President-Designate Matthew Wilson March 13, 2019鈥擝y a 5-0 vote Tuesday, March 12, the Board of Governors at 大象传媒 named Matthew Wilson, J.D., as 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 fifth president, starting July 1, 2019. President-Designate Wilson will be introduced to the campus and community during a formal announcement and press conference at 3 [...]
March 7, 2019鈥� 大象传媒 Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Rick Ebersold and Al Landes, both of St. Joseph, to the 大象传媒 Board of Governors. Ebersold and Landes both attended 大象传媒 Western, and both started working for St. Joseph-based Herzog Contracting Corp in 1972. Landes is President and COO of Herzog Contracting Corp. [...]
March 1, 2019鈥敶笙蟠� will honor March as Women鈥檚 History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The theme of Women鈥檚 History Month 2019 is 鈥淲hat Is and Is Not Feminist?鈥� Unless otherwise noted, all events will be at 6 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, [...]
Peter V. Uebberoth Feb. 27, 2019鈥� The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at 大象传媒 has announced that renowned business executive Peter V. Ueberroth will be the keynote speaker at the Entrepreneurship Week Capstone Luncheon at noon on Friday, March 29 in the Fulkerson Center at 大象传媒 [...]
Feb. 25, 2019鈥擳he annual 大象传媒 Regional Industrial Science and Engineering (MO-RISE) networking event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in the atrium of Remington Hall on the campus of 大象传媒. More than 200 people have registered to attend, including almost 70 employers. Students will have the opportunity [...]
Feb. 26, 2019鈥擳he presidential search committee at 大象传媒 has announced the names of three finalists to be the University鈥檚 fifth president. The finalists will be on campus for in-person interviews in early March. The interview process includes an open forum where all students, faculty, staff and the community can hear a presentation [...]
Feb. 25, 2019鈥擯oet, editor, and Emmy winner聽Kwame聽Dawes will give a public reading of his work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Potter Hall Theater on the campus of 大象传媒. 鈥淰erse & Twirl: An Evening with Kwame聽Dawes and MWSU Dancers鈥� is free and open to the public. 大象传媒 Western dance students, [...]
Feb. 22, 2019鈥擜 collection of rare and collectible books donated by Marshall White of St. Joseph will be on display in the 大象传媒 Library in the Hearnes Center this spring. A reception honoring White and the exhibit was postponed by inclement weather last month. It has been rescheduled from 2 to 4 [...]
2019 Convocation speaker Jon Meacham. Photo: Gasper Tringale Feb. 20, 2019鈥擯residential 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 大象传媒 this fall. His speech, 鈥淭he Soul of America: Moving Beyond Division and Hostility,鈥� will [...]
Feb. 20, 2019--Due to snowy conditions this morning, campus will open at noon Wednesday, Feb. 20. Please check your email and Canvas for possible assignments and messages from instructors for any classes missed. We recognize that road conditions may vary widely across the region; please exercise caution when traveling in winter weather and use your [...]
