Missouri Western State University Bands with Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha present the 26th annual Tournament of Champions high school band competition beginning at 2:30 Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Spratt Memorial Stadium. The day’s activities will close with an awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m. The annual marching band competition will feature 20 local bands [...]
The Esry Student Health Center and Division of Student Affairs at Missouri Western State University will hold a Student Health Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Fulkerson Center. The health fair is free to all Missouri Western students. Students will have the opportunity to receive free lab work, flu shots, [...]
Military Science Army ROTC cadets will be conducting situational training exercises west of the Conservation Department and north of the Sports Complex in the wooded areas on Thursday, Oct. 10 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. They will be training with dummy rifles and will be in uniform.
A film created by Missouri Western State University theatre and cinema students won “Best Comedy” at the inaugural Foster’s Film Festival in St. Joseph Oct. 5, sponsored by Foster’s Martini Bar. A film by a Missouri Western alumnus won “Best Drama.” The award-winning comedy was “Unfortunate,” a mockumentary about a fortune cookie writer who gets [...]
The International Lecture Series at Missouri Western State University will feature a talk about China at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Blum Student Union Hoff Conference Room 219. International students Biao Fan and Yawei Zhu will talk about the culture of their homeland. The presentation is free and open to the public. [...]
Dr. Joseph “Joe” Friedman ’39 Dr. Joseph Friedman will sign copies of his memoir, “Yossel the Dreamer,” from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 in the Alumni Room of the Fulkerson Center on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The book signing will take place during the reception prior to the [...]
A student puts the finishing touches on his school’s Concrete Chiaroscuro entry in the first Visual Arts Day in 2012. An estimated 850 students from about 40 high schools in Missouri and Kansas will come to Missouri Western State University for the second annual Visual Arts Day on Thursday, Oct. 10 in Potter [...]
“Accent” is a 6-by-5 foot painting that is part of “Threshold,” an exhibition of work by adjunct art instructor Misha Kligman. The Potter Gallery at Missouri Western State University will exhibit “Threshold,” large-scale paintings by Kansas City-based artist Misha Kligman, from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7. The gallery is located inside Potter Hall [...]
The Department of Theatre and Cinema in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University presents William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Oct. 3-13 in the Potter Hall Theater. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-12 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 and Oct. [...]
“Griffon Game Changers” is the theme of Missouri Western State University’s 2013 Homecoming celebration, Oct. 6-12. For more information or to register for alumni events, call 816-271-5652. Details about student events are available at missouriwestern.edu/homecoming. A highlight of homecoming every year is the parade in downtown St. Joseph. The parade is scheduled to begin at [...]
