Dr. Zachary Taylor Dr. Zachary Taylor from the environmental sciences program at Berry College in Georgia is the next speaker in the Interdisciplinary Nature of Geography Speaker Series at Missouri Western State University. Dr. Taylor’s talk, “Climate Change and Prehistoric Agricultural Decline in Costa Rica,” is at noon Friday, March 3 in Agenstein [...]
The Winter Commencement ceremony for approximately 330 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Elise Hepworth, director of choral studies and music education. The MWSU Alumni Association will host a free reception for graduates [...]
Marrita Black, a 1975 graduate of Missouri Western State University, created a large bronze sculpture for the new Welcome Plaza at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. The plaza near OSU’s Student Union was recently dedicated by university officials. Black’s sculpture, “Proud and Immortal,” features a mare and foal, 1.25 times life size and cast in [...]
The Missouri Western State University Ambassadors will hold a membership meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10 in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall room 214. The social begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. Anyone considering joining the Ambassadors is welcome to attend. The cost is $15. You may pay at the door, but [...]
Ongoing construction in downtown St. Joseph has led to a slight change in the route for Missouri Western State University’s annual Homecoming Parade, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The staging area will still be at Union and Frederick Avenues. The floats, dignitaries and other participants will travel southwest on Frederick, and will [...]
Missouri Western State University will celebrate Homecoming 2016 Oct. 9-15, culminating with the Griffon football game against Pittsburg State at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The theme this year is “Griffons Bring Home the Gold,” paying tribute the Olympics. The public is invited to a fireworks display kicking off Homecoming week at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, [...]
The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association is providing free opportunities for family fun before and after the annual Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 15. At 8:15 a.m., parents and grandparents are invited to bring their children to the Superheroes and Princesses Breakfast at the American Red Cross, 410 N. 12th Street. Children are encouraged [...]
Jordan Swearngin A Missouri Western State University student will be remembered through a scholarship established in her memory by Cabana Ice Cream in St. Joseph. The first Jordan Swearngin Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Blair Griffin. Jordan Swearngin, a senior physical education major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on Sept. 6, [...]
Past presidents of the MWSU Ambassadors with Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western's president. The MWSU Ambassadors will hold their first membership meeting of the school year on Thursday, Sept. 29 in the Spratt Memorial Stadium Hall of Fame Room. The social begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. The lunch is open to anyone [...]
Cokie Roberts with R. Dan Boulware, in whose honor the Convocation on Critical Issues is held annually. The 23rd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues featuring political commentator Cokie Roberts can now be viewed online at www.missouriwestern.edu/convocation/. It is also being broadcast on MWtv, channel 12 on Suddenlink in St. Joseph. The [...]
