The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will have a public showing of “Wonders of the Universe” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall. Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions of years in time to witness the [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will hold public showings at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, Thursday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 21. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall. The schedule of shows follows: Oct. 17: “Forces of Nature.” Come close to nature’s most powerful and extreme forces. Cameras capture large-scale volcanoes, earthquakes and [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University presents “Totality” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall. “Totality” is all about eclipses, from total to partial and lunar to solar. It covers how they occur and what happens when they do. It looks back to the proof of general [...]
The total solar eclipse is nearly here. Below is a recap of information we sent in a news release earlier this month about eclipse-related activities at Missouri Western State University, with some additional information regarding where to watch streaming video. Planetarium show “Totality” will be shown nine times over the weekend. All shows are SOLD OUT. The [...]
St. Joseph is one of the largest cities on the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, and Missouri Western State University has several activities planned to help educate and entertain the public about this astronomical phenomenon. The Bushman Planetarium is showing “Totality,” a new show about all kinds of [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present “Totality,” a new show about eclipses, July 31 through Aug. 21, the day that St. Joseph will experience more than two-and-a-half minutes of a total solar eclipse. “Totality” is all about eclipses, from lunar to partial solar. It covers how they occur and what happens [...]
Missouri Western State University honored ten employees who are retiring and ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2. Award recipients were: Missouri Western Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence Pam Clary, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW program Shauna Hiley, professor of chemistry [...]
Missouri Western State University students brought home a record number of awards from the Association of Information Technology Professionals National Collegiate Conference and Career Fair in St. Louis earlier this month. The 31 students earned two first place, two second place, two third place and four honorable mentions in competitions at the conference. Missouri Western’s [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will offer public showings at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 20. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students, children and senior citizens. The April 18 show will be “Future Moon,” honoring the Apollo astronauts who [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will have a public viewing of the show “Black Holes” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall, room 147. Designed for all audiences, “Black Holes” features 3-D simulations of [...]
