Western Playhouse, a summer theatre company of the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University, presents “Miss Saigon” July 4-13 in the Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. THE SHOW: Be swept away by this epic tale of love and sacrifice, by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, the creative team that brought you [...]
The Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University has benefited from a real-life example of a business concept taught in its classrooms: asset appreciation. The value of the largest individual gift in the history of Missouri Western State University has grown to 140 percent of the amount pledged. Steven L. Craig, founder and [...]
The partnership between the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, entrepreneur Steve Craig and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is the current Spotlight program on the website of the Innovation Resource Center of AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. To see the article, go to www.aacsb.edu. In the [...]
Members of the cast of “Miss Saigon,” the Western Playhouse production this summer, open rehearsal. The staging of this ambitious musical is a sign of the maturity of Missouri Western’s arts programs and indicates the university is ready for a School of Fine Arts, according to President Robert Vartabedian. Missouri Western State University [...]
Effective this fall, Missouri Western State University is now offering students from 51 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska a new tuition rate equivalent to in-state tuition. The “Griffon Rate” applies to both undergraduate and graduate tuition, and to current students as well as new students. “Missouri Western is committed to keeping higher education [...]
Cast and crew of “American Story” visited the Outlets as Castle Rock as part of their trip to Colorado to perform “American Story.” Missouri Western has been invited to return next year for performances related to the centennial of the Ludlow Massacre, the historical event at the center of the musical. An enthusiastic [...]
A $210,000 grant from a Kansas City organization will help expand the entrepreneurship program in Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business. The grant from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City – Kansas City will create a micro-lending fund for Missouri Western students who want to open franchises in Kansas City’s urban core. [...]
An alumnus of Missouri Western State University will serve as the next vice president for university advancement. Jerry Pickman has been named to the post, effective June 1. “Jerry has earned the respect and trust of his colleagues during his many years at Missouri Western,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “I know he’ll [...]
Missouri Western State University will hold a memorial service for Dr. Janet Gorman McCarthy, former president, at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The public is invited. The service will include an opportunity for attendees to share their memories. Dr. McCarthy – known as Dr. Janet Gorman Murphy [...]
The Western Playhouse production of “Miss Saigon” at Missouri Western State University July 4-13 will honor America and its military veterans in several ways. “This is a show that really resonates with members of the military,” said Tee Quillin, artistic director of Western Playhouse. “We see this as an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to [...]
