Amal Kassir Amal Kassir, a young Muslim Syrian-American poet, storyteller and activist, will speak at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The presentation is free and open to the public. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Kassir has performed in [...]
Missouri Western State University student media outlets will host an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. The open house will showcase award-winning student publications the Griffon Yearbook, Griffon News, Griffon Update, Reach (formerly Canvas) and Mochila Review. Celebrate the accomplishments of dedicated, hard-working talented students with food, drink and Max the [...]
Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism The Missouri Interscholastic Press Association has honored Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism at Missouri Western State University, with its 2018 Taft Award for outstanding service to scholastic journalism. The award honors Dr. Bergland’s advocacy for Missouri’s Cronkite New Voices Act, which aims to protect the First [...]
A plaintiff in a landmark free speech case will speak at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. “Freedom of Speech in Public Schools and Colleges,” a presentation by Mary Beth Tinker, is free and open to the public. In 1965, Tinker was [...]
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 [...]
Missouri Western State University journalism students brought home three second place finishes in the 2017 David J. Adams Apple Awards contest, announced during the national College Media Association Conference in New York City. “In a national competition that featured entries from schools like the University of Miami, Oregon State, Temple, BYU and Alabama, Missouri Western [...]
Live multimedia performances that are a part of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University will travel to New York and Washington, D.C. for performances this month. The special engagements are in honor of the centennial of the legendary newsman’s birth in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Nov. 4, 1916. “And That’s the Way [...]
The Alumni Association at Missouri Western State University will honor eight individuals at the 34th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. Award recipients include: Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1983 to recognize alumni of the [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University approved promotions and awarded tenure effective with the 2016-2017 academic year for the following faculty members: From Associate Professor to Professor Teresa Harris, Department of Art Jennifer Hegeman, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Shauna Hiley, Department of Chemistry Greg Lindsteadt, Department of Criminal Justice, [...]
Chris Miles (left) and Casey Huffman won the Missouri State Championship in Parliamentary Debate at Webster University. The Missouri Western Speech and Debate program brought home some titles from the Missouri Association of Forensics Activity State Championships at Webster University on February 19-20. The parliamentary debate team of Chris Miles and Casey Huffman [...]
