Sept. 4, 2027–Trumpeter Dr. Keith Benjamin has joined the Missouri Western State University faculty for the 2026-27 academic year as an Artist in Residence. Benjamin will lead MoWest's applied high brass studios, teaching trumpet and French horn. These studios are open to any interested student, not just declared music majors. “This appointment gives Missouri Western [...]
Dr. Michael Charlton Sept. 4, 2026–The academic year's first Pop Culture Club, an event series sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts at Missouri Western State University, will feature a look at the best-selling novelist of all time. “Queen of Crime: Agatha Christie and Her Detectives” will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, [...]
Sept. 3, 2026–Years of artwork created by former MoWest students and faculty members will be the focus of Rediscovered Treasures, an exhibit in the Drew Brown Art Gallery in Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University. The exhibit will be on display Sept.8-Oct. 15, with a special opening reception from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. [...]
Sept. 2, 2024–The Psychology Department at Missouri Western State University has launched a new Mind-Body Research Lab to learn more about how the body reacts to stress. The lab uses psychophysiological data to measure autonomic nervous functioning, such as the fight-or-flight response. Faculty and students will use the lab to assess the impact of various [...]
July 1, 2026–A composition by Dr. Derek Jenkins, associate professor of music at Missouri Western State University, has been selected for performance at the 21st Thailand International Composition Festival, July 5–9, 2026, at Mahidol University in Salaya, Thailand. “Rock Bottom,” Dr. Jenkins’ piece for brass band was chosen from among 200 submissions, with only 12 [...]
April 29, 2026–Griffon Media students from Missouri Western State University brought home ten awards from the Missouri College Media Association and Missouri Broadcast Educators Association Annual Conference in Springfield, Missouri on April 11. The students won the following state awards: Missouri Broadcast Educators Association Video - Hard News Story: First Place, Rebecca Evans ’25 Short [...]
Attendees walk the red carpet at the 2025 Griffon Film Festival. April 24, 2026–Missouri Western State University students will present a wide variety of video projects at two film festivals. The MoWest Cronkite Film Festival will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. [...]
April 20, 2026–In its eighth year as a recognized installed national honor’s organization at Missouri Western State University, the MoWest Chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists held their annual spring induction ceremony on March 10, 2026. The organization inducted five new members into the prestigious honor society while recognizing their achievements with Griffon Media. [...]
April 16, 2026–The Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts and the MWSU Arts Society present the MoWest Fine Arts Showcase from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 24 in the Potter Hall Theater. The showcase is free and open to the public. The showcase will feature an open house and tours of the [...]
Dr. Lane DesAutels with Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy and other MoWest officials at the COPHE Excellence in Teaching Luncheon. April 16, 2026–Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy, received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education during the annual Council on Public Higher Education Excellence (COPHE) Excellence in Teaching Luncheon in Jefferson City on [...]
