President Vartabedian speaks at the Walter Cronkite Memorial dedication in 2013. Missouri Western State University is offering a free one-credit-hour course titled “Walter Cronkite’s Enduring Legacy” Sept. 5 through Oct. 24, 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 [...]
The inaugural Walter Cronkite Conference on Media Ethics and Integrity, sponsored by Missouri Western State University and the Media Ethics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC), will be held Nov. 3 and 4 at Missouri Western. Most sessions are free and open to the public. “Given that Cronkite was [...]
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 [...]
Jim Korinke plays the longtime CBS News Anchor in “Cronkite,” which is based on a 2002 appearance on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” There are a limited number of seats available for an Aug. 1 showing of “Cronkite,” a live multi-media performance that complements the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University. The [...]
This bronze bust by Eric Fuson ’88, artist-in-residence, was installed in the Walter Cronkite Memorial July 15, 2014. A bronze bust of legendary journalist Walter Cronkite by Eric Fuson, artist-in-residence at Missouri Western State University, has been installed in the Walter Cronkite Memorial inside Spratt Hall on the Missouri Western campus. Fuson, a [...]
“Fantastic” was how Walter “Chip” Cronkite III, son of the legendary newsman, described his first visit to the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University on June 21, 2014 Missouri Western State University offered invited guests, including Walter (Chip) Cronkite III, a sneak preview of additions to the Walter Cronkite Memorial in [...]
Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company at Missouri Western State University, will hold Equity and non-Equity principal auditions in Kansas City March 15 and in St. Joseph March 16. Actors can audition for two musicals – “The Music Man” and “Mother Divine.” At the same time, Missouri Western will conduct auditions for actors to portray [...]
Dr. Douglas Brinkley, featured speaker for the 21st R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues on Nov. 4, 2014. Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and prolific biographer, will be the featured speaker at the 21st R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University at 10 a.m. [...]
