Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, will speak at the 2015 R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues this fall. Tom Ridge, the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be the featured speaker at the 22nd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues [...]
Grammy Award-winning singer Melissa Manchester is coming to St. Joseph as part of the Missouri Western State University Centennial Art Series. Manchester will sing at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18 at the historic Missouri Theater in downtown St. Joseph. Tickets are now on sale at www.missouriwestern.edu/centennial-arts or by phone at 816-279-1225. All proceeds will benefit [...]
The 13th annual eXtreme Percussion Show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18 in the Potter Hall Theater on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The suggested donation for tickets is $7 for the general public and $5 for students with college ID. eXtreme Percussion serves as a [...]
Missouri Western State University will host the 10th annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education on Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17. Faculty and students from Missouri Western and other colleges and universities will demonstrate applied learning activities. Applied learning is learning that occurs outside of the traditional classroom setting, such as study [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University is sponsoring a Building Inclusive Campuses Workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18 in Blum Student Union, rooms 222-223. There is no charge, but reservations are requested by April 15. Call 816-271-4150 or email cme@missouriwestern.edu. […]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University, PROMO and PFLAG of Kansas City & St. Joseph will call attention to anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools during a Day of Silence event at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16 in Spratt Hall, room 205. Participants will hear stories of bullying and harassment, learn [...]
The Missouri Western State University chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, the professional business fraternity, will hold its third annual Cupcake 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, April 26 at the Remington Nature Center, 1502 MacArthur Drive in St. Joseph. To register or for more details, visit tinyurl.com/cupcakerun2015. Runners will enjoy a Delish cupcake at each mile marker [...]
Two presentations on systemic inequalities are featured in the 2015 Galileo’s Legacy Conference at Missouri Western State University on Thursday, April 16 in the Hearnes Center, room 102. The presentations are free and open to the public. Steven Bryant, director of the Office of Intercultural Affairs in the Intercultural International Center at Northwest Missouri State, [...]
Dr. Krikor Partamian of St. Joseph was the Ping Pong National Champion of Syria in 1960. The second annual Dr. Krikor Partamian Ping Pong Tournament will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18 in the Looney Complex Arena on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The registration fee for participants is [...]
The jazz program of the Missouri Western State University Department of Music will present its Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 13 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will showcase the Jazz Lab Band, Vocal Jazz and the Jazz Ensemble. In addition, guest [...]
