Award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni will give a public reading of her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the Potter Hall Theater on the campus of Missouri Western State University. “The Mochila Review Presents: In the Shadow of Nikki Giovanni” is free and open to the public. Giovanni will sign copies of her books [...]
The Winter Commencement ceremony for approximately 330 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Elise Hepworth, director of choral studies and music education. The MWSU Alumni Association will host a free reception for graduates [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved a new three-year contract for Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. The new contract runs through June 30, 2019, replacing a five-year contract that was set to expire in 2018. “The board is very happy with Dr. Vartabedian’s performance,” said Brig. Gen. Gregory Mason, [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University is accepting nominations for the Drum Major for Justice Awards, to be presented at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Banquet January 18, 2017. The Drum Major for Justice Award is for citizens who live ordinary lives but do extraordinary acts [...]
Patterhn Ives LLC of St. Louis will provide planning and design services for renovations to Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University. Missouri Western’s Board of Governors approved the selection of the firm at its board meeting Dec. 8. “We had a number of qualified firms express interest in the project, but Patterhn Ives set [...]
Dr. Robyn Gleason Dr. Robyn Gleason has been named associate dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions at Missouri Western State University. Dr. Gleason, previously dean of graduate nursing at Keiser University in Florida, will begin her duties in January. “Dr. Gleason’s strong background in nursing, public health and health information [...]
The Fountain City Brass Band, the reigning North American and U.S. Open Brass Band champions, will perform a concert of holiday favorites at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 519 N. 10th Street. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students and free to Missouri Western faculty, [...]
Students in the Opera Workshop at Missouri Western State University will perform scenes from “Ragtime: The Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Potter Hall Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. “Ragtime” portrays social conflict in 1915 New York City between the wealthy white manufacturing families, European immigrants and socially [...]
The calendar at Missouri Western State University is full of holiday-related and family-friendly events for the campus and community to enjoy. Percussion Ensemble Concert, Dec. 1 The Percussion Ensemble presents their Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Potter Hall Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will [...]
Missouri Western State University’s 2015-2016 Theatre Season continues with a production of “Blur” Dec. 1-4 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-3, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for Missouri Western faculty and staff, $6 [...]
