Missouri Western State University announced the names of 526 students selected to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring semester 2016. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. Listed by hometown (or home country in the case of [...]
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education has authorized the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University to begin offering its first Master of Business Administration degrees. MBA classes will begin in 2017. “This is a very important development in the evolution of our university,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “This [...]
Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company at Missouri Western State University, presents “Fiddler on the Roof” June 17-25 in the Potter Hall Theater, presented by the Hofheimer Charitable Trust. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. June 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19. Tickets may be purchased in advance in [...]
The fifth annual Herp-O-Rama will be on Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in a new location – the Remington Nature Center on the banks of the Missouri River. This event is designed to educate people about the wonderful world of amphibians and reptiles and is geared towards all ages. There will be [...]
A history student from Missouri Western State University will give a presentation about St. Joseph native Ruth Warrick at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 8 at the Joyce Raye Patterson Senior Center, 100 South 10th Street. The presentation is free and open to the public, with light refreshments served. The presentation is sponsored by the St. [...]
Joslyn Spears '16 is the first recipient of the First Ladies' Legacy Scholarship. Joslyn Spears, a 2016 graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Kansas City, Missouri, is the first recipient of Missouri Western State University’s First Ladies' Legacy Scholarship. “As I complete my bachelor’s degree in nursing, I am very [...]
Missouri Western State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children’s Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades 6 through 8, [...]
Stephanie Tripp '12 and Katie Parra '16 Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business has announced that two Missouri Western alumni will have the chance to own and operate their own business. Katie Parra and Stephanie Tripp have been awarded stores through the school’s franchise program. Parra and Tripp were among students [...]
Missouri Western State University has named a new director of admissions and associate director of admissions. Peggy Payne has been named director of admissions. Payne has been at Missouri Western since 1998, starting as admissions counselor/articulation coordinator. In 2005, she became assistant director of admissions, and has served as interim director since January, 2016. Previously, [...]
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 [...]
