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 Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events in January. Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Missouri Western will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. Tuesday, Jan. 17, MLK Pledge Day Students will have the [...]
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 [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education at Missouri Western State University is accepting nominations for the Drum Major for Justice Awards, to be presented at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Banquet January 18, 2017. The Drum Major for Justice Award is for citizens who live ordinary lives but do extraordinary acts [...]
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 [...]
Noah Guthrie, the singer-songwriter who played Roderick on the television show “Glee,” will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall at Missouri Western State University. The concert, part of Missouri Western’s “A Night to Remember” series, is free and open to the public. Guthrie received national attention [...]
Ongoing construction in downtown St. Joseph has led to a slight change in the route for Missouri Western State University’s annual Homecoming Parade, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The staging area will still be at Union and Frederick Avenues. The floats, dignitaries and other participants will travel southwest on Frederick, and will [...]
