The Tony Award-winning musical satire “Urinetown” is the final production in Missouri Western State University’s 2014-2015 Theatre Season. It will be presented April 2-12 in Missouri Western’s Potter Hall. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on April 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for [...]
Jim Korinke portrays Walter Cronkite. Public showings of “Cronkite,” a live multimedia performance about legendary journalist Walter Cronkite, have been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26 in the Kemper Recital Hall, adjacent to the award-winning Walter Cronkite Memorial inside Spratt Hall on the campus of Missouri [...]
Dr. David Butler, Texas State University Dr. David Butler, a physical geographer from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, will present a talk titled “Animals as Agents of Geomorphic Change in a Period of Changing Environments” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in Agenstein Hall, room 224, on the campus of Missouri [...]
Joe Gray ’42 and Lauren Fletcher were honored during the annual Engineering Technology Advancement Committee Banquet March 23. The Missouri Western State University Engineering Technology Advancement Committee presented awards to a student and a community leader at their annual banquet Monday, March 23. Lauren Fletcher, a senior manufacturing engineering technology major from Smithville, [...]
In a telephone poll, the Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has accepted a bid of $527,685 from MDH Turf of Shawnee, Kansas to renovate football practice fields used during training camp of the Kansas City Chiefs. The board also approved a contingency budget of $52,768 to cover any unforeseen costs. […]
The MWSU Chamber Singers at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kansas. The Missouri Western State University Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Elise Hepworth, gave 12 performances to an estimated 3,200 students over four days during Missouri Western’s spring break the week of March 9-12. The group enjoyed performing [...]
Economic realities mean the end of a partnership that offered drivers’ education at Missouri Western State University. In 1999, the St Joseph School District and Missouri Western became partners in offering drivers’ education during the summer. The St. Joseph School District covered the salaries of the instructors. Missouri Western provided classrooms, driving practice areas and [...]
The Departments of Nursing and Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Social Work at Missouri Western State University along with the group Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) will host a community meeting about Medicaid at noon Friday, March 27 in Spratt Hall, room 205. The meeting, “Closing the Gap: A Missouri Solution for Medicaid,” is free and [...]
Sarah Thompson, executive director, Christian Peacemaker Teams Sarah Thompson, executive director of Christian Peacemaker Teams, will present a talk titled “Moving Towards Conflict: The Biblical Basis for Nonviolent Direct Action” at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219 at Missouri Western State University. The final [...]
The Student Honors Organization (SHO) at Missouri Western State University will host its second annual “SHO Us Your Smarts!” Trivia Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 18 in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt Hall 214-216. Teams may consist of up to eight individuals. Entry fees are $70 for teams of eight and $10 [...]
