By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW, Dec 4, 2019 大象传媒 Western President Matthew Wilson announced the university鈥檚 new esports program as well as its new director/coach Christian Konczal on Wednesday to a room of more than 100 students, faculty and staff. Esports is defined as organized team-based, multiplayer competitive video gaming. The sport has become a [...]
By Chris Roush, KQ2, Dec. 4, 2019 (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.)鈥斅牬笙蟠� is adding a new program for students that love to play video games. The University is adding Esports in the fall of 2020. "It's an environment that I think a lot of universities want to get into, but not sure how to [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEBvyRBBMQA&feature=youtu.be
Christian Konczal, director/head coach of 大象传媒 Western's esports program St. Joseph, Mo. 鈥擠ec. 4, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� has taken the first step toward launching its new esports programs, announcing that Christian Konczal will be the program鈥檚 first director/head coach. 鈥淭he addition of esports provides students the opportunity to come together and collaborate [...]
Dec. 4, 2019鈥� 大象传媒 and the St. Joseph 大象传媒 Job Center will celebrate the public unveiling of the new Griffon Lab/Mobile Job Center at noon Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the 大象传媒 Job Center, 2202 Frederick Ave. A collaboration between the St. Joseph 大象传媒 Job Center and 大象传媒 Western, the mobile lab/job center [...]
Dec. 3, 2019鈥擳he 大象传媒 Chamber Singers will present their annual Winter Concert Series with area high schools on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6. Both concerts are free and open to the public. 鈥淭his series provides the opportunity for high school students and university students to collaborate and share their love [...]
Dec. 3, 2019鈥擳he Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance at 大象传媒 will present 鈥淪hort & Sweet,鈥� a collection of short films and plays directed by 大象传媒 Western students and faculty, Dec. 5 through Dec. 8 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday [...]
Nov. 22, 2019鈥擳he 大象传媒 Library and the Department of Art present 鈥淚RL: An Exhibition鈥� in the Hearnes Center through February 2020. An opening reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. Students in the Painting and Beginning Drawing II courses created artwork based on the theme 鈥淚RL,鈥� an [...]
Nov. 22, 2019鈥擪im Weddle, previously director of development at 大象传媒, has been named executive director of alumni relations and annual giving. 鈥淜im is well-liked and respected by her colleagues and by her fellow alumni,鈥� said Todd Simpson, vice president for university advancement and executive director of the MWSU Foundation. 聽鈥淗er combination of [...]
Nov. 15, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� will celebrate International Education Week with a series of events that are free and open to the public. Monday, Nov. 18 International Cooking Class, 4-5:30 p.m., Commons Building International scholars and students teach guests how to make French cr锚pes. Tuesday, Nov. 19 Tea & Talk, noon-1:30 p.m., International Center, [...]
