The Bushman Planetarium on Western’s campus has released its fall schedule. The series will
start Oct. 1 and end Oct. 9. (Full story)
In the past six months every professor in the social work department left Missouri Western State University.
Many students in the social work department had concerns that the social work major was going to be eliminated. (Full story)
In Walden, Thoreau wrote, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” The Outdoor Semester Program, first established in 1998 to explore the student and faculty interest in Native American culture, exemplifies Thoreau’s philosophy.
Imagine yourself driving home from whatever you’re doing at 2:35 a.m. and your car 
radio is tuned into KFEQ. The weather report is on and little do you know the stolid sounding female voice that is telling you that rain is on the way is one of your peers at Missouri Western State University. Her name is Melissa Gregory. She is a senior at Western and a part of the exciting new schedule of events planned for this year’s film and theatre department. It will be a theatre season including plays that are all completely student directed. (Full story)
Students display research projects on Multidisciplinary Research Day
For those students who completed research projects during the last academic year, Western offered an opportunity to display their hard work in the 17th semi-annual Multidisciplinary Research Day. (Full story)
When you see English professor Karen Fulton in the halls these days, her step is usually in double-time, in part because she’s also the director of Western’s Study Away Program – and she’s been very busy. (Full story)
Thorne awarded for teaching excellence
Ann Thorne, professor of journalism and the Griffon Yearbook adviser, will be presented with the Governor’s Award for Teaching Excellence at the Governor’s Outstanding Teacher Award luncheon in Columbia on April 11.
“It’s just incredible,” Thorne said. “It’s such a special award that only one person a year can get, so I’m really amazed. There isn’t any bigger award, so I feel very honored to be a part of it.”
This award is not only based on successful teaching but also helpful advising, providing service to the university and committing to the high standards of excellence and success rates in developing student achievement. (Full story)
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