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Debate and Forensics Team Wins First Event

Oct 10, 2013

Debate and Forensics Team Wins First Event

2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00

A parliamentary debate team from Missouri Western State University won first place in the Novice Division of the first tournament the Griffon Debate and Forensics team entered this fall. Freshmen Graham Deckard of Kansas City, Mo., and Eli Dodge of Stewartsville, Mo., brought home the first place award in the Parliamentary Debate Novice Division at [...]

Debate and Forensics Team Wins First Event2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Memorial Dedication to Celebrate Cronkite’s Birthday

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Missouri Western State University will dedicate an interactive memorial to one of St. Joseph’s most illustrious native sons, Walter Cronkite. The public dedication ceremony of the Walter Cronkite Memorial will take place on November 4–what would have been the noted newsman’s 97th birthday. “Walter Cronkite is probably the most significant journalist of the 20th century,” [...]

Memorial Dedication to Celebrate Cronkite’s Birthday2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Missouri Western Faculty Trio Debuts Oct. 20

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The Missouri Western State University Faculty Piano Trio will present their first performance together Sunday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. Admission is free. […]

Missouri Western Faculty Trio Debuts Oct. 202019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Spanish Poetry Night Planned Oct. 22

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The Spanish Club at Missouri Western State University welcomes Elvira Loyola de Bausset, a published Argentinian poet, for a Spanish Poetry Night at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 in the Hearnes Center, room 102. The poet will present a copy of her recently published book of poems to Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. [...]

Spanish Poetry Night Planned Oct. 222019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Grammy-winning St. Joseph Native Holds Masterclass at MWSU

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Daniel Belcher, a St. Joseph native and Grammy winner, will conduct a masterclass for cast members in Missouri Western State University’s upcoming production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The class from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 in Potter Hall, room 112, will be open to the public at no charge. Cast and [...]

Grammy-winning St. Joseph Native Holds Masterclass at MWSU2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

New Debate and Forensics Squad Prep for First Tournament

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Sohail Jouya coaches the Missouri Western debate team. After an absence of around a dozen years, competitive debate and forensics is making a comeback at Missouri Western State University. The new team will participate in its first tournament at the University of Central Missouri Oct. 18 and 19. “I love working with these [...]

New Debate and Forensics Squad Prep for First Tournament2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Convocation Oct. 22 Features Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Final preparations are underway for the 20th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues featuring noted historian Dr. Doris Kearns Goodwin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena. Dr. Goodwin’s recent book about Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet inspired the critically acclaimed film “Lincoln.” Her speech, “Team of Rivals: [...]

Convocation Oct. 22 Features Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Tournament of Champions Band Competition Oct. 15

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Missouri Western State University Bands with Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha present the 26th annual Tournament of Champions high school band competition beginning at 2:30 Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Spratt Memorial Stadium. The day’s activities will close with an awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m. The annual marching band competition will feature 20 local bands [...]

Tournament of Champions Band Competition Oct. 152019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Student Health Fair Scheduled Oct. 15

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The Esry Student Health Center and Division of Student Affairs at Missouri Western State University will hold a Student Health Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Fulkerson Center. The health fair is free to all Missouri Western students. Students will have the opportunity to receive free lab work, flu shots, [...]

Student Health Fair Scheduled Oct. 152019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Military Training Activity Oct. 10

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Military Science Army ROTC cadets will be conducting situational training exercises west of the Conservation Department and north of the Sports Complex in the wooded areas on Thursday, Oct. 10 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.  They will be training with dummy rifles and will be in uniform.

Military Training Activity Oct. 102019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00