March 9, 2020—Missouri Western State University has announced the names of 299 students who earned undergraduate or graduate degrees during the fall 2019 semester. Agency, Missouri Miranda Kay Biller, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Brianna Lynn Lounsbury, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Special Education Akron, Iowa Samantha Lynn James, Bachelor of Science [...]
Officials say the public needs to listen to their healthcare providers if they insist the patient should stay home; they say it's a matter of public safety. “If it’s recommended that you stay home, then it’s pretty important that you stay home so that you don’t transmit to somebody else,”said Dr. Michael Grantham, Assistant Professor [...]
By Margaret Slayton, News-Press NOW, March 8, 2020 Missouri Western State University has partnered with the Missouri Department of Conservation on a prairie restoration project in St. Joseph. Jeff Powelson, private land conservationist, said the project will provide a native grassland habitat for research and educational purposes and for the enjoyment of the public. The [...]
By Ken Newton, News-Press NOW, March 8, 2020 ... Dr. Edwin Taylor, chair of the Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology at Missouri Western State University, said the primary system works as a party function of selecting nominees, but the eventual governance, laced with partisanship, has been corroded. “That’s the thing that worries me [...]
March 5, 2020—Missouri Western State University has announced it will commence a review of its academic programs as part of a multi-pronged strategy to reduce costs, stabilize the university’s long-term financial health and strengthen its core programs. Pursuant to a policy adopted by Missouri Western’s Board of Governors last week, the university has convened an [...]
Missouri voters were on the sidelines for Super Tuesday voting but they were paying close attention. That's because the Show Me State primary is next Tuesday. From an original field of more than two dozen Democratic presidential candidates, the field has thinned considerably. "Either Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden, that's basically where we are," said [...]
Palmer Luckey IMPORTANT UPDATE from the Center for Entrepreneurship: The Capstone Business Luncheon during Entrepreneurship Week on Friday, March 27 is cancelled. We were very excited that Steve Craig had invited entrepreneur extraordinaire Palmer Luckey. We hope to bring Mr. Luckey to the Missouri Western campus at a later date. The free business [...]
In an effort to bring local employers and scholars of science, technology, engineering and mathematics together, Missouri Western State University hosted its 7th annual Missouri Regional Industrial Science and Engineering Networking and Employment Event on Tuesday evening. The event brought in around 200 people, with 70 local employers, 80 students and more than 25 alumni [...]
Ever wonder why we have a leap year and why does it only occur once every four years? The trend of a leap year dates back to 45 B.C., when Julius Caesar recognized mistakes on the Roman calendar. At the time they were using the help of the stars to complete dates and years. "The [...]
Feb. 28, 2020—The Missouri Western State University Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology will host a Super Tuesday watch party at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 218. Fourteen state primaries will take place on Tuesday, American Samoa will hold a caucus and Democrats living outside [...]
