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Apr 04, 2023

Art students tour design firm, museum in Kansas City

2023-04-21T10:08:26-05:00

April 21, 2023--Students in courses on disability and the arts and interactive design at Missouri Western State University recently traveled to Kansas City to learn more about accessibility and industrial design. Students and faculty members took an informational tour at Dimensional Innovations, an industrial design-and-build company in Overland Park, Kansas, and a tour on accessibility [...]

Art students tour design firm, museum in Kansas City2023-04-21T10:08:26-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Spring Jazz Concert in Potter Hall Theater April 20

2023-04-19T14:27:08-05:00

April 18, 2023–The jazz program at Missouri Western State University will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with the annual Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature the MWSU Jazz Ensemble, the St. Joseph Christian School Jazz [...]

Spring Jazz Concert in Potter Hall Theater April 202023-04-19T14:27:08-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Missouri Western hosts annual Percussion Ensemble Festival April 18 

2023-04-17T12:38:18-05:00

Matt Halligan April 17, 2023--The Department of Music in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host its annual MWSU Percussion Ensemble Festival starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18 in the Potter Hall Theater. The festival is free and open to the public. During the festival, high [...]

Missouri Western hosts annual Percussion Ensemble Festival April 18 2023-04-17T12:38:18-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Society for Collegiate Journalists inducts new members, recognizes graduating seniors

2023-04-14T15:21:54-05:00

April 14, 2023–The Missouri Western State University Society for Collegiate Journalists inducted 17 new members and recognized 13 graduating seniors at a ceremony on April 6. Students inducted include: Darren Doyle, junior from Cosby, Missouri Zoe Dunn, senior from Kansas City, Missouri Andruw Hamilton, freshman from Kansas City, Missouri Natalie Kissinger, junior from Glenvil, Nebraska [...]

Society for Collegiate Journalists inducts new members, recognizes graduating seniors2023-04-14T15:21:54-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Two Griffon Media journalists present at national conference

2023-04-06T15:13:24-05:00

Lashbrook (left) and Simpson in Times Square. April 6, 2023--Two student journalists from Missouri Western State University attended the College Media Association’s Spring National College Media Convention in New York City last month. Kendra Simpson and Patty Lashbrook presented a session called “Eye-Catching Content: Visual Trends in College Media” at the convention on [...]

Two Griffon Media journalists present at national conference2023-04-06T15:13:24-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

Psi Chi honor society inducts two new members

2023-03-23T08:38:08-05:00

March 22, 2023--Two Missouri Western State University students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Psi Chi is open to psychology majors or minors in the top 35% of their class. Inducted in a March 14 ceremony were Ashlyn George and Liz Williams, both senior psychology majors from St. Joseph. [...]

Psi Chi honor society inducts two new members2023-03-23T08:38:08-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

‘Fantastic Beasts’: Student-produced video features philosophy professor

2025-04-30T09:20:34-05:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvfM8w1klPQ   March 20, 2023--Students in Missouri Western State University’s Griffon Production House have released their latest “Griffon University” video, spotlighting the research of a Missouri Western faculty member. “Griffon University’s mission is to highlight student and faculty research and provide engaging content to a wider audience, letting them see what we do at [...]

‘Fantastic Beasts’: Student-produced video features philosophy professor2025-04-30T09:20:34-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

Arts Society allocates $22,000 to art, music and cinema programs

2023-03-13T13:36:50-05:00

Drew Brown addresses Arts Society members in the Potter Art Gallery March 7, 2023. March 13, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Arts Society announced more than $22,000 in allocations to support art, music and cinema programs at its annual meeting March 7. “It’s important that Missouri Western students have access to the necessary [...]

Arts Society allocates $22,000 to art, music and cinema programs2023-03-13T13:36:50-05:00
Feb 02, 2023

Missouri Western hosts Jazz Festival Feb. 9

2023-03-31T17:08:42-05:00

KC Reeds and Rhythm will perform at the 16th annual MWSU Jazz Festival. Feb. 3, 2023--The Music Department and School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host the 16th annual MWSU/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival on Thursday, Feb. 9, featuring performances by the MWSU Jazz Ensemble and KC Reeds and [...]

Missouri Western hosts Jazz Festival Feb. 92023-03-31T17:08:42-05:00
Jan 01, 2023

University Gallery exhibition ‘Atmospheres’ opens Jan. 30

2023-01-27T10:17:17-06:00

Jan. 27, 2023--The University Gallery inside Spratt Hall at Missouri Western State University will open its new exhibition, “Atmospheres: Works on Paper” from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. The opening is free and open to the public. “Atmospheres” features prints that engage with concepts of space, place and emotion. Bailey McCulloch, University Gallery [...]

University Gallery exhibition ‘Atmospheres’ opens Jan. 302023-01-27T10:17:17-06:00