The department of economics, sociology and political science at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a forum for candidates in two Buchanan County races at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Candidates for Buchanan County Sheriff, Pat Grove and [...]
Nader Vargha, associate professor of economics, spoke about the European economy and its impact on the United States at a breakfast meeting with Missouri Western State University alumni on Friday, October 5 at the Cafe at The Cafe at Briarcliff Village. The Missouri Western Alumni Association hosts the quarterly Eggs and Issues: Kansas City program [...]
Students, alumni, faculty and staff of Missouri Western State University will celebrate Homecoming 2012 Oct. 8-13. This year’s theme is “Griffon Country: Where Dreams Come True.” For more information or to register for alumni events, call 816-271-5646. Details on student events are available at www.missouriwestern.edu/homecoming. A highlight of homecoming every year is the parade in downtown [...]
T. Boone Pickens, energy entrepreneur, addresses the 19th Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western. Energy will continue to be a vital issue for America’s future, legendary energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens told a near-capacity crowd at Missouri Western State University’s 19th Convocation on Critical Issues in the Looney Complex arena. “We are [...]
The department of nursing and allied health at Missouri Western State University is proud to announce an upcoming conference designed to educate healthcare professionals and students about improving care for our nation’s veterans and military families. “Joining Forces: Partners in Care” will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 15 in the Fulkerson Center on [...]
Judge Thomas Newton will preside over the Court of Appeals session at Missouri Western Oct. 10. For the fifteenth consecutive year, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will convene court at Missouri Western State University. The court will sit at Missouri Western at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 in the Kemper [...]
The theatre and cinema program at Missouri Western State University will hold open auditions for its Christmas musical spectacular “Annie” on Saturday, Oct. 6 for youth ages 6 to 18 and on Monday, Oct. 8 for college students and community members over 18 years old. All auditions will be held in the Potter Hall Theater [...]
Military Science Army ROTC cadets will be conducting situational training exercises on the Missouri Western State University campus Thursday, Oct. 4, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. They will be training with dummy rifles and will be in uniform during the exercises west of James McCarthy Drive, north of the pond area (west of the [...]
Missouri Western State University’s International Lecture Series presents a talk on Sri Lanka at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 219. The talk about Sri Lankan culture will be given by Sachit Polpitiya, a Missouri Western student majoring in biology. The lecture series is sponsored by the [...]
For the first time in nearly a decade, Missouri Western State University’s enrollment has dropped this fall. Missouri Western’s total enrollment of 6,074 students is 3.5 percent fewer than last year’s record number of 6,296. Despite the decline, this year’s class is the third-highest fall enrollment in Missouri Western’s history. “We’ve been anticipating a decline [...]
