November 22, 2009
Jimmy Myers - Education Reporter
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Businesses line up against health proposal
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009
The local business community echoes the feeling among the national business sector on the health care reform bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives — fear.
Western to train leadersWednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Missouri Western State University’s ROTC program boasts that it provides the “best leadership training possible.” A proposed leadership minor at Western is drawing heavily from the ROTC’s curriculum, but without the “guns and rockets.”
Tuition may stay at current pricesWednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Missouri’s four-year university students could pay the same price for an education for the second year in a row.
Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday announced an agreement with presidents at four-year public schools that will hold tuition at current prices next year in exchange for 95 percent of appropriations they received for the current school year. The agreement could save the state $42 million.
The agreement must meet approval with each university governing board and the general assembly before it would go into effect at the beginning of the fiscal year in July.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
What started as a disc jockey’s dismay over the cost of a wildly popular toy in the early 1980s has turned into a program that benefits 2,000-plus people locally.
“It started by accident,” said Penny Adams, co-director of AFL-CIO Community Services, describing a local disc jockey’s plea for people to give money to charity instead of spending it on Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which buyers “adopted.” And thus was born the “Adopt-a-Family” program.
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
There were a number of activities for veterans in and around St. Joseph on Wednesday, including a gathering of 765 former military men at Hy-Vee for the annual Veterans Day breakfast event. A group of about 35 cadets, veterans, staff and a few students gathered in the student union building for Missouri Western State University’s Veterans Day ceremony. Lt. Col. Marcus D. Majure, commander of the Reserve Officers Training Program, delivered the main address, thanking all veterans for their service. A parade of four marching bands, vintage military vehicles and about 400 ROTC cadets wound through Downtown streets Wednesday afternoon.
Western warned of funding shortfallWednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
Spreading the same gloomy financial outlook he delivered last month, a state education official on Tuesday said Missouri Western State University faces unique challenges.
Western opens bids for athletic facilityWednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
Missouri Western State University officials are crunching numbers to see who will build their spring sports complex on campus.
Study: U.S. sliding in math, scienceSunday, Nov. 8, 2009
A recent report detailing the nation’s continual slide in math and science competencies confirms an old story among area college administrators.
“Leadership for Challenging Times,” a study by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, says Americans between 25 and 34 are less educated than their parents and show a declining interest in math and science among students.
“Any study coming out today isn’t saying a whole lot new that hasn’t come out in the last 20 years,” said Dr. John Jasinski, president of Northwest Missouri State University.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
There was a time in Brett Baltezor’s life when he would have been described as shy. But that was long before he could be found on stage with his band “The Revolution,” playing blazing guitar solos on his Fender Stratocaster — behind his back.
Experts to discuss Darwin at WesternThursday, Nov. 5, 2009
This year marks the 200th anniversary of naturalist Charles Darwin’s birth. Appropriately, this year’s Galileo’s Legacy Conference at Missouri Western State University focuses on Darwin’s contributions to science.
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