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 [...]
April 16, 2019—The Indian Student Association at Missouri Western State University is hosting a celebration of Holi, the Hindu Festival of Color, from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 19 in Kelley Commons outside the Blum Student Union. The celebration is free and open to the public. Holi celebrates the beginning of spring and the [...]
Amal Kassir Amal Kassir, a young Muslim Syrian-American poet, storyteller and activist, will speak at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The presentation is free and open to the public. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Kassir has performed in [...]
From left: Award recipients Kip Wilson, Judy Chambers, Kathy Kelly, Fumi Matsumoto Cheever, Shelle Browning, Teresa Crist, Julie Jedlicka, Heather Kendall and Nathanael May. Not pictured: Edwin Taylor. Missouri Western State University honored ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on Friday, April 27. The University also honored 19 [...]
New York Times-bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz Cruz will give a public reading of her work at “The Mochila Review Presents: In the Shadow of Melissa de la Cruz” at 7 p.m. Monday, April 16 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall at Missouri Western State University. The reading is free and open [...]
International Student Services at Missouri Western State University will host a panel discussion on religion’s role in society around the world at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 219. The discussion is free and open to the public. Representatives of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism will be [...]
Holi, the Hindu Festival of Color, will be celebrated at Missouri Western State University from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the Kelley Commons outside of Blum Student Union. The celebration is free and open to the public. Holi celebrates the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Missouri Western’s [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education and the Office of International Student Services at Missouri Western State University will present a panel discussion titled “Blackness Worldwide: One Color, Many Cultures” at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 8 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219. The discussion is free and open to the public. African [...]
The Chinese Spring Festival that was canceled by inclement weather on Feb. 20 has been rescheduled. The Department of English and Modern Languages and the Office of International Services will celebrate the Chinese New Year from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219. Chinese [...]
The first Tea and Talk social event hosted by International Student Services at Missouri Western State University has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 28. It was canceled on Feb. 21 because campus was closed. The social is free and open to the public. Tea and Talk will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. [...]
