Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, who has been on the nursing faculty at Missouri Western State University since 1980, has been named dean of the university’s College of Professional Studies. She will begin her duties July 1. “Kathleen has been a valued member of the Missouri Western campus for a long time, and I’m pleased that she’s [...]
Second Harvest Community Food Bank will host the fourth annual Backpack Buddies Walk-A-Thon in the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex on the Missouri Western State University campus Saturday, April 6. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is encouraged although teams and singles may register upon arrival. Attendees will be [...]
The Missouri Western State University Ambassadors will host their annual Night at the Ritz, a fund-raiser for scholarships dedicated to nontraditional students, on Friday, April 26. This year the theme is “Ritz Around the World.” […]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved tuition and room and board rates for the 2013-2014 school year. “In setting fees, Missouri Western balances our need to meet our financial obligations with our desire to keep a quality education affordable, and the rates adopted by the Board of Governors reflect that [...]
For the sixth straight time, Missouri Western State University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and community engagement. “Missouri Western identifies ‘service’ first in the list of six university values that are central [...]
Korbin von Stentzsch, Student Excellence Winner, President Robert Vartabedian, and Al Landes, Community Excellence Award Winner The Missouri Western State University Engineering Technology Advancement Committee presented awards to a student and a community leader at their annual awards banquet March 25. Korbin von Stentzsch, a junior majoring in manufacturing engineering technology, was presented [...]
Missouri Western State University will host a conference on child abuse investigation on Wednesday and Thursday, April 17 and 18, in the Fulkerson Center. The conference is for law enforcement officers and administrators, social workers, attorneys, educators and those employed in healthcare. The cost of the conference is $80. Missouri Western students may attend for free, [...]
Missouri Western State University’s International Lecture Series will feature a presentation on Australia Wednesday, March 27 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Blum Union 223. This lecture is free and open to the public. Nicole Kerr, a senior engineering technology major from Australia, will talk about the culture and customs of her native country. [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University will host Black History 101, a mobile museum, from 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. March 27 in Blum Union rooms 218 and 219. It will be free and open to the public. […]
The Prairie Lands Writing Project at Missouri Western State University has announced the winners in this year’s Missouri Writing Region for the national Scholastic Writing Awards Contest. The winners have received regional awards for their outstanding writing through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a 90-year-old national program that recognizes outstanding creative teenagers. […]
