Medical ethicist Dr. Amy Haddad will talk about the questions raised by extraordinary medical technologies at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6 in the Kemper Recital Hall, located inside Spratt Hall at Missouri Western State University. Dr. Haddad’s speech is titled “The Convergence of Health Care Technology and Bedside Decisions: The Case of Extracorporeal Life Support.” [...]
The Potter Gallery at Missouri Western State University will open for the 2013-2014 school year with an exhibition by photographer Angie Jennings titled “Modern Streets of an Ancient Empire” Sept. 4 through Oct. 3. The Potter Gallery is located inside Potter Hall on the Missouri Western campus and is free and open to the public. [...]
From William Shakespeare to Mel Brooks, the theatrical productions at Missouri Western State University this year will inspire grins, giggles and guffaws throughout Potter Hall. The 2013-2014 theatre season, A Season of Laughter, includes two plays and two musicals sure to delight audiences. Season tickets are on sale now at mwsutix.com. For a limited time, [...]
Missouri Western is providing free material, including a window cling with the above design, for area businesses to demonstrate their support for the University. Missouri Western State University is expanding its “Paint It Gold” community support campaign. The campaign will equip local businesses to show their support for the University by providing free [...]
Missouri Western State University has hired Kay-Lynne Taylor as director of the Career Development Center at Missouri Western State University. “We’re excited to bring Kay-Lynne to Missouri Western, with her breadth of student affairs experience,” said Shana Meyer, vice president of student affairs. “In her role as director, she will help students develop their skill sets [...]
Open auditions for the Missouri Western State University production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 in the Potter Hall Theater. Actors and actresses age 16 and over are invited to sign up for audition times on the online callboard. Shakespeare’s beloved comedy will be the [...]
The Board of Directors of the Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences has named Ronan Molloy as the institute’s new president. Molloy began his duties Aug. 5. The IIALS is a public-private partnership to enhance life sciences training in the Midwest. It manages the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Science and Technology Incubator on behalf [...]
Missouri Western State University, the St. Joseph Metro Chamber, the Community Alliance of St. Joseph, the St. Joseph School District and other partners in the Buchanan County Degree Attainment Initiative are actively seeking additional businesses to join the partnership. The initiative is funded by a $1 million Innovation Campus grant announced by Gov. Jay Nixon [...]
The Prairie Lands Writing Project at Missouri Western State University has been awarded a $209,000 federal grant to provide additional professional development for teachers in three rural northwest Missouri school districts. The Investing in Innovation (i3) grant from the National Writing Project will fund professional development activities in the Braymer C-4, Breckenridge R-I and Hamilton [...]
Walk-in registration for fall 2013 classes at Missouri Western State University will be held 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Eder Hall. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 26. Seniors and juniors may begin the registration process at 11 a.m. Sophomores and freshmen may begin at 1 p.m. Non-degree seeking students may begin at [...]
