Candidates for St. Joseph mayor and city council will participate in forums sponsored by the political science program at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, March 27 and 29 in the Hearnes Center, room 102. The forums are free and open to the public. Candidates for mayor and the two [...]
The political science program at Missouri Western State University is sponsoring two candidate forums in advance of the St. Joseph Municipal Primary Election. Candidates for mayor and city council districts I and V have been invited to the forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, and at-large council candidates have been invited to the forum [...]
Students and faculty of Missouri Western State University will mark Constitution Day with a discussion at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The discussion, “The Constitution: Issues and Challenges from an Interactive Perspective,” is free and open to the public. Sept. 17 marks the 230th anniversary of the [...]
The Peace and Conflict Studies program at Missouri Western State University will sponsor the Peace and Conflict Studies Fall Film Series this semester. All films will be shown at 6 p.m. in the Hearnes Center, room 102. They are free and open to the public. The film series features five films related to issues of [...]
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 [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University approved promotions and awarded tenure effective with the 2016-2017 academic year for the following faculty members: From Associate Professor to Professor Teresa Harris, Department of Art Jennifer Hegeman, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Shauna Hiley, Department of Chemistry Greg Lindsteadt, Department of Criminal Justice, [...]
Bob McCulloch, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Missouri Western State University will host “Speaking of Ferguson: A Political Science Forum featuring St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 in the Fulkerson Center on Missouri Western’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. It is [...]
Dr. Jimmy Albright Dr. Jimmy Albright, adjunct instructor of sociology, will present a talk titled “Origins of Conflict in the Middle East” as part of Missouri Western State University’s Eggs and Issues Speaker Series at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 29 in the Fulkerson Center. The breakfast is free but reservations are required. Call [...]
Dr. David Karp, professor of sociology and director of the Project on Restorative Justice at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, will present a lecture at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in the Wilson Hall, room 205. The talk, “Restorative Justice on the University Campus: Repairing Harm and Building Community,” is free and open [...]
The Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology at Missouri Western State University will host “Rediscover the River,” a forum on the future of Interstate 229 in St. Joseph, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall, room 214. The forum is free and open to the public. Interstate 229 [...]
