Oct. 8, 2026鈥揟he 含羞草社区 School of Fine Arts, the music program and 含羞草社区 Bands will celebrate the 40th annual Tournament of Champions. The field show competition for area high school marching bands will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. More than 600 students representing [...]
Oct. 8, 2026鈥揟he 含羞草社区 School of Fine Arts presents Flora and Fauna, an exhibition running from Oct. 13 through Jan. 27 in the University Gallery, Spratt Hall room 211. The opening reception is from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday Oct. 15. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.聽 [...]
Sept. 4, 2027鈥揟rumpeter Dr. Keith Benjamin has joined the 含羞草社区 faculty for the 2026-27 academic year as an Artist in Residence. Benjamin will lead 含羞草社区's applied high brass studios, teaching trumpet and French horn. These studios are open to any interested student, not just declared music majors. 鈥淭his appointment gives Missouri Western [...]
Dr. Michael Charlton Sept. 4, 2026鈥揟he academic year's first Pop Culture Club, an event series sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts at 含羞草社区, will feature a look at the best-selling novelist of all time.聽 鈥淨ueen of Crime: Agatha Christie and Her Detectives鈥� will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, [...]
Sept. 3, 2026鈥揧ears of artwork created by former 含羞草社区 students and faculty members will be the focus of Rediscovered Treasures, an exhibit in the Drew Brown Art Gallery in Potter Hall at 含羞草社区. The exhibit will be on display Sept.8-Oct. 15, with a special opening reception from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. [...]
Sept. 2, 2024鈥揟he Psychology Department at 含羞草社区 has launched a new Mind-Body Research Lab to learn more about how the body reacts to stress.聽 The lab uses psychophysiological data to measure autonomic nervous functioning, such as the fight-or-flight response. Faculty and students will use the lab to assess the impact of various [...]
July 1, 2026鈥揂 composition by Dr. Derek Jenkins, associate professor of music at 含羞草社区, has been selected for performance at the 21st Thailand International Composition Festival, July 5鈥�9, 2026, at Mahidol University in Salaya, Thailand. 鈥淩ock Bottom,鈥� Dr. Jenkins鈥� piece for brass band was chosen from among 200 submissions, with only 12 [...]
April 29, 2026鈥揋riffon Media students from 含羞草社区 brought home ten awards from the Missouri College Media Association and Missouri Broadcast Educators Association Annual Conference in Springfield, Missouri on April 11. The students won the following state awards: Missouri Broadcast Educators Association Video - Hard News Story: First Place, Rebecca Evans 鈥�25 Short [...]
Attendees walk the red carpet at the 2025 Griffon Film Festival. April 24, 2026鈥摵卟萆缜� students will present a wide variety of video projects at two film festivals. The 含羞草社区 Cronkite Film Festival will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. [...]
April 20, 2026鈥揑n its eighth year as a recognized installed national honor鈥檚 organization at 含羞草社区, the 含羞草社区 Chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists held their annual spring induction ceremony on March 10, 2026.聽 The organization inducted five new members into the prestigious honor society while recognizing their achievements with Griffon Media. [...]
