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Harold C. Callaway III and Jennifer Kohler ran for SGA President and Vice-President to put a structure in place that will bring vitality back to the organization.  Our Executive Board includes nine very determined student leaders: Dave Shutt, Director of Finance; Lexie Humphrey, Director of Communications; Nick Lanter, Director of Student Relations; Cortney Keller, Elections [...]

The Saint Joseph symphony is searching for a replacement conductor. Don’t get yourself excited yet, they’re already down to three finalists.
One has played already on Sept. 27, the next appears Nov. 8, and the last will show on Feb. 21. The reviews for the first concert were great and the symphony is hoping to gain [...]

The Missouri Court of Appeals presided at Western for the 11th year at Spratt Hall on Oct. 8.

Appellate court judges Ronald R. Holliger, Lisa White Hardwick and James E. Welch heard four court cases. They are three of the 11 appellate court judges in western Missouri.

Judge Edmond Smith and Professor Larry Andrews of the department [...]

With more than 86 percent of the desired goal already accounted for, Western’s Foundation  launched the $15 million Achieving Greatness Capital Campaign Tuesday Sept. 16 with an invite-only performance by award-winning artist Deana Carter.
Achieving Greatness is a five-year capital campaign to raise $15 million to aid Western with long-term projects.  From the desired goal amount, $7.5 million will be [...]

After an anonymous Western graduate pledged a $1 million donation and the Leah Spratt Charitable Trust pledged a $250,000 donation last week, Western’s Achieving Greatness Capital Campaign hit the $13 million mark.  
At an invite only reception at the Missouri Theater Sept. 16, President Robert Vartabedian, former President James Scanlon and Vice President for University [...]

The Non Traditional Student Association and the Western Activities Council sponsored the Retro Ball Sept. 13, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Blum Union, room 218-219.
It was a ‘70s and ‘80s theme and almost everyone showed up wearing fashions from those decades.
From bell-bottom jeans to groovy sunglasses and of course, the John Travolta look from [...]

written by former MSWU president James Scalon
“This is an exceptional university!”  The chairperson of an accrediting team that recently visited the campus for five days used these words to describe Western.  He could not have said it better.  And as I prepare to “graduate” from Western on June 30, I can think of no better [...]