Feb. 28, 2022-- On Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, Missouri Western State University’s cinema program hosted the Future Filmmaker Festival for high school students interested in filmmaking and pursuing cinema at a university level. Nearly 50 high school students from across Missouri attended the one-day festival. The high school students were able to attend [...]
Missouri Western alums Laurel DeFreece (left) and Robin VanHoozer collaborated on "Fate." Jan. 18, 2022--The Potter Gallery on the campus of Missouri Western State University presents “Fate,” a multimedia collaboration by two artists who attended Missouri Western, Jan. 20 through Feb. 25. There will be an opening reception with light refreshments from 1:30 [...]
March 16, 2021-Missouri Western State University received the 2021-2022 designation of Voter Friendly Campus from Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project. This designation has been awarded to 234 colleges and universities across the United States including five in Missouri. Missouri Western’s designation is valid through December 2022. Missouri [...]
Sept. 30, 2020--Missouri Western State University’s 24th annual Reading of Challenged and Banned Books in recognition of the American Library Association’s National Banned Books Week will be held virtually this year. The reading will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and will be available for later viewings as well. Watch at griff.vn/bbr2020. [...]
As most states have reopened in some fashion, we’re seeing what life dealing with the coronavirus could look like for the foreseeable future. The topic of rebuilding the economy surely will be front and center during the upcoming presidential election. All businesses across the country will be open at some point, but that does not [...]
Missouri Western State University has acted to fill its lone vacancy on the Board of Governors by naming one of its students to the position. The board, which is appointed with input from the university by Gov. Mike Parson, has had seven voting members over the course of the year. After a state of financial [...]
Dr. Frank Kessler laughs when recalling the reasons for his retirement. No, not the recent retirement. The one that came before this last job, which lasted another two decades. A professor of political science, Kessler arrived at Missouri Western State College during its early years as a four-year institution. Everything on the Downs Drive campus [...]
After the recent crash of the stock market with businesses closing and jobs lost, there almost seems nowhere to go but up. In the past several weeks on the New York Stock Exchange, there hasn’t been considerable growth but there also haven’t been the massive losses seen earlier in the pandemic. The stock market is [...]
It’s tough to write a column in advance when you’re dealing with a subject described as a “moving target.” I’m talking, of course, about COVID-19 and its attendant problems. So many things we don’t know, or situations change suddenly: Is there a vaccine for this virus? Should we wear masks? When will we feel comfortable [...]
By Zach Fisher, News-Press NOW, Apr 4, 2020 The current state of the United States and global economy is in limbo. The coronavirus pandemic is causing businesses, big and small, to lay off workers to keep afloat. This past week, a record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits — 6.6 million, according to the [...]
