This bronze bust by Eric Fuson ’88, artist-in-residence, was installed in the Walter Cronkite Memorial July 15, 2014. A bronze bust of legendary journalist Walter Cronkite by Eric Fuson, artist-in-residence at Missouri Western State University, has been installed in the Walter Cronkite Memorial inside Spratt Hall on the Missouri Western campus. Fuson, a [...]
A new graduate program at Missouri Western State University aims to address a growing shortage of qualified nursing faculty. The Department of Nursing and Allied Health will begin offering nurse educator graduate classes this fall. Students will be able to earn either a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Health Care Leadership with a [...]
Two Broadway veterans participating in the Western Playhouse production of “Mother Divine” this summer will present master classes at Missouri Western State University. Randy Davis will present “Dance Your Way to Broadway” from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, July 14, and Colin Welford will present “Sing Your Way to Broadway” from 2:30 to 5 p.m. [...]
Twelve faculty members at Missouri Western State University have been honored with Faculty Performance Review awards. These awards recognize faculty members for achieving excellence through the same review procedure involving peers and supervisors as the institutional promotion and tenure process. Successful applicants must demonstrate promotion-worthy performance in each of the three evaluation areas of teaching, [...]
Broadway-level talent on stage and behind the scenes marks the Western Playhouse production of the award-winning new musical “Mother Divine” July 11-19 in the Potter Hall Theater on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. July 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13. Tickets [...]
The Missouri Western State University Board of Governors approved promotions and awarded tenure effective with the 2014-2015 academic year for the following faculty members: From Associate Professor to Professor Dr. Michael Ducey, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Allison Sauls, Department of Art […]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University adopted operating and auxiliary budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1, but it also looked further into the future by approving proposals to prepare a campus master plan and a comprehensive energy savings plan. The operating budget for 2014-2015 totals approximately $51.7 million, up [...]
Members of the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners delivered a basket of fresh produce to cast and crew of “Mother Divine” on June 24. Members of the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners, a chapter of the Missouri Master Gardener Extension Program, will deliver fresh produce weekly to cast and crew members of Western Playhouse’s production [...]
“Fantastic” was how Walter “Chip” Cronkite III, son of the legendary newsman, described his first visit to the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University on June 21, 2014 Missouri Western State University offered invited guests, including Walter (Chip) Cronkite III, a sneak preview of additions to the Walter Cronkite Memorial in [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday dates for 2014 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. All times and dates are subject to change. Walk-through practices are closed to the public. Training camp will officially kick off on Thursday, July 24 with a 3:30 [...]
