Missouri Western State University will hold an open house to allow prospective students to learn more about graduate programs in autism spectrum disorders and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). The open house will be 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Spratt Hall, room 110 on the Missouri Western campus. Faculty will be [...]
Auditions have been scheduled for two music education programs of the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University. Auditions for Griffon Junior Singers, for children in grades 2 through 10, will begin at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29. Auditions for Symphonic Youth Orchestra, for youth in grades 7 through 12 or those with sufficient experience [...]
Pass the Power Adult Literacy, an educational outreach program of the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University, seeks volunteers to tutor individuals and facilitate small groups of people learning English. Training courses for volunteers will begin later this month. “Over the past year Pass the Power Adult Literacy has experienced an increased need for [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. -May 16, 2012-In a cost-cutting move, the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University is reducing the size of its Center for Community Arts. “Scaling back the center will let us focus on core programs that impact children and youth, instilling in them a lifelong appreciation of the arts,” said Dr. Gordon [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. – April 12, 2012 – The Western Institute at Missouri Western State University has created a new summer professional theatre company, Western Playhouse. The company will present three productions in June and July at Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. “I’m pleased at this latest example of the arts flourishing [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. – April 13, 2012 – The Western Playhouse, a new professional summer theatre company hosted by the Western Institute of Missouri Western State University, will hold auditions for its first summer season in St. Joseph on April 21 and in Kansas City on April 28. Productions include “You’re a Good Man, Charlie [...]
