The tale of love and sacrifice set against the chaos of the closing days of the Vietnam War told in the musical “Miss Saigon” carries added meaning for two cast members in the Western Playhouse production, which runs July 4-13 at Missouri Western State University. It’s more than a show; it’s also a glimpse of [...]
In order to promote health, wellness and safety, Missouri Western State University is a tobacco-free campus beginning July 1, 2013. A new policy prohibits the use of tobacco products throughout campus inside and outside. It applies to all students, employees, contractors, volunteers and visitors on university owned, leased or controlled property. Tobacco products include, but are [...]
Salary increases for all faculty and staff at Missouri Western State University have been removed from the university’s budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 due to a larger-than-expected withhold of state appropriations from the Governor’s Office. Gov. Jay Nixon announced that he would restrict $400 million from state appropriations in response to additional [...]
Western Playhouse, a summer theatre company of the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University, presents “Miss Saigon” July 4-13 in the Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. THE SHOW: Be swept away by this epic tale of love and sacrifice, by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, the creative team that brought you [...]
The Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University has benefited from a real-life example of a business concept taught in its classrooms: asset appreciation. The value of the largest individual gift in the history of Missouri Western State University has grown to 140 percent of the amount pledged. Steven L. Craig, founder and [...]
The partnership between the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, entrepreneur Steve Craig and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is the current Spotlight program on the website of the Innovation Resource Center of AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. To see the article, go to www.aacsb.edu. In the [...]
Members of the cast of “Miss Saigon,” the Western Playhouse production this summer, open rehearsal. The staging of this ambitious musical is a sign of the maturity of Missouri Western’s arts programs and indicates the university is ready for a School of Fine Arts, according to President Robert Vartabedian. Missouri Western State University [...]
Effective this fall, Missouri Western State University is now offering students from 51 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska a new tuition rate equivalent to in-state tuition. The “Griffon Rate” applies to both undergraduate and graduate tuition, and to current students as well as new students. “Missouri Western is committed to keeping higher education [...]
Cast and crew of “American Story” visited the Outlets as Castle Rock as part of their trip to Colorado to perform “American Story.” Missouri Western has been invited to return next year for performances related to the centennial of the Ludlow Massacre, the historical event at the center of the musical. An enthusiastic [...]
A $210,000 grant from a Kansas City organization will help expand the entrepreneurship program in Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business. The grant from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City – Kansas City will create a micro-lending fund for Missouri Western students who want to open franchises in Kansas City’s urban core. [...]
