The pilot of an airplane towing a banner congratulating Missouri Western graduates took this shot near the end of the ceremony. Missouri Western State University held its Spring Commencement ceremony outdoors at Spratt Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 10, just the fourth time commencement has been held outside and the first since 1980. [...]
At a special “Signing Day” ceremony at Savannah High School, Savannah senior Brent Rosenauer accepted a scholarship to participate in speech and debate at Missouri Western State University starting in fall 2014. “Brent has established himself as one of the top speakers in the country, and we’re excited that he’s going to be a part [...]
The Missouri Senate confirmed David Liechti’s nomination to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors on May 1. The St. Joseph man will be sworn in at the board meeting at 1:30 p.m. May 22 in Blum Student Union, room 220. Gov. Jay Nixon nominated Liechti to a term ending Oct. 29, 2019. Liechti [...]
Missouri Western State University will establish a new tradition by holding its Spring Commencement ceremony outdoors at Spratt Memorial Stadium at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10. Approximately 530 undergraduates and 32 graduate students will receive their degrees. The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association will hold a reception for the new graduates and their families [...]
Missouri Western State University will offer a special type of stress relief during finals week: the company of therapy dogs. […]
As the founding dean of Missouri Western State University’s School of Fine Arts, Dr. Robert Willenbrink is already making a difference in the lives of students. But he and his wife wanted to make an even greater difference. With a recently pledged gift of $100,000, Dr. Willenbrink and his wife, Susie, joined the recently established [...]
President Vartabedian announces changes to the Missouri Western A+ Scholarship on May 22, 2013.. The Missouri Western A+ Scholarship Program grew substantially in its second year of existence and is currently helping more than 250 graduates of A+ designated high schools attend Missouri Western. “We announced some changes last year to make the [...]
Senior cinema students in the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Missouri Western State University will present their senior thesis films and portfolios at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1 in the KCP&L Lecture Hall inside the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex. Six short films will be screened. The screening is free and open to the public [...]
The Missouri Western State University Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the St. Joseph News-Press, will celebrate the success of its student-athletes both on and off of the field as part of the 15th Annual Missouri Western State University/St. Joseph News-Press Student-Athlete Honors Banquet to be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 28th in the [...]
The Missouri Western State University Symphonic Winds will present “A Symphony of Fables” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27 in the Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. The performance will feature new works by composer Julie Giroux. “A Symphony of Fables” sets five timeless fables and their moral lessons to music. Conductors will [...]
