2019 Convocation speaker Jon Meacham. Photo: Gasper Tringale Feb. 20, 2019—Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be the guest speaker for the 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. His speech, “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,” will [...]
The 25th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues will feature Chris Wallace, award-winning veteran journalist and broadcast host, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the Looney Complex Arena on the campus of Missouri Western State University. His topic is “A View from Washington.” The Convocation is free and open to the public. [...]
Missouri Western State University has reached an agreement with T&G Real Estate Solutions, LLC to begin planning for the possible development of university-owned property. “One of Missouri Western’s unique assets is the size of the campus, more than 700 acres,” said Dr. Cale Fessler, vice president for financial planning and administration. “Most of that land [...]
Dr. Christa Smith, associate professor of geography at Clemson University Dr. Christa Smith, associate professor of geography at Clemson University, will give two talks on March 29 and 30 as part of Missouri Western State University’s Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography Speaker Series. The presentations are free and open to the public. Dr. Smith’s [...]
Missouri Western State University students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community will celebrate Homecoming 2017 Oct. 22-28, culminating with the Griffon football game against Washburn at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The theme this year is a nod to the Halloween season, “The Legend of Griffon Hollow.” Homecoming [...]
Martin Luther King III will be the featured speaker at the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues Sept. 12. Missouri Western State University is making plans to accommodate a larger-than-normal crowd for the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues featuring Martin Luther King III. The Convocation will be held at 10 [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved construction of a pavilion on the west end of Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The pavilion will be built and donated by Steve Craig, the benefactor for whom Craig Field and the Craig School of Business are named. “The pavilion will provide the [...]
The Missouri Western State University Ambassadors will hold their annual Night at the Ritz fundraiser on Thursday, May 4. The reception, “Night at the Ritz Hall of Fame,” will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room inside Spratt Memorial Stadium. The cost is $35 per person, and reservations must be [...]
Marty Skomal portrays French chef Georges Auguste Escoffier at 7 p.m. April 4 in the Kemper Recital Hall. Missouri Western State University and the Alliance Française de Saint Joseph present “Escoffier: Master of the Kitchen,” a one-man show about one of the first celebrity chefs, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 in the [...]
The Missouri Western State University Ambassadors will hold a membership meeting on Thursday, March 23. The social begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the lunch and meeting at noon in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall room 214. The cost for the lunch is $12. You may pay at the door, but reservations are required [...]
