The Innovation Stockyard announced two new companies to receive funding through its recent partnership with Digital Sandbox KC. “We’re thrilled with the quality and quantity of ideas coming to the Sandbox through our partnership,” said Ronan Molloy, president of the Innovation Stockyard. “In less than a year, we’ve found three high-growth St. Joseph businesses to [...]
Detective Sgt. Jeff Johnsgaard A Canadian police officer will talk about the use of force in law enforcement at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 in Spratt Hall, room 205 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The presentation by Detective Sgt. Jeff Johnsgaard, “Police Use of Force Realities: Human Beings Dealing with [...]
The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University presents the first of two Senior Art Exhibitions March 28 through April 6. Meet the artists at an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 30 in the Gallery, located just inside the front entrance to Potter Hall. The reception is free and open [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School at Missouri Western State University honored two local businessmen during the capstone luncheon of the third annual Entrepreneurship Week on March 23. Scott Gann was named Entrepreneur of the Year. Gann opened Scott Gann Construction in 1986 and later bought his parents’ business, Gann Backhoe Service. He [...]
Candidates for St. Joseph mayor and city council will participate in forums sponsored by the political science program at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, March 27 and 29 in the Hearnes Center, room 102. The forums are free and open to the public. Candidates for mayor and the two [...]
Missouri Western’s Graduate School will hold its annual 3-Minute Thesis Competition at 12:30 p.m. on March 24 in the Kemper Recital Hall in Spratt Hall. Graduate students will have three minutes to describe their capstone project to a panel a of judges. Judges will select first prize and runner-up winners, and the audience will chose [...]
Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism The Missouri Interscholastic Press Association has honored Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism at Missouri Western State University, with its 2018 Taft Award for outstanding service to scholastic journalism. The award honors Dr. Bergland’s advocacy for Missouri’s Cronkite New Voices Act, which aims to protect the First [...]
Joanne Katz, retired professor of legal studies A recently retired Missouri Western State University professor will talk about her experiences as a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29 in Spratt Hall, room 205. The talk, “From Enemy to Friend: An American View of Vietnam Today,” is free and open [...]
Dr. Christa Smith, associate professor of geography at Clemson University Dr. Christa Smith, associate professor of geography at Clemson University, will give two talks on March 29 and 30 as part of Missouri Western State University’s Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography Speaker Series. The presentations are free and open to the public. Dr. Smith’s [...]
The Percussion Studio in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University presents Marimba Madness at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature keyboard percussion solos from area high school, college and professional percussionists. Clinicians Clif Walker, Dr. [...]
