April 19, 2024--The Bushman Planetarium will present a public showing of “Wild Ocean” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25th. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall on Missouri Western State University campus, in room 147. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, an epic struggle for survival where whales, sharks, dolphins, seals, gannets and billions of [...]
April 19, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business will host the top enforcement officer of the NCAA. Jon Duncan, NCAA vice president of enforcement, will deliver a guest lecture and participate in a panel discussion at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. Duncan will [...]
April 12, 2024--The St. Joseph Symphony presents The Future’s So Bright, a musical performance featuring two Missouri Western State University students, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at the Missouri Theater, 717 Edmond Street in St. Joseph. Student performers include aria and concerto contest winners Sara Poet, senior music major from St. Joseph, and David [...]
April 9, 2024--Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Human Rights Commission will be hosting Families in Focus: Empowering Children Amidst Parental Incarceration from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in Leah Spratt Hall, rooms 214 and 216. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The event will end at 12:15 p.m., followed by [...]
April 9, 2024--On April 13, Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business will host a personal finance seminar. Money Management 101 will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at the St. Joseph Public Library, 927 Felix Street. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. The [...]
April 4, 2024--The opening reception for the 2024 Missouri Western State University Senior Art Exhibition will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Potter Hall Gallery and Lobby. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The Senior Exhibition is the culmination of years of hard work for graduating graphic design [...]
April 3, 2023--Missouri Western State University has named Dr. Joan Brewer as dean of the College of Science and Health. Dr. Brewer will begin her duties July 1, 2024. “Dr. Brewer will be an outstanding leader for the College of Science and Health,” said Dr. Joel Hyer, interim provost. “She has a wealth of experience [...]
March 19, 2024--Missouri Western State University welcomes a Fulbright Scholar in Residence for the Spring 2024 semester. Dr. Asha Bajpai, a distinguished scholar in child rights and child advocacy, will be joining the campus community from March 1 to the end of the semester. “As part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, Dr. Bajpai will bring a [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, presents the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching to Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington in Jefferson City. March 6, 2024--Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington, associate professor of education, is Missouri Western State University’s recipient of the 2024 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. “Dr. Thorne Wallington is an incredibly [...]
Feb. 23, 2024--Missouri Western will host the 16th annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education (CAHLE) on March 7-8, 2024. The Griffon Office of Applied Learning (GOAL) holds this national conference to highlight the current trends in applied learning, activities in which students use course content, models, theories and skills in real-world or hands-on [...]
