Oct. 18, 2024--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Nine Planets and Counting" and "Journey to the Stars" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Nine Planets and Counting" Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting [...]
Tim Houlne '86 speaks at Missouri Western July 24, 2024, in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. The name of the building previously known as CTAC honors Houlne's role in the field of artificial intelligence and his significant financial support of the project. July 24, 2024--A new building at Missouri Western State University [...]
April 19, 2024--The Bushman Planetarium will present a public showing of “Wild Ocean” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25th. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall on Missouri Western State University campus, in room 147. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, an epic struggle for survival where whales, sharks, dolphins, seals, gannets and billions of [...]
Dec. 18, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Mystery of the Christmas Star" and "Stars of the Pharaohs" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 19. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. “Mystery of the Christmas Star” Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we [...]
Oct. 10, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings of “Totality” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 12 and Friday, October 13. There will also be a showing at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 14. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Totality" is all about eclipses – [...]
Dr. Jeff Woodford speaks about the NSF grant at a news conference on Oct. 4. Other members of the research team appeared via Zoom. St. Joseph, Mo. —Oct. 4, 2023—Students at primarily undergraduate institutions in Missouri will soon have access to greater computing power, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant of nearly [...]
Aug. 31, 2023–Dr. Lori McCune, associate professor of mathematics at Missouri Western State University, received a Meritorious Service Award from the Mathematical Association of America. The award is based on service to the association at the national or section level. Dr. McCune was one of just five members honored nationally, and the only one in [...]
May 30, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 13. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Thursday, June 1, "Sea Monsters" Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when mighty dinosaurs dominated the land [...]
May 1, 2023--Missouri Western State University presented nine faculty and staff members with awards and recognized 17 retirees at the 2022-2023 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on April 28. Award winners include: Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy. "He is willing to go above and beyond to make sure [...]
April 17, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium will present public showings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 20. The shows will be “Extreme Planets” and “Black Holes” on Tuesday and “We Choose Space" and "Hubble Vision 2” on Thursday. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Bushman Planetarium features a [...]
