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Nov 11, 2018

Student art on display, opening reception Nov. 9

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The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University celebrates the sixth Annual MWSU Juried Art Student Exhibition with a public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. The exhibition will run November 5-30, with the gallery open for viewing Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and during events in Potter Theater. [...]

Student art on display, opening reception Nov. 92019-06-04T16:24:15-05:00
Oct 10, 2018

Theatre season opens with ‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical’

2019-06-04T16:24:15-05:00

The 2018-2019 Theatre Season at Missouri Western State University opens with “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” Oct. 12-20 in Potter Hall. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on Oct. 14. Tickets are $14 for adults, $8 for students, $12 for Missouri [...]

Theatre season opens with ‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical’2019-06-04T16:24:15-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Photography exhibition opens at Potter Art Gallery; Reception Oct. 5

2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00

The Potter Art Gallery will celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Kansas City Society of Contemporary Photography: Archive” with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 in the gallery, which is inside Potter Hall on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The reception is free and open to the public. [...]

Photography exhibition opens at Potter Art Gallery; Reception Oct. 52019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Political geographer to speak about Confederate monuments

2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00

Dr. Jonathan Leib A political geographer from Virginia will present a talk titled “Boasts of the Confederacy? Race, Memory and the Politics of Monument Landscapes in Southeast Virginia” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 in Agenstein Hall, room 224 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The event is free and open [...]

Political geographer to speak about Confederate monuments2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Story-telling activist, poet Amal Kassir speaks Sept. 26

2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00

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 [...]

Story-telling activist, poet Amal Kassir speaks Sept. 262019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Banned Books Reading Sept. 27

2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00

Missouri Western State University will host its 22nd annual Reading of Challenged and Banned Books in recognition of the American Library Association’s National Banned Books Week from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 218. The reading is free and open to the public. Missouri Western [...]

Banned Books Reading Sept. 272019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Art faculty exhibit work at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00

Faculty members in the Department of Art at Missouri Western State University will display recent work at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Avenue in St. Joseph, Sept. 14-Nov. 4, 2018. The public is invited to meet the artists during an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. There is no [...]

Art faculty exhibit work at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art2019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Student media outlets host open house Sept. 14

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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 [...]

Student media outlets host open house Sept. 142019-06-04T16:24:16-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Former Congress members visit MWSU on Constitution Day

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Missouri Western State University will host two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives to celebrate Constitution Day 2018 on Monday, Sept. 17. Dan Maffei, a Democrat from New York, and Steven Kuykendall, a Republican from California, will meet with students and give two public presentations as part of the Congress to Campus program [...]

Former Congress members visit MWSU on Constitution Day2020-03-05T08:18:20-06:00
Aug 08, 2018

‘SHOUT! The Mod Musical’ opens Aug. 10

2019-06-04T16:23:29-05:00

The School of Fine Arts, the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance and the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University present “SHOUT! The Mod Musical” on two weekends: Aug. 10-12 and Sept. 7-9 in the Potter Hall Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Aug. 10 and 11 and Sept. 7 [...]

‘SHOUT! The Mod Musical’ opens Aug. 102019-06-04T16:23:29-05:00