Dr. Melody Smith, executive director, Center for Service Sept. 4, 2019— Students at Missouri Western State University will soon be able to earn credit toward their degree by volunteering in the community. “Service is at the very core of our mission at Missouri Western,” said President Matt Wilson. “We don’t just want to [...]
April 10, 2019—Missouri Western State University will host the annual Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation Conference April 17 and 18. This is an interdisciplinary conference for students, educators, law enforcement, nurses, social workers, lawyers, juvenile officers and related professions. The conference will include keynote addresses each day in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall [...]
In an effort to further Missouri Western State University’s commitment to supporting veterans and active-duty military, all veterans and active-duty military and their spouses and dependents will be eligible for in-state tuition at Missouri Western, regardless of their residency. This is effective beginning with the fall 2018 semester. “Our goal is to make Missouri Western [...]
From left: Award recipients Kip Wilson, Judy Chambers, Kathy Kelly, Fumi Matsumoto Cheever, Shelle Browning, Teresa Crist, Julie Jedlicka, Heather Kendall and Nathanael May. Not pictured: Edwin Taylor. Missouri Western State University honored ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on Friday, April 27. The University also honored 19 [...]
Sen. Roy Blunt presents the 2017 Roy Blunt Literacy Citation to Debbie Schaaf. Nominations for the 2018 award are now being accepted. The Adult Education and Literacy Program at the St. Joseph School District and the Western Institute at Missouri Western State University are now accepting nominations for the 2018 Roy Blunt Literacy [...]
Mary Marston of the Western Institute coordinated an effort to collect supplies for deployed military members at the Missouri Western football game Nov. 11. Nineteen boxes of supplies were shipped to Kuwait. Missouri Western State University has been named a 2018 Gold Level Military Friendly School Award recipient from Victory Media. “There is [...]
Missouri Western State University will honor military veterans in this week leading up to Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11. Free Gifts for Veterans Veterans are invited to stop by the office of the Western Institute, Spratt Hall room 105, for some free Missouri Western gifts as a small token of appreciation for their service [...]
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 will host the fifth annual conference on Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation April 19 and 20. Advance registrations are required by Friday, April 14. The registration form and schedule are available on the conference website. The conference will be of special interest to educators, law enforcement officers, nurses, social workers, [...]
Missouri Western State University has suspended operations of Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company, due to recent state budget withholding. Auditions scheduled in St. Joseph and Kansas City in February for this summer’s planned production of “West Side Story” are cancelled. “Western Playhouse has been a tremendous artistic success for five seasons, with high-quality productions [...]
