The Department of Music at Missouri Western State University has several performances scheduled in early November. All concerts are free and open to the public. Music Technology Ensemble Concert, Nov. 7: Canceled Faculty Recital, Nov. 8: Canceled Music Department Recital, noon Friday, Nov. 10, Potter Hall Theater. Instrumental and vocal music majors will perform various [...]
The Nontraditional and Commuter Student Center at Missouri Western State University will host several events in commemoration of National Nontraditional Student Week Nov. 6-11. The events will take place in the Center, Eder Hall room 200. 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6 “How to be a Successful Nontraditional Student.” Robin Wormsley, who graduated with a Bachelor [...]
The Alumni Association at Missouri Western State University held its 35th annual Alumni Awards Banquet Friday, Oct. 27. Eleven individuals and one couple were honored. Awards presented were: Distinguished Alumni Award James Sheehan '78 James Sheehan ’78, chief financial officer, Hormel Foods, Minnesota Shortly after graduating from Missouri Western with an accounting degree [...]
The sixth annual Walk for the Homeless will be held on Friday, Nov. 3 in downtown St. Joseph. Registration begins at 4 p.m. at Sixth and Messanie Streets, with the walk beginning at 4:30 p.m. The walk will follow the migration path followed by the homeless to access services in downtown St. Joseph. The walk [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University accepted an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion of the university’s financial statements from auditors BKD. There were no findings of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the audit. “This is a team effort,” said Dr. Cale Fessler, vice president for financial planning and administration. “It takes a [...]
The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance at Missouri Western State University presents the Outlaw Film Festival, including the 48 Hour Film Fest Screening, Nov. 2-4 at the Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus and at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Avenue in St. Joseph. The events begin Thursday evening, Nov. [...]
The Western Activities Council at Missouri Western State University presents comedian Pete Lee in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The performance is free and open to the public. In 2005, Lee flew to New York to make his television debut on Comedy Central’s Premium [...]
The Spanish Club at Missouri Western State University will host a Day of the Dead celebration at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 in Spratt Hall, room 205. The celebration is free and open to the public. Day of the Dead is an annual Hispanic holiday similar to Halloween, but with an emphasis on remembering friends [...]
The International Student Council at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a Bubble Tea Bar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Blum Student Union Lobby. Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea-based cold drink that includes balls of tapioca, known as bubbles, pearls or boba. The Bubble Tea Bar is a [...]
Missouri Western State University students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community will celebrate Homecoming 2017 Oct. 22-28, culminating with the Griffon football game against Washburn at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The theme this year is a nod to the Halloween season, “The Legend of Griffon Hollow.” Homecoming [...]
