The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has selected Lawhon Construction Company of St. Joseph to do some renovations to Potter Hall, funded by House Bill 19 capital improvement money. By a unanimous vote in a board poll on Jan. 16, the board accepted a bid of $328,500 from Lawhon, the lowest of [...]
“Patchwork and Thread,” a selection of artwork exploring themes and techniques that reference quilting through diverse media, will be exhibited at the Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University Jan. 19 through Feb. 19. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and is free and open to [...]
Political commentator Cokie Roberts will be the featured speaker at the 23rd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. The Convocation at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena is free and open to the public. “With a very important presidential election coming up [...]
Missouri Western State University will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with several activities the week of Jan. 18, including the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In addition, Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president, will be speaking at a community forum on Martin Luther King Junior Day, Jan. [...]
A groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 22 formally marked the beginning of construction for the next phase in the renovation of Missouri Western State University’s Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium – a $2.6 million video scoreboard that will rise seven stories above the playing surface. The LED video display, at approximately 2,500 square feet, will [...]
An artist's rendering of the new video board that will be added to Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium for 2016. Missouri Western State University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the latest phase of the renovation of Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium – the construction of a video board that will [...]
In addition to the Winter Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex, several Missouri Western State University Departments will have their own ceremonies and events marking the completion of students' college experience: ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, World War I Museum/Liberty Memorial, Kansas [...]
Photo by Jeni Swope The Winter Commencement Ceremony for approximately 300 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The ceremony will feature guest speaker Obie Austin, the closing of the Centennial time capsule, and the presentation of [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University is now taking reservations for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet, to be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt Hall rooms 214-216. There is no charge for the banquet, but reservations must be made by January [...]
The Golden Griffon Marching Band of Missouri Western State University will be a part of a holiday tradition in Branson, Missouri, leading Rudolph’s Holly Jolly Christmas Light Parade through Silver Dollar City on Dec. 12. “This is the first time the Golden Griffon Marching Band has participated in the parade at Silver Dollar City, and [...]
