Oct. 8, 2019—The personal Steinway piano of Vladimir Horowitz, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, is making a tour of the United States, with a stop at Missouri Western State University. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall [...]
“Takate” by Peter C Britton of St. Joseph, Mo., digital metal print, 30 inches by 30 inches; 2019. Britton’s piece is among the works selected for the 2019 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) in Pine Bluff, Ark. The exhibition runs Oct. 10, 2019, through [...]
Oct. 3, 2019—Missouri Western State University alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community will celebrate Homecoming 2019 Oct. 6-13, including the Homecoming football game vs. Missouri Southern at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The theme this year is “Roarin’ and Soarin’ Through the 90s.” The annual Homecoming Parade [...]
Dr. Leslie Waters Oct. 3, 2019—Dr. Leslie Waters, assistant professor of history at the University of Texas at El Paso, will present a talk titled “Borderlands and Ethnic Cleansing in World War II Eastern Europe” at noon Friday, Oct. 11 in Popplewell Hall, room 104 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. [...]
Oct. 2, 2019—The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will convene court at Missouri Western State University for the 22nd consecutive year at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The court session is free and open to the public. A three-judge panel consisting of Chief Judge Karen [...]
Oct. 1, 2019— Missouri Western State University will launch a scholarship program next year that automatically renews and increases in value each year. The Griffon Guarantee Scholarship will be offered to qualifying incoming freshmen and transfer students beginning during the fall 2020 semester. “Our new scholarship program invests in our students in two innovative ways [...]
Sept. 30, 2019—A Missouri Western State University art student’s design work was recently featured on the cover of The Goose, a journal of arts, environment and culture in Canada. Lindsey Davis, a senior graphic arts major from California, Missouri, submitted two posters for an international competition and both were selected for publication, including the cover [...]
Sept. 27, 2019—Missouri Western State University is participating in a workforce development grant program offered by the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. The Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant is designed to ensure, when combined with other governmental financial aid, that tuition and fees are fully covered for eligible students. The grant program [...]
Sept. 27, 2019—The 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University featuring presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be broadcast on MWtv, Suddenlink Channel 12 in St. Joseph. Meacham’s Sept. 26 presentation was titled “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility.” The Convocation will [...]
Sept. 26, 2019—Missouri Western State University will host a screening of the 2018 documentary film “Man on Fire” and a workshop with the filmmakers on Oct. 3 and 4. The events are free and open to the public. “Man on Fire” focuses on Grand Saline, Texas, a town east of Dallas with a history of [...]
