The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University approved a project to renovate an entryway to Popplewell Hall. The project is funded by Building Affordability, the 2015 legislation also known as House Bill 19 that appropriated $4.8 million to Missouri Western for capital improvements. “HB19 provided state funds for much-needed improvements on our campus,” [...]
Dr. Nathanael May Dr. Nathanael May, associate professor of music at Missouri Western State University, has been interviewed by “I Care If You Listen,” a major international source for the promotion of contemporary classical music. The interview is about the soundSCAPE festival founded by Dr. May. soundSCAPE (Sound, Composition and Performance Exchange) will [...]
Stephen T. Johnson will present a Visiting Artist Lecture at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in Agenstein Hall, room 324, on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Johnson’s lecture is free and open to the public. Johnson is a highly versatile American artist whose visually arresting and conceptually rich body of work forges connections [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is now accepting nominations for two new awards that will be presented during Entrepreneurship Week March 27-31. Regional entrepreneurs will receive the Emerging Entrepreneur and Entrepreneur of the Year Awards at the week’s capstone luncheon Friday, March 31. The awards will recognize individuals for their professional [...]
Auditions for Missouri Western State University’s production of “The Wedding Singer” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27 in the Potter Hall Theater, with callbacks at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Missouri Western auditions are open to all, including community members. Those auditioning are asked to prepare a 90-second monologue and song combo [...]
The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University will host two national ceramics exhibitions Feb. 24 through March 24. An opening reception for “Twin Cups” and “Off the Table,” free and open to the public, will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. The national exhibitions are hosted by the MWSU [...]
The 2016-2017 Theatre Season at Missouri Western State University continues with William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” Feb. 24 through March 4 in Potter Hall. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25 and March 2, 3 and 4, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 26. In Shakespeare’s famous “Scottish play,” Macbeth murders King [...]
Faculty in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University will present the Spring Faculty Showcase Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The program is an eclectic mix of classical, jazz and contemporary music that features [...]
The Chess Club at Missouri Western State University will host a tournament open to the general public at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219. There is a $10 entry fee for non-members. The tournament winner will receive a customized trophy made by club secretary/treasurer Jaylen Words, [...]
GriffsGiveBack, a new center for service learning at Missouri Western State University, is planning its kickoff event. The Great Campus Cleanup: Winter Edition will be held from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Volunteers will work in two-hour shifts to help clean and organize parts of campus. Students, employees, alumni, friends and family [...]
