It’s hard to not get excited about Missouri Western and what’s happening on campus when you talk to President Robert Vartabedian. His enthusiasm for the University’s accomplishments and his outlook for the future are contagious. At the December 2012 Board of Governors meeting, the board approved a five-year contract extension [...]
About 15 years ago, Missouri Western’s president, Dr. Robert Vartabedian, and his wife, Laurel, stopped at a visitors center in Trinidad, Colo., where a display caught their attention. It told the story of a 1913-14 immigrant coal miners’ strike in the area that culminated in what has become known [...]
Dr. Janet Gorman Murphy McCarthy, 76, president of Missouri Western from 1983 to 2000, died May 15, 2013. “Dr. McCarthy will be sadly missed by the entire Missouri Western family,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s current president. “She was a great leader and has left a lasting legacy here.” [...]
When Rep. Elijah Haahr ’05, and Rep. Ken Wilson ’89, were elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November, the number of Missouri Western alumni in the Legislature doubled. Elijah and Ken, whose offices are just around the corner from one another, joined fellow alumni Rep. Pat Conway ’73, [...]
International outreach In the past five years, the university has put many structures in place to accommodate international students in an effort to increase its international student numbers. were 64 international students from 22 countries enrolled. Amy Kotwani was hired as the international student coordinator last August, and [...]
The student chapter of The Wildlife Society had been racking up so many awards that I thought it was time I joined them on one of their volunteer assignments at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. When I called Dr. Cary Chevalier, the group’s advisor, I was hoping to go [...]
Personnel at two national wildlife refuges and the state department of conservation know they can count on Missouri Western’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society to provide help and extra hands whenever needed. Few student organizations can match the level and amount of volunteer activities and experiences of that group, [...]
After a head coaching career spanning 38 years, with 25 of them at Missouri Western, Tom Smith announced his retirement as men’s basketball coach in December, effective at the end of the 2012-13 season. “Tom Smith is a legend in the world of basketball coaches. He has meant [...]
A chocolate ownership opportunity opens up for all Craig School of Business alumni A few years ago, Steve Craig was trying to figure out how college graduates could become entrepreneurs shortly after they earned their degrees. The CEO of Craig Realty Group in California grew up in the St. Joseph [...]
