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 [...]
Annette Weeks, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business and Technology and intern and MBA student Mui Sutton were the guests on 680 KFEQ's Hotline with Barry Birr on July 31, talking about the Center's fifth anniversary and its Business SUCCESSion initiative to help keep businesses open by connecting owners [...]
By Bailey Ketcham News-Press NOW|Aug 22, 2019 For the first time Missouri Western State University hosted the Griff Up downtown event to welcome the class of 2023 to St. Joseph. The event took place at Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square in order to get student acquainted with a new area. There was music, [...]
By Jessica Kopp News-Press NOW|Aug 21, 2019 Entrepreneurs had the chance to learn about digital strategies during a Grow with Google workshop on Wednesday morning. The workshop, hosted by the Craig School of Business's Center for Entrepreneurship, followed the weekly Cup of Joe entrepreneur meeting. "For business owners, the internet is so important and Google [...]
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, [...]
