President-Designate Matthew Wilson March 13, 2019—By a 5-0 vote Tuesday, March 12, the Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University named Matthew Wilson, J.D., as Missouri Western’s fifth president, starting July 1, 2019. President-Designate Wilson will be introduced to the campus and community during a formal announcement and press conference at 3 [...]
March 7, 2019— Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Rick Ebersold and Al Landes, both of St. Joseph, to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors. Ebersold and Landes both attended Missouri Western, and both started working for St. Joseph-based Herzog Contracting Corp in 1972. Landes is President and COO of Herzog Contracting Corp. [...]
March 1, 2019—Missouri Western State University will honor March as Women’s History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The theme of Women’s History Month 2019 is “What Is and Is Not Feminist?” Unless otherwise noted, all events will be at 6 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, [...]
Peter V. Uebberoth Feb. 27, 2019— The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University has announced that renowned business executive Peter V. Ueberroth will be the keynote speaker at the Entrepreneurship Week Capstone Luncheon at noon on Friday, March 29 in the Fulkerson Center at Missouri [...]
Feb. 25, 2019—The annual Missouri Regional Industrial Science and Engineering (MO-RISE) networking event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in the atrium of Remington Hall on the campus of Missouri Western State University. More than 200 people have registered to attend, including almost 70 employers. Students will have the opportunity [...]
Feb. 26, 2019—The presidential search committee at Missouri Western State University has announced the names of three finalists to be the University’s fifth president. The finalists will be on campus for in-person interviews in early March. The interview process includes an open forum where all students, faculty, staff and the community can hear a presentation [...]
Feb. 25, 2019—Poet, editor, and Emmy winner Kwame Dawes will give a public reading of his work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Potter Hall Theater on the campus of Missouri Western State University. “Verse & Twirl: An Evening with Kwame Dawes and MWSU Dancers” is free and open to the public. Missouri Western dance students, [...]
Feb. 22, 2019—A collection of rare and collectible books donated by Marshall White of St. Joseph will be on display in the Missouri Western State University Library in the Hearnes Center this spring. A reception honoring White and the exhibit was postponed by inclement weather last month. It has been rescheduled from 2 to 4 [...]
2019 Convocation speaker Jon Meacham. Photo: Gasper Tringale Feb. 20, 2019—Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be the guest speaker for the 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. His speech, “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,” will [...]
Feb. 20, 2019--Due to snowy conditions this morning, campus will open at noon Wednesday, Feb. 20. Please check your email and Canvas for possible assignments and messages from instructors for any classes missed. We recognize that road conditions may vary widely across the region; please exercise caution when traveling in winter weather and use your [...]
