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 [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present shows at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, Feb. 23. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Feb. 15 show is “Forces of Nature.” Come close to nature's most [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present shows at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 19. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Jan. 11 show, “Sea Monsters,” takes viewers on a journey 80 million [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present shows at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 17 and 18. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Monday evening presentation is geared toward children ages 5 to 9. The [...]
For the second time in three years, an undergraduate synthetic biology research project at Missouri Western State University and Davidson College in North Carolina has received a grant of more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation. It is the largest research grant in Missouri Western’s history. President Vartabedian announces a $1.1 million [...]
