May 9, 2024 – One of the four specialty bays in the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC) at Missouri Western State University will be named in honor of a leading national provider of technology-fueled customer experience solutions for business. The advanced AI, IT, and cyber science bay will be named in honor of Dallas-based Humach, [...]
July 22, 2022--Professor and legal analyst Jonathan Turley will headline the 28th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena at Missouri Western State University. Turley’s talk, titled “The Rise and Fall of Free Speech,” is free and open to the public. Turley [...]
Michael Morell Feb. 27, 2020—Michael Morell, the former acting director and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will be the featured speaker at the 27th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 in the M.O. Looney Complex Arena on the campus of Missouri Western State [...]
Nov. 22, 2019—Kim Weddle, previously director of development at Missouri Western State University, has been named executive director of alumni relations and annual giving. “Kim is well-liked and respected by her colleagues and by her fellow alumni,” said Todd Simpson, vice president for university advancement and executive director of the MWSU Foundation. “Her combination of [...]
Nov. 5, 2019—A biologist from the US Fish & Wildlife Service will talk about the Endangered Species Act at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 in Agenstein Hall, room 224 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The presentation is free and open to the public. Laurel Hill is an endangered species biologist at the [...]
Architect's rendering of Drew H. Brown Arts Annex by Patterhn Ives LLC Oct. 25, 2019—The Sunderland Foundation has given Missouri Western State University a contribution of $1 million for the construction of the Drew H. Brown Arts Annex for Potter Hall. “We are extremely grateful to the Sunderland Foundation for their investment in [...]
Sept. 27, 2019—The 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University featuring presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be broadcast on MWtv, Suddenlink Channel 12 in St. Joseph. Meacham’s Sept. 26 presentation was titled “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility.” The Convocation will [...]
R. Todd Simpson Aug. 21, 2019—R. Todd Simpson, currently chief executive officer of the Peru State College Foundation, has been hired by Missouri Western State University as vice president for university advancement and executive director of the Missouri Western State University Foundation. The Board of Governors approved the recommendation of Matt Wilson, Missouri [...]
"Draxian," a latex bust by Wayne Anderson April 15, 2019—Wayne Anderson, makeup effects artist and sculptor who has worked on the Netflix series “Stranger Things” and numerous movies, will present an artist’s talk and demonstration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is [...]
Conceptual illustration courtesy of Patterhn Ives LLC April 9, 2019—The project to enhance Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University has received a $1 million gift from Drew H. Brown of St. Joseph to support the addition of a visual arts annex. When constructed, the addition will be known as the Drew H. [...]
