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R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues

Sep 09, 2019

Convocation featuring Jon Meacham to be aired on cable, online

2019-10-14T09:36:30-05:00

Sept. 27, 2019—The 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University featuring presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be broadcast on MWtv, Suddenlink Channel 12 in St. Joseph. Meacham’s Sept. 26 presentation was titled “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility.” The Convocation will [...]

Convocation featuring Jon Meacham to be aired on cable, online2019-10-14T09:36:30-05:00
Jan 01, 2016

Cokie Roberts Will Speak at Convocation Sept. 13

2019-06-04T16:21:48-05:00

Political commentator Cokie Roberts will be the featured speaker at the 23rd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. The Convocation at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena is free and open to the public. “With a very important presidential election coming up [...]

Cokie Roberts Will Speak at Convocation Sept. 132019-06-04T16:21:48-05:00
Sep 09, 2015

Tom Ridge Featured Speaker at Convocation Sept. 15

2019-06-04T16:21:05-05:00

Tom Ridge, the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be the featured speaker at the 22nd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. The title of his talk is “ISIS: The Growing Threat of [...]

Tom Ridge Featured Speaker at Convocation Sept. 152019-06-04T16:21:05-05:00
Apr 04, 2015

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to Speak at Convocation on Critical Issues this Fall

2019-06-04T16:21:08-05:00

Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, will speak at the 2015 R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues this fall. Tom Ridge, the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be the featured speaker at the 22nd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues [...]

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to Speak at Convocation on Critical Issues this Fall2019-06-04T16:21:08-05:00
Nov 11, 2014

Convocation Featuring Doug Brinkley to Air on MWTV

2019-06-04T16:20:29-05:00

Missouri Western State University’s 21st annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues, featuring noted historian Dr. Douglas Brinkley, will be broadcast Nov. 11-30 on MWTV, channel 39 on Suddenlink in St. Joseph. Dr. Brinkley’s talk about the life of St. Joseph-born Walter Cronkite will air at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 7:30 p.m. [...]

Convocation Featuring Doug Brinkley to Air on MWTV2019-06-04T16:20:29-05:00
Aug 08, 2014

Missouri Western Offers Free Course on Cronkite Legacy

2019-10-31T09:22:08-05:00

Missouri Western State University is offering a free one-credit-hour course titled “Walter Cronkite’s Enduring Legacy” Sept. 5 through Nov. 4, taught by Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. The course is open to anyone. Those interested can enroll by calling 816-271-4100. “Walter Cronkite is the model of journalistic integrity,” Dr. Vartabedian said. “This course will [...]

Missouri Western Offers Free Course on Cronkite Legacy2019-10-31T09:22:08-05:00