Missouri Western State University announced the names of students who completed the degree requirements during the spring 2016 semester. A total of 409 degrees were conferred. Graduates include: Agency, Missouri Rebecca Kay Carter, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Joel Allen Henningsen. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics; Zackery Farrell Sisk, Bachelor of Science in Business [...]
The fifth annual Herp-O-Rama will be on Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in a new location – the Remington Nature Center on the banks of the Missouri River. This event is designed to educate people about the wonderful world of amphibians and reptiles and is geared towards all ages. There will be [...]
Joslyn Spears '16 is the first recipient of the First Ladies' Legacy Scholarship. Joslyn Spears, a 2016 graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Kansas City, Missouri, is the first recipient of Missouri Western State University’s First Ladies' Legacy Scholarship. “As I complete my bachelor’s degree in nursing, I am very [...]
Gardeners of all varieties are invited to prepare for the growing season with the sixth annual plant sale sponsored by the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners and Missouri Western State University’s Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society April 29 and 30. This year, the Missouri Western Clay Guild will also participate, selling pots and planters. The sale features [...]
The Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a Science and Society symposium on genetically modified organisms (GMO) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 in the East Hills Library Theater Room, 502 N. Woodbine Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. “Manipulated: The Science and Politics of Genetically [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will have three public shows in April. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students and senior citizens. They may be purchased at the door or in advance at www.missouriwestern.edu/planetarium. The show schedule is: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13: [...]
The fourth annual conference on Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation will be held April 20 and 21 at Missouri Western State University. For a complete schedule and registration information, visit www.missouriwestern.edu/conferences/child-abuse-education-prevention-and-investigation/. The conference will include one presentation that is free and open to the public at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 in the Kemper [...]
Missouri Western State University will be the site of two science fairs Friday, March 11. The 38th annual Missouri Junior Academy of Science Regional Fair will be held in the morning, and the Mid-America Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held in the afternoon. Both events in Agenstein and Remington Halls are open to [...]
Dr. Mark Laney Missouri Western State University will confer its highest honor, an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, on Dr. Mark Laney, CEO of Mosaic Life Care, during the Spring Commencement ceremony May 7. Missouri Western’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the honor during their regular meeting Feb. 25. “Since his arrival in [...]
Seattle-based artist Ellen Ziegler will present a lecture titled “Chemistry is the Emotion of Matter” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Popplewell Hall room 204 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Ziegler’s talk is free and open to the public. “I source the immaterial through the material,” Ziegler says. “My practice includes [...]
