The Spring Commencement Ceremony for approximately 550 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association will hold a reception for graduates and their families following the ceremony in the home concession stand and concourse [...]
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $2,500 to Missouri Western State University in support of the project, “Harry & Walter: Missouri’s Native Sons.” The MHC is the only state-wide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University will celebrate the centennial of the legendary journalist’s birth by taking live multimedia performances on the road to Independence, Missouri on May 8; Kansas City, Missouri on July 11; New York City on Sept. 23; and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 25, as well as a performance [...]
Tuition for most Missouri Western State University students will remain unchanged for the 2016-2017 school year. The Board of Governors set in-state undergraduate tuition on the St. Joseph campus at $197.79 per credit hour, unchanged from last year. Out-of-state and graduate students and those taking classes at the Kansas City Northland campus or Penn Valley [...]
Students in 3D design classes at Missouri Western State University have created primitive structures in a wooded area of campus that can be toured from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, April 29. Students researched primitive dwellings and survival manuals, then gathered downed trees and limbs and built eight structures that could be used for shelter [...]
The MWSU Chamber Singers will perform for the final installment of Missouri Western State University’s Midday Melodies concert series at 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 29 at Kelley Commons, the patio area just west of Blum Student Union. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the Blum Food Court. The brief [...]
Gardeners of all varieties are invited to prepare for the growing season with the sixth annual plant sale sponsored by the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners and Missouri Western State University’s Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society April 29 and 30. This year, the Missouri Western Clay Guild will also participate, selling pots and planters. The sale features [...]
The Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a Science and Society symposium on genetically modified organisms (GMO) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 in the East Hills Library Theater Room, 502 N. Woodbine Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. “Manipulated: The Science and Politics of Genetically [...]
The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University presents its 2016 Choreography Showcase at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 30 in the Potter Hall Theater. The showcase will feature tap, jazz and modern dance by Missouri Western students and faculty. It is free and open to [...]
The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University presents the second annual Griffon Film Festival on Sunday, May 1 in the Potter Hall Theater. The celebration of the hard work and talent of Missouri Western’s cinema students will begin at with screenings of work created [...]
