The Golden Griffon Marching Band of Missouri Western State University will be a part of a holiday tradition in Branson, Missouri, leading Rudolph’s Holly Jolly Christmas Light Parade through Silver Dollar City on Dec. 12. “This is the first time the Golden Griffon Marching Band has participated in the parade at Silver Dollar City, and [...]
Madison Lantz of Missouri Western State University was named Top Speaker in a novice parliamentary debate tournament at Webster University in St. Louis. Lantz, a freshman legal studies major from Holt, Missouri, and teammate Ashley Howery, freshman biology major from St. Joseph, placed sixth overall at the Study Break Debate Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 5. [...]
A Missouri Western State University art student’s work will be seen globally. Shaina Mixon submitted the winning poster design for an international music festival. The design by Mixon, senior graphic design and marketing major from Easton, Missouri, was selected from more than 60 submitted for soundSCAPE, an international composition and performance festival held each summer [...]
The Department of Art at Missouri Western State University is holding its annual Holiday Art Sale Dec. 9-11 in the Potter Hall Gallery. The sale will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Wednesday, Dec. 10 and 11. Artwork from Missouri Western students [...]
The calendar at Missouri Western State University is full of holiday-related activities for the campus and community to enjoy. Light-Up Western, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, Kelley Commons and Blum Union Lobby During the annual Western Activities Council Light-Up Western event, we will flip the switch on holiday lights for Missouri Western’s campus. Students will [...]
The 2015-2106 Theatre Season at Missouri Western State University continues with “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” Dec. 10 through 13 in the Kemper Recital Hall, inside Spratt Hall on the Missouri Western campus. Shows will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 11 and 12, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13. [...]
The holiday season at Missouri Western State University has a new addition – the President’s Holiday Gala, a concert featuring music students and faculty, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 in the Fulkerson Center. The concert is open to the public, and admission is free with one canned food item to benefit Missouri Western’s Campus [...]
Dr. Robert Vartabedian, president of Missouri Western State University, will talk about Missouri Western’s Walter Cronkite Memorial during an interview on Westwood One’s nationally syndicated radio talk show The Jim Bohannon Show. The segment, which was recorded Monday evening, is scheduled to air at approximately 11:35 p.m. Central time Tuesday, Dec. 1. The Jim Bohannon [...]
Mike Smith and Chris Miles prepping for their quarterfinal debate against Washburn. The Missouri Western State University Speech and Debate program competed in a Parliamentary Debate tournament at the University of Missouri in Columbia Nov. 14-15. Some of the more notable competition Missouri Western faced included Washburn University, University of Texas, and the [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present two shows suitable for children in grades K-3 starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. The Planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students and senior citizens. They may be purchased at the door or in advance at [...]
