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Jul 07, 2023

2023 Alumni Award Winners Announced

2023-07-28T14:45:42-05:00

July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC.  Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]

2023 Alumni Award Winners Announced2023-07-28T14:45:42-05:00
May 05, 2023

Graphic design students tour advertising agencies

2023-05-16T15:12:53-05:00

May 16, 2023--Missouri Western State University graphic design students visited two leading advertising agencies, VMLY & R and Barkley, on their annual Kansas City Design Studio Tour.  Students from the Final Portfolio Class were given a guided tour of the facilities, an overall presentation of the agencies’ clients and services, and Q & A sessions [...]

Graphic design students tour advertising agencies2023-05-16T15:12:53-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Applied learning on display during last Gold Friday of semester

2023-05-16T11:51:31-05:00

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 [...]

Applied learning on display during last Gold Friday of semester2023-05-16T11:51:31-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Student’s work selected for juried exhibition at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

2023-04-25T15:17:31-05:00

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 [...]

Student’s work selected for juried exhibition at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art2023-04-25T15:17:31-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Art students tour design firm, museum in Kansas City

2023-04-21T10:08:26-05:00

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 [...]

Art students tour design firm, museum in Kansas City2023-04-21T10:08:26-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Spring Jazz Concert in Potter Hall Theater April 20

2023-04-19T14:27:08-05:00

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 [...]

Spring Jazz Concert in Potter Hall Theater April 202023-04-19T14:27:08-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Missouri Western hosts annual Percussion Ensemble Festival April 18 

2023-04-17T12:38:18-05:00

Matt Halligan April 17, 2023--The Department of Music in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host its annual MWSU Percussion Ensemble Festival starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18 in the Potter Hall Theater. The festival is free and open to the public. During the festival, high [...]

Missouri Western hosts annual Percussion Ensemble Festival April 18 2023-04-17T12:38:18-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

‘Fantastic Beasts’: Student-produced video features philosophy professor

2023-03-17T16:47:45-05:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvfM8w1klPQ   March 20, 2023--Students in Missouri Western State University’s Griffon Production House have released their latest “Griffon University” video, spotlighting the research of a Missouri Western faculty member. “Griffon University’s mission is to highlight student and faculty research and provide engaging content to a wider audience, letting them see what we do at [...]

‘Fantastic Beasts’: Student-produced video features philosophy professor2023-03-17T16:47:45-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

Arts Society allocates $22,000 to art, music and cinema programs

2023-03-13T13:36:50-05:00

Drew Brown addresses Arts Society members in the Potter Art Gallery March 7, 2023. March 13, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Arts Society announced more than $22,000 in allocations to support art, music and cinema programs at its annual meeting March 7. “It’s important that Missouri Western students have access to the necessary [...]

Arts Society allocates $22,000 to art, music and cinema programs2023-03-13T13:36:50-05:00
Feb 02, 2023

Missouri Western hosts Jazz Festival Feb. 9

2023-03-31T17:08:42-05:00

KC Reeds and Rhythm will perform at the 16th annual MWSU Jazz Festival. Feb. 3, 2023--The Music Department and School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host the 16th annual MWSU/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival on Thursday, Feb. 9, featuring performances by the MWSU Jazz Ensemble and KC Reeds and [...]

Missouri Western hosts Jazz Festival Feb. 92023-03-31T17:08:42-05:00