Student Affairs update
It’s official! Homecoming and Family Weekend will take place from October 15-17, 2021! We are beyond excited to welcome alumni, families, and Griffon fans home again for Homecoming/Family Weekend 2021, please stay tuned […]
Student earns prestigious biology fellowship
Alyka Zahnd, a sophomore wildlife conservation and management major from Savannah, Missouri, has been awarded the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award for 2021. The ASPB-SURF program […]
Spring Honors Medal Ceremony
The honors program held its spring medal ceremony on May 7. A total of 22 students graduated with general studies honors, two graduated with both general studies honors and majors honors, and one […]
MWSU history program celebrates student honors
The Missouri Western History Program is proud to celebrate the honors our student majors have received over the past year. The winners of the James R. Jordan History Honors Award—for academic achievement, contributions […]
Social Work students volunteer at the Sound of Speed Air Show
The Organization of Student Social Workers volunteered for United Way in May at the Sound of Speed Air Show. The group was assigned to make and sell pizzas during the event. While it […]
Outstanding political science students recognized
The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities recognized the following two students for academic success in political science.
Max Miller was recognized as the Outstanding Senior in Political Science. Miller currently serves […]
Biology major wins prestigious grant award
Biology major Esther Par of St. Joseph has won the prestigious 2021 Stan Hudson Research Grant Award from the Missouri Native Plant Society. Par will receive $1,500 toward her research supplies and will […]
Missouri Western designated Voter Friendly Campus
Missouri Western State University received the 2021-2022 designation of Voter Friendly Campus from Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project. This designation has been awarded to 234 […]
Students and Faculty involved in Undergraduate Art History Symposium
Several Missouri Western students and faculty members participated in the 5th annual Undergraduate Art History Symposium hosted by the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art in collaboration with Missouri Western. Student Christian Banez presented […]
Chemistry Department Announces Summer 2021 PORTAL Program
The Department of Chemistry will kick off its Summer 2021 Program of Research Teaching and Applied Learning (PORTAL) activities on June 1. Student-faculty research teams will engage in a variety of projects including:
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Missouri Health Information Management Association (MoHIMA) Awards Two MWSU Health Information Management (HIM) Program Students
At the virtual Missouri Health Information Management Association Annual Business Meeting in April, two awards were given to students of the Health Information Management Program at Missouri Western. The awards were $300 HIM […]
Help your student budget for next semester
Your student’s college career will set them on a path toward independence. They won’t have you monitoring their time and responsibilities like they may have in high school. This also means you may not be […]
Career Corner – Optimize Summer Break
The summer break is upon us, and I’ve spoken with so many students who are looking forward to a couple of months without Zoom calls and assignments. And as valuable as rest and […]
Dr. Csengele Barta receives prestigious Plant Science and Education Award
Missouri Western State University Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Csengele Barta was awarded the 2021 Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
“It is an exciting and at […]
Summer Success Suggestions
As your student finishes up finals week and comes home for the summer, the first thing they may want to do is sleep, binge watch some Netflix and sleep some more. After they […]