The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University will celebrate Black History Month with several events throughout the month of February. Culture Shock, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall 101 Culture Shock is an innovative and groundbreaking diversity program that combines hypnosis and comedy to explore stereotypes and misconceptions. [...]
Students from 20 area high schools will participate in the third annual Missouri Western Honor Choir Monday, Feb. 6. The honor choir will be joined by the MWSU Chamber Singers and the MWSU Concert Chorale for a free concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western. More than 200 students [...]
Missouri Western State University has seen a record number of applications this academic year, with several months still to go. “Despite the regional trend of smaller high school graduating classes, we have surpassed 4,300 applications, breaking the record of 4,056 set in 2007-08, and it’s only January,” said Dr. Paul Orscheln, associate vice president for [...]
Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western State University's president, sent the following message to students and employees on Jan. 30: The recent executive order that impacts rules governing visas and entry to the United States has created concerns for international students, employees, and members of our campus community. Although there is still much we do not [...]
Missouri Western State University has suspended operations of Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company, due to recent state budget withholding. Auditions scheduled in St. Joseph and Kansas City in February for this summer’s planned production of “West Side Story” are cancelled. “Western Playhouse has been a tremendous artistic success for five seasons, with high-quality productions [...]
The Office of International Student Services at Missouri Western State University presents “Meet the World,” a speed-meeting event to meet new and returning international students from around the world. The event is free and open to the public at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum 218-219. Over the course of [...]
Erin McGrane, a musician, songwriter, actress and producer, will present an Artist INC seminar titled “What Works” in the Art Entrepreneurship Speaker Series at Missouri Western State University at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Potter Hall, room 107. The presentation is free and open to the public. The seminar explores the common ground of [...]
Because of the hazardous weather conditions forecast for this weekend, the Missouri Western State University campus will be closed Saturday, Jan. 14 and Sunday, Jan. 15. All on-campus activities, including sporting events and conferences, scheduled during those days have been canceled. Information on any rescheduled activities will be announced as soon as details are available. [...]
An art exhibition titled “Home, Hearth and Heart” will be on display at Missouri Western State University’s Potter Art Gallery Jan. 17 through Feb. 17. There will be a free opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 in the gallery. The exhibition includes diverse work from artists Zachary Horn, Lauren Iida, Yoonmi [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present shows at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 19. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Jan. 11 show, “Sea Monsters,” takes viewers on a journey 80 million [...]
