“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is the first production in the 2016-2017 Theatre Season presented by the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance at Missouri Western State University. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Oct. 16. Tickets are $14 [...]
Missouri Western State University will celebrate Homecoming 2016 Oct. 9-15, culminating with the Griffon football game against Pittsburg State at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The theme this year is “Griffons Bring Home the Gold,” paying tribute the Olympics. The public is invited to a fireworks display kicking off Homecoming week at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, [...]
Michael Sam, the first openly gay football player to be drafted by the NFL, will speak in the Standing In Your Truth lecture series at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Sam was [...]
The Department of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Social Work at Missouri Western State University is hosting its 36th Criminal Justice Day Career and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Fulkerson Center. Agencies in law enforcement, corrections, social work and related fields will be on hand to speak [...]
Dr. Harpreet Kaur Dr. Harpreet Kaur, a Fulbright visiting scholar at Miami Dade College in Florida, will present a talk, “The Cultural and Professional Challenges for Women in India,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219 at Missouri Western State University. The presentation is [...]
Wes Coatney, Missouri Department of Corrections, presents "Crime Behind the Walls" at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Department of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Social Work at Missouri Western State University will host two Criminal Justice Day speaking events on Wednesday, Oct. 5: a career panel at 10 a.m. and guest speaker [...]
Members of the Class of 2020 pose for a group photo during Griffon Edge 2016. Missouri Western State University reported an enrollment of 5,388 on the official census date of Sept. 28, including a record 243 graduate students. “We are pleased that our relatively young master’s degree programs continue to see steady, sustainable [...]
The Missouri Western State University Speech and Debate team will present a “Trump vs. Clinton” debate at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Members of the program will represent the two major-party candidates in an objective, Lincoln-Douglas style [...]
The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association is providing free opportunities for family fun before and after the annual Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 15. At 8:15 a.m., parents and grandparents are invited to bring their children to the Superheroes and Princesses Breakfast at the American Red Cross, 410 N. 12th Street. Children are encouraged [...]
A mainstay on the square in Savannah, Missouri, will stay open thanks in part to a loan program administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship within the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University. The Sports Page, 411 W. Main Street, was recently purchased by Leigh and Stacy Spicer. It was started by the [...]
