [...]
Lionel Attawia, Student Governor Missouri Western State University is accepting applications for the next Student Governor. The student governor serves as the student representative on the Board of Governors, as the voice of the students to the Board on critical issues. The governor also serves as an ex-officio member of the Missouri Western [...]
Judge Joseph Ellis For the eighteenth consecutive year, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will convene court at Missouri Western State University. The Court will sit at Missouri Western on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. A three-judge panel consisting of Western District Judges Joseph Ellis and Gary Witt and Missouri Supreme Court Zel [...]
Missouri Western State University’s 2015-2016 Theatre Season kicks off with a production of the musical “Cabaret” Oct. 9-11 and Oct. 15-17. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for Missouri Western faculty and staff, and $8 for [...]
“Century Long, Griffon Strong” is the theme of Missouri Western State University’s Homecoming celebration, commemorating the centennial of Missouri Western’s founding in 1915. Events are scheduled Oct. 11-17. As a special treat during this centennial year, Homecoming festivities will start with a fireworks show open to the public at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, [...]
Missouri Western State University reported an enrollment of 5,571 students on the official census date of Sept. 28. The enrollment consists of 5,352 undergraduate students, and 219 graduate students. The graduate enrollment is a record, surpassing the 210 students who were enrolled last spring, and a 19 percent increase over fall 2014. “We are pleased [...]
