The fourth annual International Fair at Missouri Western State University, “Around the World in One Night,” will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in the Fulkerson Center. The event is free and open to the public. Fairgoers will have the opportunity to sample foods, pick up souvenirs and talk to students [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education and the Division of Student Affairs at Missouri Western State University will host the Tunnel of Oppression, an interactive event that highlights contemporary issues of oppression, Nov. 2, 3, 4 and 5. The event will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the Blum Student Union, [...]
“Century Long, Griffon Strong” is the theme of Missouri Western State University’s Homecoming celebration, commemorating the centennial of Missouri Western’s founding in 1915. Events are scheduled Oct. 11-17. As a special treat during this centennial year, Homecoming festivities will start with a fireworks show open to the public at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, [...]
Fred Weems played the guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument, during the 2014 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration. The public is invited to a celebration of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 in the Hoff Conferences Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218 and 219 at Missouri Western State University. The celebration [...]
Missouri Western State University has named Ann Rahmat as director of international recruitment and global engagement. Rahmat will begin her duties Jan. 15. “Missouri Western has made tremendous strides in growing our international student population and this position will help us keep that momentum going,” said Shana Meyer, vice president for student affairs. “Ann has [...]
Shana Meyer, vice president for student affairs at Missouri Western State University, has been named Director-Elect to the Board of Directors of NASPA, the leading organization for professionals in student affairs. Meyer will be Director of the Professional Standards Division when she begins her two-year term on the Board of Directors next March. She currently [...]
Amy Kotwani, director of International Student Services at Missouri Western State University, has been selected as a rising star by an organization of student affairs professionals. Kotwani will receive her Missouri New Professional Rising Star Award at the NASPA IV-West Regional Conference in Albuquerque, N.M. “As an office of one, Amy creates and oversees a [...]
The Center for Student Involvement at Missouri Western State University is now accepting registrations from local businesses, community organizations and Missouri Western departments and student groups to participate in the Western Warm-Up Kickoff Aug. 25. The annual festival gives participating businesses and organizations a chance to display their services and goods to Missouri Western students [...]
Students at Missouri Western State University have a new place to gather on campus, thanks to the generosity of a local family. Kelley Commons, a beautiful outdoor patio just outside the Blum Student Union, will be dedicated at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Kelley Commons features a large patio area with tables and chairs, a [...]
Michael Korenblit, author and activist, will speak at Missouri Western State University at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in the Hearnes Center Little Theater, room 102. The presentation is free and open to the public. Michael Korenblit is co-author of “Until We Meet Again,” the true story of his parents’ love and survival in the [...]
