Dr. James Okapal, chair of the Department of Philosophy & Religion and the Department of History & Geography, was recently interviewed on the philosophy and pop culture podcast "I Think Therefore I Fan." On the Sept. 18 episode, "Fantastic Friends and Where to Find Them," Dr. Okapal talks with hosts Dr. Rachel Robison-Greene and Dr. [...]
Sept. 24, 2019—Missouri Western State University will hold its 23rd annual Reading of Challenged and Banned Books at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 218. The event in recognition of the American Library Association’s National Banned Books Week is free and open to the public. Missouri Western [...]
By Ryan Hennessy | News-Press NOW|Aug 16, 2019 Arts in the Park kicked off Friday afternoon with Missouri Western State University students teaching arts and crafts to children. This free art lesson was a precursor of the free musical production, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which began at 6 p.m. James Simon, a sophomore [...]
By Ken Newton, News-Press NOW|Aug 15, 2019 For a 17-year-old devoted to music, a week or two from heading to college, the allure proved too great to ignore. Less than 100 miles from his doorstep, the royalty of rock would convene. Ditching his summer job early, the teenager answered this call, a decision about which [...]
Local artists completed a mural that captures the many features of the southside. Aug 4, 2019 1:09 AM Ron Johnson (ST. JOSEPH. Mo.) At the intersection of Illinois and Lake avenue on St. Joseph's southside, local art students created a mural that captures the many things that make up the area. "It's been a blast [...]
By Andrew Gaug News-Press NOW|Aug 11, 2019 The retirement of Missouri Western’s Dean of Fine Arts will leave a lasting legacy and a renewed sense of commitment to students pursuing theater. Serving as the head of the Theater and Dance Department and Founding Dean of Fine Arts, Bob Willenbrink helped usher the department into a [...]
Aug. 6, 2019—The School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University is partnering with the St. Joseph Downtown Partnership to present a free performance of the Broadway musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and 17, in Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square. The performance [...]
July 30, 2019—A mural painted by Missouri Western State University students in St. Joseph’s Southside will be officially unveiled during a celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 3 at the corner of Lake and Illinois in conjunction with the South St. Joseph Farmer’s Market at the Junction. The celebration will include live music, [...]
The Yorkshire Champion makes a trans-Atlantic musical link as Lee Harrelson of Fountain City Brass becomes their new Visiting International Professor to work alongside David King. TUESDAY, 23 JULY 2019 Yorkshire Champion, Brighouse & Rastrick has acted swiftly following the recent departure of conductor David Thornton with news that Lee Harrelson will take up the [...]
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Allied Arts Council along with Mayor Bill McMurray recognized both Dr. Laurel and Robert Vartabedian at the Mayor's Awards for the Arts ceremony Thursday evening. The Vartabedians received an award for extraordinary achievement n the arts at the ceremony, they have been heavily invested in arts community both at Missouri Western and [...]
