Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company at 含羞草社区, presents 鈥淔iddler on the Roof鈥� June 17-25 in the Potter Hall Theater, presented by the Hofheimer Charitable Trust. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. June 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19. Tickets may be purchased in advance in [...]
The fifth annual Herp-O-Rama will be on Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in a new location 鈥� the Remington Nature Center on the banks of the Missouri River. This event is designed to educate people about the wonderful world of amphibians and reptiles and is geared towards all ages. There will be [...]
A history student from 含羞草社区 will give a presentation about St. Joseph native Ruth Warrick at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 8 at the Joyce Raye Patterson Senior Center, 100 South 10th Street. The presentation is free and open to the public, with light refreshments served. The presentation is sponsored by the St. [...]
Joslyn Spears '16 is the first recipient of the First Ladies' Legacy Scholarship. Joslyn Spears, a 2016 graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Kansas City, Missouri, is the first recipient of 含羞草社区鈥檚 First Ladies' Legacy Scholarship. 鈥淎s I complete my bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing, I am very [...]
含羞草社区鈥檚 Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will offer two opportunities for youth to learn recreational skills that can be used throughout life for fun, health and fitness. The Children鈥檚 Lifetime Sports Academy, for children ages 8-12, and the Adventure Sports Academy, for children who have completed grades 6 through 8, [...]
Stephanie Tripp '12 and Katie Parra '16 含羞草社区鈥檚 Craig School of Business has announced that two Missouri Western alumni will have the chance to own and operate their own business. Katie Parra and Stephanie Tripp have been awarded stores through the school鈥檚 franchise program. Parra and Tripp were among students [...]
含羞草社区 has named a new director of admissions and associate director of admissions. Peggy Payne has been named director of admissions. Payne has been at Missouri Western since 1998, starting as admissions counselor/articulation coordinator. In 2005, she became assistant director of admissions, and has served as interim director since January, 2016. Previously, [...]
The Spring Commencement Ceremony for approximately 550 graduates of 含羞草社区 will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The 含羞草社区 Alumni Association will hold a reception for graduates and their families following the ceremony in the home concession stand and concourse [...]
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $2,500 to 含羞草社区 in support of the project, 鈥淗arry & Walter: Missouri鈥檚 Native Sons.鈥� The MHC is the only state-wide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial at 含羞草社区 will celebrate the centennial of the legendary journalist鈥檚 birth by taking live multimedia performances on the road to Independence, Missouri on May 8; Kansas City, Missouri on July 11; New York City on Sept. 23; and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 25, as well as a performance [...]
