The Department of Music and the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University are pleased to introduce MWSU Midday Melodies, a series of campus concerts at the Kelley Commons, the stage and patio area on the west side of Blum Student Union. The concerts are free and open to the public. MWSU Midday [...]
Fred Weems played the guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument, during the 2014 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration. The public is invited to a celebration of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 in the Hoff Conferences Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218 and 219 at Missouri Western State University. The celebration [...]
Missouri Western State University will continue its Centennial Celebration with a Founders’ and Family Day Celebration featuring food, fun, music and more from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, prior to the Griffon football game against Lindenwood. The pre-game celebration is free and open to the public. Activities include a mega-tailgate in Lot [...]
Brian Banks, a high school football star whose athletic career was derailed when he was wrongly imprisoned, will speak as part of Missouri Western State University’s Standing In Your Truth Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall 101. The lecture is free and open to the public. [...]
In celebration of Missouri Western State University’s Centennial, The Potter Art Gallery announces the Centennial Alumni Exhibition, which will run from Sept. 14 through Oct. 30. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, September 18 in the gallery. Alumni included in the exhibition are: Sara [...]
Former Congressmen Steven Kuykendall (left) and Bill Sarpalius will visit Missouri Western Sept. 17. Two former members of Congress will visit Missouri Western State University to participate in the university’s celebration of Constitution Day 2015. Former Representatives Bill Sarpalius, D-Texas, and Steven Kuykendall, R-California, will participate in two events on Thursday, Sept. 17. [...]
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 at Missouri Western State University at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. The title of his talk is “ISIS: The Growing Threat of [...]
The Department of Art and the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host a closing reception for an exhibit of sculptor Brent Collins from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Potter Hall Gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. Brent Collins: Wood Sculptures is on [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education and the Counseling Center at Missouri Western State University along with the YWCA will sponsor a viewing and panel discussion of the documentary "The Hunting Ground" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 in the Fulkerson Center. A sexual assault survivor will participate in the panel discussion. The event is free [...]
The freshman class that started their college careers at Missouri Western State University today may be the best prepared class from an academic standpoint in the school’s history. “We are seeing an increase in students enrolling at Missouri Western who would typically enroll at more selective universities,” said Howard McCauley, dean of enrollment management. “More [...]
