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Posted by David Roberts on May 9, 2013

Commencement ceremony provides first-times, surprises

When a rare May 3 snowfall caused the Missouri Valley College Commencement ceremony to be moved inside Burns gym, that was just the start of the unique, memorable moments for the graduating Class of 2103. Memorable moments included a generous Commencement speaker who gave books and knew first-hand how MVC had changed over the years, the first graduates of the MVC master’s program, the first...

Posted by David Roberts on May 3, 2013

Commencement ceremony to move inside following rare snowfall

Because of a rare snowfall on May 3, the MVC Commencement ceremony that usually takes place in sunny, even humid, weather on the Gregg-Mitchell Field has been moved to the Burns gym for tomorrow, May 4. MVC Registrar Marsha Lashley said she’d never seen, in her 30 years at MVC, the need to move the Commencement ceremonuy inside because of snow in May. Many students and faculty members commented...

Posted by Guest on Apr 22, 2013

MVC students earn newspaper awards

Missouri Valley College students received 22 award certificates for writing, photography, design and even multimedia work for the Delta newspaper, the Delta website, or other Mass Communication publications, according to the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) on Saturday. The awards represented 10 different categories of newspaper achievement and recognized MVC student work in the Delta...

Posted by Guest on Apr 22, 2013

Mass Communication students attain broadcast awards

Missouri Valley College Mass Communication students competed at the annual Student Media Competition sponsored by the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA), picking up six awards for MVC. LeKyndra Duncan won first place in the audio air-check category with her “Kick’n It with Kyn” radio show which airs Tuesday and Thursday nights on KMVC-FM. Jacob Coleman received...

Posted by Guest on Apr 22, 2013

MVC choirs perform at spring show

The Annual Spring Music Show brought all of the MVC choirs together, April 17-19, for enjoyable entertainment, closing out a busy year of music, dance, and theatre at the college. The choirs and individual performers, such as a Scottish bag pipe player and a guitarist, provided the range of traditional, gospel, show, and other musical styles. The choirs were directed by Diana Malan, associate professor of...

Posted by Guest on Apr 20, 2013

MVC hosts atlatl competition

Missouri Valley College hosted a Missouri Atlatl Association and World Atlatl Association-sanctioned event, which was sponsored in part by the Pigs & Yams Society of MVC Anthrology on Saturday, April 13, at the Reed Kepner Field behind the football stadium. Anthropology Assistant Professor Peter Warnock said the atlatl is an ancient spear thrower used by many cultures around the world. Warnock and...

Posted by Leon Emperio on Apr 19, 2013

Students like colors, themes of art exhibit

Story by Leon Emperio Brilliant colors and interesting thems are part of the “Quietude” exhibit of artist Justin Wiest currently at the Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art at Missouri Valley College. Wiest is a symbolic artist that arouses interest through application of implicative content. His artwork seems to open a window of perspective to its viewers through use of simple motifs and transformation...

Posted by Guest on Apr 17, 2013

Students help with annual Marshall clean-up effort

Story by Andrew Pulverenti, MVC Sports Information Director Members of the Missouri Valley College football team took to the streets of Marshall Saturday morning to take part in the city’s annual Take Pride In Marshall Litter Pick-Up Day. Nearly 100 Viking football players volunteered and helped out the cause. Members of the football team and coaching staff helped clean up trash and litter around the...