Dear Fellow Alumni, Like everyone else, the Missouri Western Alumni Association has learned to adjust to our “new normal” according to COVID-19 protocols. And, like everyone else, we are looking forward to a return to normalcy. What usually is a fall full of activities became a campus in a holding pattern [...]
This fall, thanks to the generosity of MWSU Ambassadors members, supporters and a gift from the W. Fairleigh Enright Family Foundation, $16,825 in scholarships were awarded to 20 nontraditional students. Through their work to support nontraditional students (aged 25 and older), the Ambassadors award scholarships and mini grants for equipment, [...]
Missouri Western was one of 28 schools nationwide to be named a finalist for the 2021 Division II Award of Excellence, an accolade recognizing initiatives in the past year that exemplify the Division II philosophy, community engagement and student-athlete leadership. The honor stems from the 2019 “Griffs Giving Gifts” initiative, [...]
With COVID-19 canceling the NCAA fall sports seasons across the country, Missouri Western still found a way to return to the field in 2020. The Griffon football and cross country programs, utilizing strict COVID-19 testing procedures and protocols, were among the first NCAA Division II teams to compete despite the [...]
Griffon basketball returns; men reclaim national spotlight The 2020-21 basketball seasons began as scheduled, with MIAA-only contests slated for the season. First-year head coach Will Martin, who took over the program in March after the departure of Sundance Wicks, has guided the Griffon men’s return to prominence. The Griffons, who [...]
Missouri Western student- athletes extended their active streak to a record-setting sixth- consecutive academic semester, following a highly productive fall 2020 in the classroom. Griffon Athletics has established new highs in major academic benchmarks each semester since spring 2018. This past fall, a record 255 student-athletes achieved MWSU Academic Honors [...]
In its inaugural season, the Griffon esports program has quickly grown to four varsity teams, two clubs, and a training room, in addition to the esports stadium which is taking shape in Blum Union. Esports by definition is a multiplayer game played competitively, and has grown in popularity with esports [...]
Dr. Melissa Mace began as Missouri Western’s Vice President for Enrollment Management in November. Dr. Mace previously served as Assistant Vice President for Enrollment at Maryville University in St. Louis. “I am honored to be joining the Griffon community,” Dr. Mace said. “The value Missouri Western places on affordable and accessible education [...]
In early 2021, Missouri Western’s Center for Service and the Kit Bond Science and Technology Incubator both got new leadership. Kim Sigrist ’93 was named director of the Center for Service, which provides students with opportunities to learn and serve by connecting them with volunteer opportunities in the community. Students [...]
