Members of the Class of 2020 pose for a group photo during Griffon Edge 2016. Missouri Western State University reported an enrollment of 5,388 on the official census date of Sept. 28, including a record 243 graduate students. “We are pleased that our relatively young master’s degree programs continue to see steady, sustainable [...]
The Missouri Western State University Speech and Debate team will present a “Trump vs. Clinton” debate at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Members of the program will represent the two major-party candidates in an objective, Lincoln-Douglas style [...]
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 [...]
A mainstay on the square in Savannah, Missouri, will stay open thanks in part to a loan program administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship within the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University. The Sports Page, 411 W. Main Street, was recently purchased by Leigh and Stacy Spicer. It was started by the [...]
The Tami Tango Trio will lecture, perform and teach at Missouri Western State University on Monday, Oct. 3. All events are free and open to the public. The Tami Tango Trio is an internationally acclaimed Argentine music and dance ensemble. The trio of flute, guitar and piano is accompanied by a talented dance duo. Events [...]
The Filharmonic, an a cappella group featured on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” and the film “Pitch Perfect 2,” will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 in the Potter Hall Theater at Missouri Western State University. The concert is free and open to the public. The Filharmonic made the semi-finals of “The Sing-Off” in 2013 and [...]
"Abundance" by Isobel Davis, part of "Shades of Blue: Contemporary Cyanotype" at the Potter Art Gallery Sept. 23-Oct. 24. “Shades of Blue: Contemporary Cyanotypes” will be exhibited at Missouri Western State University’s Potter Art Gallery from Sept. 23 to Oct. 24. There will be an opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 [...]
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 [...]
Poet Denice Frohman The fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Banquet at Missouri Western State University will feature poet Denice Frohman and the music of Trio Aztlan. The banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Blum Student Union, rooms 222-223, is free and open to the public, but advance reservations are required by Thursday, [...]
