Everything fell into place one morning when Jake Proffit ’17 walked out the front door of his home. In the weeks prior to that, he had been pondering and drawing up plans for a new sculpture for Potter Hall. When he walked out his front door and saw a cocoon [...]
Bill Wright, an ardent supporter of Missouri Western arts programs, passed away March 21, 2018. He was 79. Wright, a St. Joseph native, left his hometown when he went to college and moved several times with his career. When he retired and returned to St. Joseph about 50 years later, [...]
Enrollment up: A total of 5,562 students enrolled as of the official census date Sept. 25, 2017, including a 16.2 percent growth in the number of new freshmen. The total includes 5,321 undergraduate students and 241 graduate students and represents an overall increase of 3.2 percent over 2016-17 official enrollment. [...]
Computer science students bring home the hardware Students brought home a record number of awards from the Association of Information Technology Professionals National Collegiate Conference and Career Fair in St. Louis last spring. The 31 students earned two first-place awards, two second-place awards, two third-place and four honorable mentions in [...]
When David Harris ’79, associate professor of art, was a junior at Missouri Western, he and Robert Weidmaier ’75 built a salt kiln that was used in the old ceramics house on the east side of campus. Fast forward almost four decades, and Harris has done it again with another [...]
After a career of almost a quarter century at the St. Joseph Public Library, Will Stuck ’00 enthralled children at his last story time this past spring and embarked on expanding his public speaking/professional storytelling business. Stuck says he will continue to perform for children and make them laugh, but [...]
Most people would say that a benefit of living in a college town is the number and variety of events offered for the community, and in that regard, Missouri Western does not disappoint. A look back at the past year of events that were open to the community reveals everything [...]
On any given Thursday evening, you always know where you can find Ralph Alvarez ’71. For the past 38 years, Alvarez has offered free lessons in his home workshop to anyone interested in learning woodworking and wood carving. For the second academic year, the St. Joseph native and alumnus has [...]
A class offered for the first time this past spring might sound like it’s just for fun, but the students in the new Game Design class knew that there was a lot more to it. Peter Britton, assistant professor of art, joined the Missouri Western faculty in the fall of [...]
