May 4, 2023--Dr. Daniel Bumblauskas has been named executive director for workforce and economic development/associate dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies (CBPS) at Missouri Western State University. Dr. Bumblauskas will lead the establishment of the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC), provide administrative support to the CBPS dean as related to the Department [...]
May 2, 2023--More than 400 graduates will be honored during Missouri Western State University’s Spring Commencement Ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 in the St. Joseph Civic Arena, 100 N. 4th Street in Downtown St. Joseph. The public is invited. Doors open at noon. Missouri Western will confer 390 undergraduate and 37 graduate degrees [...]
May 1, 2023--Missouri Western State University presented nine faculty and staff members with awards and recognized 17 retirees at the 2022-2023 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on April 28. Award winners include: Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy. "He is willing to go above and beyond to make sure [...]
April 27, 2023–At Missouri Western State University, most classes are scheduled Monday through Thursday, with Gold Fridays set aside for applied learning opportunities outside the classroom. On the last Gold Friday of the spring semester on April 28, there will be three public events showcasing student projects by Missouri Western students. Gold Fridays PORTAL Poster [...]
Kylee Derr with her art work at the opening reception April 21. April 25, 2023--A Missouri Western State University art student’s work is part of the seventh annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph. Jurors selected two pieces by Kylee Derr, a sophomore graphic design and digital [...]
Back row: Seth Hogue, Taten Piepergerdes, Michael Rader and Andrew Spitzer-Fox; Front row: Pam Klaus and Madi Taylor April 24, 2023--Seven Missouri Western State University business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Springfield, Missouri earlier this month, earning a total of 12 top-5 finishes to advance to the National [...]
Photo courtesy of the Alpha Chi Facebook page. April 21, 2023--Three students represented Missouri Western State University's Alpha Chi Lambda chapter at this year's Alpha Chi National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shannon Buehre, Hannah Shoemaker, Dr. Angela Hass, Dr. Teddi Deka, and Jordon Anderson (from left) at the Alpha Chi National [...]
April 21, 2023--Dr. Teddi Deka, professor of psychology at Missouri Western State University, was recently elected national secretary of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. Dr. Deka continues as an advisor to the Missouri Western Lambda chapter of Alpha Chi and as secretary of the Northern Plains region. Dr. Deka has taught in Missouri [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
