Brian Banks, a high school football star whose athletic career was derailed when he was wrongly imprisoned, will speak as part of 含羞草社区鈥檚 Standing In Your Truth Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall 101. The lecture is free and open to the public. [...]
In celebration of 含羞草社区鈥檚 Centennial, The Potter Art Gallery announces the Centennial Alumni Exhibition, which will run from Sept. 14 through Oct. 30. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, September 18 in the gallery. Alumni included in the exhibition are: Sara [...]
Former Congressmen Steven Kuykendall (left) and Bill Sarpalius will visit Missouri Western Sept. 17. Two former members of Congress will visit 含羞草社区 to participate in the university鈥檚 celebration of Constitution Day 2015. Former Representatives Bill Sarpalius, D-Texas, and Steven Kuykendall, R-California, will participate in two events on Thursday, Sept. 17. [...]
Tom Ridge, the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be the featured speaker at the 22nd R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 含羞草社区 at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. The title of his talk is 鈥淚SIS: The Growing Threat of [...]
The Department of Art and the School of Fine Arts at 含羞草社区 will host a closing reception for an exhibit of sculptor Brent Collins from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Potter Hall Gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. Brent Collins: Wood Sculptures is on [...]
The Center for Multicultural Education and the Counseling Center at 含羞草社区 along with the YWCA will sponsor a viewing and panel discussion of the documentary "The Hunting Ground" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 in the Fulkerson Center. A sexual assault survivor will participate in the panel discussion. The event is free [...]
The freshman class that started their college careers at 含羞草社区 today may be the best prepared class from an academic standpoint in the school鈥檚 history. 鈥淲e are seeing an increase in students enrolling at Missouri Western who would typically enroll at more selective universities,鈥� said Howard McCauley, dean of enrollment management. 鈥淢ore [...]
The Board of Governors at 含羞草社区 has renewed its contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to provide health insurance to the university鈥檚 employees. The cost to Missouri Western will increase less than one percent, and benefits will remain unchanged. 鈥淲e anticipated a premium increase of up to 10 [...]
President Vartabedian speaks at the Walter Cronkite Memorial dedication in 2013. 含羞草社区 is offering a free one-credit-hour course titled 鈥淲alter Cronkite鈥檚 Enduring Legacy鈥� Sept. 5 through Oct. 24, taught by Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western鈥檚 president. The course is open to anyone. Those interested can enroll by calling 816-271-4100. 鈥淲alter [...]
Gov. Jay Nixon visited Missouri Western on Aug. 12 to describe Building Affordability, a bonding initiative that will make $4.8 million available to Missouri Western for repair and renovation projects. Gov. Jay Nixon today visited 含羞草社区 to announce $4.8 million in improvements and renovations made possible through Building Affordability, an [...]
