March 9, 2026--Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph, Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting at the newly expanded Head Start facility in Wilson Hall on the MoWest Campus at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 10. Head Start and Early Head Start programs support the mental, social, [...]
MBA graduate Ben Moran receives his hood, December 2025. Changes to the MoWest graduate program will make it easier for students to earn their master's degrees. March 2, 2026--Missouri Western State University is making it easier for working professionals to earn a master’s degree. Several graduate programs will be structured in seven-week courses [...]
Feb. 24, 2026--Missouri Western State University awarded 211 degrees and certificates at the conclusion of the Fall 2025 semester. Graduates are listed below by hometown: Arkansas Texarkana: Braxton White, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Colorado Limon: Trista Shea Marx, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting Florida Leesburg: Kirsten Mary Neessen, Bachelor of [...]
Feb. 24, 2026--Missouri Western State University announced enrollment growth following the Spring census, marking the second consecutive year Spring headcount has increased year over year, alongside notable gains in student retention. Total student headcount rose 1.52% to 3,132 students, reflecting sustained positive momentum across key student populations and geographic areas. A major highlight of this [...]
Feb. 19, 2026--The Career Development Center will hold its All Majors Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Fulkerson Center. Students in attendance will have the opportunity to interview on the spot for jobs, as well as have professional headshots taken and to shop the Career Closet for free [...]
Feb. 19, 2026--A Missouri Western State University instructor will present “Stories as Letters,” a free writing workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 in the Rolling Hills Library Upper Story, 1912 N. Belt Highway. Justin Eells, developmental writing instructor, invites writers to step into the world of epistolary fiction and nonfiction to explore the art [...]
Feb. 13, 2026--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings of “Hubble Vision 2” and “Extreme Planets” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children age 13 and under, students, employees, military and senior citizens age 60 and up. [...]
Feb. 12, 2026--Dr. David McMahan, chair and professor in the Department of Communication at Missouri Western State University, has received the Leadership in Listening Award from the Global Listening Centre (GLC), a nonprofit organization headquartered in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and London with a presence in over 140 countries. The GLC promotes effective listening across education, [...]
Feb. 12, 2026--The University Gallery at Missouri Western State University is hosting an exhibition titled “Horizons” through May 1. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 in the gallery, located in Spratt Hall room 211. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. “Horizons” brings [...]
Feb. 11--The music program in the Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts will host the 19th Annual Jazz Festival starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. The festival has grown from four bands attending in its first year, 2007, to this year’s 18 school groups performing in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. [...]
