International Student Services and the International Student Council at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a Bubble Tea Bar from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 in the Blum Student Union Lobby. Bubble, or boba, tea is a tea-based drink mixed with fruit flavor or milk containing small “pearls” of sweetened tapioca. The [...]
Culture Shock, an innovative and entertaining diversity program, will be presented at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The program is free and open to the public. Culture Shock, presented by Cultural Competence of Chicago, Illinois, uses hypnosis and comedy to expose racial, [...]
Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western State University's president, sent the following message to students and employees on Jan. 30: The recent executive order that impacts rules governing visas and entry to the United States has created concerns for international students, employees, and members of our campus community. Although there is still much we do not [...]
The Office of International Student Services at Missouri Western State University presents “Meet the World,” a speed-meeting event to meet new and returning international students from around the world. The event is free and open to the public at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum 218-219. Over the course of [...]
The Winter Commencement ceremony for approximately 330 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Elise Hepworth, director of choral studies and music education. The MWSU Alumni Association will host a free reception for graduates [...]
Journalist Noor Tagouri will speak at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public. Tagouri is a reporter for Newsy. She is a first-generation Libyan-American and her passion for storytelling stems from the desire to expose [...]
The fifth annual International Fair at Missouri Western State University will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. The event is free and open to the public. Fairgoers will have the opportunity to sample foods and talk to students from countries around the world. There will also be [...]
International Student Services at Missouri Western State University will host a celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 218. The celebration is free and open to the public. Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important [...]
Missouri Western State University will host a celebration of Holi, an ancient Hindu spring festival also known as the Festival of Colors, from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 on the marching band practice field, on South 50th Street behind the residence halls. The celebration is free and open to the public. This is [...]
Dr. Krikor Partamian was Ping Pong National Champion of Syria in 1960. The third annual Dr. Krikor Partamian Ping Pong Tournament, a fundraiser for international student programs at Missouri Western State University, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2 in the M.O. Looney Arena on Missouri Western’s campus. Player registration is [...]
