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Sep 09, 2017

Bushman Planetarium presents ‘Totality’ Sept. 19

2019-06-04T16:23:01-05:00

The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University presents “Totality” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall. “Totality” is all about eclipses, from total to partial and lunar to solar. It covers how they occur and what happens when they do. It looks back to the proof of general [...]

Bushman Planetarium presents ‘Totality’ Sept. 192019-06-04T16:23:01-05:00
Aug 08, 2017

Eclipse-related events at Missouri Western

2019-06-04T16:23:02-05:00

The total solar eclipse is nearly here. Below is a recap of information we sent in a news release earlier this month about eclipse-related activities at Missouri Western State University, with some additional information regarding where to watch streaming video. Planetarium show “Totality” will be shown nine times over the weekend. All shows are SOLD OUT. The [...]

Eclipse-related events at Missouri Western2019-06-04T16:23:02-05:00
Aug 08, 2017

Missouri Western plans eclipse-related activites

2019-06-04T16:23:02-05:00

St. Joseph is one of the largest cities on the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, and Missouri Western State University has several activities planned to help educate and entertain the public about this astronomical phenomenon. The Bushman Planetarium is showing “Totality,” a new show about all kinds of [...]

Missouri Western plans eclipse-related activites2019-06-04T16:23:02-05:00
Jul 07, 2017

Bushman Planetarium presents ‘Totality’ before total solar eclipse

2019-06-04T16:23:02-05:00

The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present “Totality,” a new show about eclipses, July 31 through Aug. 21, the day that St. Joseph will experience more than two-and-a-half minutes of a total solar eclipse. “Totality” is all about eclipses, from lunar to partial solar. It covers how they occur and what happens [...]

Bushman Planetarium presents ‘Totality’ before total solar eclipse2019-06-04T16:23:02-05:00
Jun 06, 2017

Missouri Western participates in Herp-o-Rama Saturday, June 10

2019-06-04T16:23:03-05:00

Missouri Western State University’s Department of Biology is participating in the sixth annual Herp-o-rama, an event celebrating the diverse and unique lives of Missouri’s amphibians and reptiles, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, at the Remington Nature Center, located at 1502 MacArthur Drive in St. Joseph. Expect to see both native [...]

Missouri Western participates in Herp-o-Rama Saturday, June 102019-06-04T16:23:03-05:00
May 05, 2017

Sports Academies introduce recreational skills to youth

2020-02-05T08:19:30-06:00

Missouri Western State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades 6 through 8, [...]

Sports Academies introduce recreational skills to youth2020-02-05T08:19:30-06:00
May 05, 2017

MWSU honors retirees, faculty and staff award winners

2019-06-04T16:23:03-05:00

Missouri Western State University honored ten employees who are retiring and ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2. Award recipients were: Missouri Western Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence Pam Clary, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW program Shauna Hiley, professor of chemistry [...]

MWSU honors retirees, faculty and staff award winners2019-06-04T16:23:03-05:00
Apr 04, 2017

Professor, student, alumna all honored by state association

2019-06-04T16:23:03-05:00

Marsha Dolan, HIM program coordinator Marsha Dolan, coordinator of Missouri Western State University’s Health Information Management program, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Missouri Health Information Management Association during their annual meeting this month. Student Sara Maxey and alumna Darlisa Finney were also honored by the association. The Distinguished Service Award is [...]

Professor, student, alumna all honored by state association2019-06-04T16:23:03-05:00
Apr 04, 2017

Spring Commencement May 6

2019-06-04T16:23:04-05:00

The Spring Commencement Ceremony for approximately 500 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Stadium gates will open to guests at 9:30 a.m. The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association will hold a reception for graduates and their families following [...]

Spring Commencement May 62019-06-04T16:23:04-05:00
Apr 04, 2017

Birds, Beans and Bugs: Biology professor earns NSF grant

2019-06-04T16:23:04-05:00

Dr. Julie Jedlicka, assistant professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, and faculty colleagues at Humboldt State University in California have won a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the roles of birds, insects and climate change in the ecology of coffee production in Kenya. The International Research Experiences for Students grant will [...]

Birds, Beans and Bugs: Biology professor earns NSF grant2019-06-04T16:23:04-05:00