Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will be the guest speaker for the 26th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at Missouri Western State University this month. His presentation, “The Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,” will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the Looney Complex Arena. [...]
Mazzie Boyd worked for U. S. Sen. Roy Blunt this past summer. Mazzie Boyd spent her summer as an intern for Sen. Roy Blunt in Washington, D.C., thanks to funding from the Missouri Western State University Foundation to help pay for her housing while there. “It was a great experience,” she said. “I [...]
Missouri Western President Matt Wilson has hit the ground running as the University’s new president and has a number of initiatives he is working on. He is quick to note that students are his first priority, and he is focusing on initiatives that will help recruit new students and retain current students. One of those [...]
Welcome to the new vice president for University Advancement – R. Todd Simpson, who had been serving as chief executive officer of the Peru State College Foundation. Simpson will begin his duties as vice president for university advancement and executive director of the Missouri Western State University Foundation Sept. 16. “We are excited to have [...]
The pen is mighty. And when students get the opportunity to feel just how mighty their words can be, great things happen. In this digital age, we don’t always use the “pen” but it is important to remember words matter. And expression and communication still make the world go round. Every spring at the annual [...]
A master’s program that combines nursing and business will begin this fall. The program is for nurses who want advance their healthcare career by taking business courses. A joint Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration degree can be earned with 47 credit hours – 26 nursing credits and 21 business credits. The MSN [...]
MWSU Sports Camps Missouri Western is hosting several sports camps and music camps for youth this summer; check out these websites if you know someone who wants to participate! griffonfootballcamps.com griffonsoftballcamps.com griffonvolleyballcamps.com Music Camps Check out two music camps: National Youth Brass Band of America Camp Drumline Camp Chiefs Camp The Kansas City Chiefs will [...]
Drew Brown Missouri Western’s Potter Hall project received a $1 million pledge from Drew Brown, a University supporter from St. Joseph, Missouri. The gift will support the addition of a visual arts annex, which is one of the goals of the Centennial Capital Campaign. When the annex is constructed, the addition will be [...]
Dear Friends, I hope you are all enjoying summertime and the warmer weather! Thank you to all who attended the Foundation’s Donor Appreciation Reception in April! It was a wonderful reception with great food and outstanding displays of student work. I hope that if you were there, you had a chance to visit with the [...]
Matthew Wilson, J.D., was named Missouri Western’s next president on March 13. He will succeed Dr. Robert Vartabedian, who will retire on July 1. President-Designate Wilson will be introduced to the campus and community during a formal announcement and press conference at 3 p.m., Monday, March 18, in the Remington Atrium. The announcement is open [...]