The 2017 Drum Major for Justice Award winners, left to right: community member Janice Eaton (accepting on behalf of her son, Jeremy Eaton), student Alexis Williams and faculty member Joanne Katz. The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Drum Major for Justice Awards, [...]
International Student Services at Missouri Western State University will celebrate International Education Week with a series of events that are free and open to the public. Welcome to America: International Student Simulation, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union 218-219 How do you become an international student in America? Find out [...]
The Western Activities Council at Missouri Western State University presents comedian Pete Lee in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The performance is free and open to the public. In 2005, Lee flew to New York to make his television debut on Comedy Central’s Premium [...]
The International Student Council at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a Bubble Tea Bar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Blum Student Union Lobby. Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea-based cold drink that includes balls of tapioca, known as bubbles, pearls or boba. The Bubble Tea Bar is a [...]
Missouri Western State University students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community will celebrate Homecoming 2017 Oct. 22-28, culminating with the Griffon football game against Washburn at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The theme this year is a nod to the Halloween season, “The Legend of Griffon Hollow.” Homecoming [...]
International students at Missouri Western State University will celebrate the Hindu holiday Diwali at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 in Blum Student Union, rooms 222 and 223. The celebration is free and open to the public. Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important holiday. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) [...]
The Evasons, an award-winning mentalist duo, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The performance is free and open to the public. From the moment they walk on stage, Jeff and Tessa Evason engage and interact with the audience. People [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University presents the Tunnel of Oppression Oct. 9-12. The experience is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day in the Blum Student Union, room 223. The Tunnel of Oppression is an interactive tunnel that addresses different issues related to [...]
Missouri Western State University will host a celebration of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9 in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt Hall rooms 214-216. The celebration is free and open to the public. The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates harvest time and is traditionally celebrated with the gathering of families in thankfulness of what [...]
The Saudi Students Club of Missouri Western State University invites the campus and community to learn more about Saudi Arabia as they celebrate Saudi National Day from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 in the Blum Student Union Lobby. The event is free and open to the public. Visitors will enjoy authentic Middle Eastern [...]
