Oct. 2, 2019—The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will convene court at Missouri Western State University for the 22nd consecutive year at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The court session is free and open to the public. A three-judge panel consisting of Chief Judge Karen [...]
Sept. 30, 2019—A Missouri Western State University art student’s design work was recently featured on the cover of The Goose, a journal of arts, environment and culture in Canada. Lindsey Davis, a senior graphic arts major from California, Missouri, submitted two posters for an international competition and both were selected for publication, including the cover [...]
Dr. James Okapal, chair of the Department of Philosophy & Religion and the Department of History & Geography, was recently interviewed on the philosophy and pop culture podcast "I Think Therefore I Fan." On the Sept. 18 episode, "Fantastic Friends and Where to Find Them," Dr. Okapal talks with hosts Dr. Rachel Robison-Greene and Dr. [...]
Sept. 25, 2019—The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University will host a series of small business workshops with the South St. Joseph Development Corporation starting at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday in October at the InterServ Community Center, 5400 King Hill Avenue in St. Joseph. The workshops are [...]
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 [...]
