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Oct 10, 2016

‘Putnam County’ opens 2016-2017 Theatre Season

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“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is the first production in the 2016-2017 Theatre Season presented by the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance at Missouri Western State University. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Oct. 16. Tickets are $14 [...]

‘Putnam County’ opens 2016-2017 Theatre Season2019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Oct 10, 2016

CJLSSW holds Career Fair Oct. 6

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The Department of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Social Work at Missouri Western State University is hosting its 36th Criminal Justice Day Career and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Fulkerson Center. Agencies in law enforcement, corrections, social work and related fields will be on hand to speak [...]

CJLSSW holds Career Fair Oct. 62019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Oct 10, 2016

Visiting scholar discusses challenges for women in India

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Dr. Harpreet Kaur Dr. Harpreet Kaur, a Fulbright visiting scholar at Miami Dade College in Florida, will present a talk, “The Cultural and Professional Challenges for Women in India,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219 at Missouri Western State University. The presentation is [...]

Visiting scholar discusses challenges for women in India2019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Oct 10, 2016

Criminal Justice Day events on Oct. 5

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Wes Coatney, Missouri Department of Corrections, presents "Crime Behind the Walls" at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Department of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Social Work at Missouri Western State University will host two Criminal Justice Day speaking events on Wednesday, Oct. 5: a career panel at 10 a.m. and guest speaker [...]

Criminal Justice Day events on Oct. 52019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Oct 10, 2016

MWSU enrollment at 5,388, with record Graduate School numbers

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Members of the Class of 2020 pose for a group photo during Griffon Edge 2016. Missouri Western State University reported an enrollment of 5,388 on the official census date of Sept. 28, including a record 243 graduate students. “We are pleased that our relatively young master’s degree programs continue to see steady, sustainable [...]

MWSU enrollment at 5,388, with record Graduate School numbers2019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Sep 09, 2016

Loan fund helps alum buy Savannah business

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A mainstay on the square in Savannah, Missouri, will stay open thanks in part to a loan program administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship within the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University. The Sports Page, 411 W. Main Street, was recently purchased by Leigh and Stacy Spicer. It was started by the [...]

Loan fund helps alum buy Savannah business2019-10-14T09:20:35-05:00
Sep 09, 2016

Tami Tango Trio at Missouri Western Oct. 3

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The Tami Tango Trio will lecture, perform and teach at Missouri Western State University on Monday, Oct. 3. All events are free and open to the public. The Tami Tango Trio is an internationally acclaimed Argentine music and dance ensemble. The trio of flute, guitar and piano is accompanied by a talented dance duo. Events [...]

Tami Tango Trio at Missouri Western Oct. 32019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Sep 09, 2016

The Filharmonic performs at MWSU Sept. 29

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The Filharmonic, an a cappella group featured on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” and the film “Pitch Perfect 2,” will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 in the Potter Hall Theater at Missouri Western State University. The concert is free and open to the public. The Filharmonic made the semi-finals of “The Sing-Off” in 2013 and [...]

The Filharmonic performs at MWSU Sept. 292019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Sep 09, 2016

‘Shades of Blue’ exhibit at Potter Art Gallery

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"Abundance" by Isobel Davis, part of "Shades of Blue: Contemporary Cyanotype" at the Potter Art Gallery Sept. 23-Oct. 24. “Shades of Blue: Contemporary Cyanotypes” will be exhibited at Missouri Western State University’s Potter Art Gallery from Sept. 23 to Oct. 24. There will be an opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 [...]

‘Shades of Blue’ exhibit at Potter Art Gallery2019-06-04T16:22:26-05:00
Sep 09, 2016

New scholarship honors memory of student

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Jordan Swearngin A Missouri Western State University student will be remembered through a scholarship established in her memory by Cabana Ice Cream in St. Joseph. The first Jordan Swearngin Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Blair Griffin. Jordan Swearngin, a senior physical education major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on Sept. 6, [...]

New scholarship honors memory of student2019-06-04T16:22:27-05:00