By Andrew Gaug News-Press NOW|Aug 11, 2019 The retirement of Missouri Western’s Dean of Fine Arts will leave a lasting legacy and a renewed sense of commitment to students pursuing theater. Serving as the head of the Theater and Dance Department and Founding Dean of Fine Arts, Bob Willenbrink helped usher the department into a [...]
Aug. 6, 2019—The School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University is partnering with the St. Joseph Downtown Partnership to present a free performance of the Broadway musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and 17, in Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square. The performance [...]
By Jessika Eidson News-Press NOW|Aug 4, 2019 While many in the St. Joseph area have taken part in Chiefs Training Camp for years, 2019 marks the first for Missouri Western State University’s new president, Matt Wilson. “I had an idea of what Chiefs Camp might be, but until you’re here on our campus and you [...]
July 30, 2019—A mural painted by Missouri Western State University students in St. Joseph’s Southside will be officially unveiled during a celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 3 at the corner of Lake and Illinois in conjunction with the South St. Joseph Farmer’s Market at the Junction. The celebration will include live music, [...]
July 29, 2019—The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will have a public showing of “Wonders of the Universe” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, after the Family Fun Day practice at Chiefs Training Camp. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall, directly across Downs Drive from Lot H, the primary parking lost used [...]
Jul 28, 2019 Anyone listening to last week’s speech from Missouri Western State University’s new president was likely to be disappointed. That is, if those in the audience were expecting dry, academic oratory on the value of higher education. There is nothing dry about Matt Wilson, who replaces Dr. Robert Vartabedian as the fifth president [...]
Matt Wilson, Jul 27, 2019 Missouri Western State University is a special place where students can learn, grow and acquire the tools necessary to succeed. As its new leader, now is a perfect time to talk about the university’s impact and the value of a four-year college degree. Personally, I was drawn to Missouri Western [...]
By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW|Jul 24, 2019 Missouri Western State University President Matthew Wilson didn’t get a chance to sit down and eat during Wednesday’s Chairman’s Breakfast event. He was too busy shaking hands. The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce gathering, which featured Wilson as its speaker, brought several business leaders from across the community [...]
The Yorkshire Champion makes a trans-Atlantic musical link as Lee Harrelson of Fountain City Brass becomes their new Visiting International Professor to work alongside David King. TUESDAY, 23 JULY 2019 Yorkshire Champion, Brighouse & Rastrick has acted swiftly following the recent departure of conductor David Thornton with news that Lee Harrelson will take up the [...]
By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW|Jul 19, 2019 After 52 years at Missouri Western, Dr. Thomas Rachow of the university’s biology department is retiring. Growing up in Streator, Illinois, Rachow was the first in his family to graduate from college. He had no idea just how long he’d spend on a college campus over the course [...]
