Open auditions for the Missouri Western State University production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 in the Potter Hall Theater. Actors and actresses age 16 and over are invited to sign up for audition times on the online callboard. Shakespeare’s beloved comedy will be the [...]
The Board of Directors of the Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences has named Ronan Molloy as the institute’s new president. Molloy began his duties Aug. 5. The IIALS is a public-private partnership to enhance life sciences training in the Midwest. It manages the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Science and Technology Incubator on behalf [...]
Missouri Western State University, the St. Joseph Metro Chamber, the Community Alliance of St. Joseph, the St. Joseph School District and other partners in the Buchanan County Degree Attainment Initiative are actively seeking additional businesses to join the partnership. The initiative is funded by a $1 million Innovation Campus grant announced by Gov. Jay Nixon [...]
The Prairie Lands Writing Project at Missouri Western State University has been awarded a $209,000 federal grant to provide additional professional development for teachers in three rural northwest Missouri school districts. The Investing in Innovation (i3) grant from the National Writing Project will fund professional development activities in the Braymer C-4, Breckenridge R-I and Hamilton [...]
Walk-in registration for fall 2013 classes at Missouri Western State University will be held 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Eder Hall. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 26. Seniors and juniors may begin the registration process at 11 a.m. Sophomores and freshmen may begin at 1 p.m. Non-degree seeking students may begin at [...]
The Missouri Western State University Regional Law Enforcement Academy will offer its next part-time evening academy beginning Aug. 26, and it’s not too late for those considering a law enforcement career to apply. “The passage of the public safety tax by St. Joseph voters creates new opportunities for law enforcement careers,” said Kip Wilson, interim [...]
Missouri Western State University announced the names of the 288 students selected to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester 2013. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. The Missouri Western students selected are: […]
Missouri Western State University announced the names of the 562 students selected to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring semester 2013. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. The Missouri Western students selected are: […]
Dr. Bob Willenbrink, currently head of the department of theatre and dance at Missouri State University in Springfield, has been named the founding dean of the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University. “Dr. Willenbrink has the combination of creative and administrative experience that I hoped we could find when we began the [...]
Dr. Michael R. Lane, currently professor of accounting at Emporia State University in Kansas, has been appointed dean of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University. “Dr. Lane brings a wealth of administrative leadership experience to this position,” said Dr. Jeanne Daffron, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “He has a [...]
