Dr. Robert Vartabedian, president of Missouri Western State University, will provide expert testimony in support of two bills related to suicide prevention before a Missouri Senate committee on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The Senate Education Committee will hear two bills: Senate Bill 646, which requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop training guidelines [...]
The Missouri Western State University Speech and Debate program finished in the top 16 at a parliamentary debate tournament at the University of Utah on January 8-10. In preliminary rounds, Mike Smith and Chris Miles, two juniors from Independence, Missouri, finished with a 4-1 record, earning them an 11th rank overall and a spot in [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has selected Lawhon Construction Company of St. Joseph to do some renovations to Potter Hall, funded by House Bill 19 capital improvement money. By a unanimous vote in a board poll on Jan. 16, the board accepted a bid of $328,500 from Lawhon, the lowest of [...]
“Patchwork and Thread,” a selection of artwork exploring themes and techniques that reference quilting through diverse media, will be exhibited at the Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University Jan. 19 through Feb. 19. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and is free and open to [...]
Political commentator Cokie Roberts will be the featured speaker at the 23rd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this fall. The Convocation at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena is free and open to the public. “With a very important presidential election coming up [...]
Missouri Western State University will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with several activities the week of Jan. 18, including the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In addition, Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president, will be speaking at a community forum on Martin Luther King Junior Day, Jan. [...]
A groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 22 formally marked the beginning of construction for the next phase in the renovation of Missouri Western State University’s Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium – a $2.6 million video scoreboard that will rise seven stories above the playing surface. The LED video display, at approximately 2,500 square feet, will [...]
An artist's rendering of the new video board that will be added to Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium for 2016. Missouri Western State University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the latest phase of the renovation of Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium – the construction of a video board that will [...]
In addition to the Winter Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex, several Missouri Western State University Departments will have their own ceremonies and events marking the completion of students' college experience: ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, World War I Museum/Liberty Memorial, Kansas [...]
Photo by Jeni Swope The Winter Commencement Ceremony for approximately 300 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The ceremony will feature guest speaker Obie Austin, the closing of the Centennial time capsule, and the presentation of [...]
