For Megean (McCloud) Weldon ’11, it really all started with a walk around the neighborhood on Earth Day in April 2015. Weldon liked to mark Earth Day with an environmentally friendly activity, so that year, she and her husband, Ben, decided to take a walk around their neighborhood and pick [...]
For Dr. Yevgeniy Kondratenko ’03, his experience in graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made him realize that he had received a great undergraduate education in the Department of Chemistry at Missouri Western. After graduation, Dr. Kondratenko was accepted into the PhD program in chemical engineering at [...]
In today’s world of “everyone is a winner,” and everyone gets a trophy for participating, a St. Joseph high school girls’ basketball team showed the state what a true winner and a real champion looks like. And a Missouri Western alumnus coached them every step of the way. In March [...]
Dear Fellow Alumni, Mary Vaughan '79 This is a great time to be associated with Missouri Western; so many good things are happening. As the first Association president living outside the St. Joseph/Kansas City area, I am excited to serve you this year and travel the 300 miles [...]
No Excuses University They may only be 9 or 10 years old, but Nichole Chavez’s third-graders at Eva Baca Elementary School in Pueblo, Colorado can tell you what a Griffon is and the meaning behind it, what sports are played at Missouri Western, some of the degrees the University offers, [...]
Help wanted for a job in the wilderness. Beautiful scenery with camping accommodations and an occasional shower. May be smoky conditions with long days and no days off. Must not mind walking in ash up to your knees and must be able to carry up to 50 pounds. All day. [...]
Shortly after Robert Warren ’96 became a pastor and founded Word of Faith Worship Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, his wife, Kimberly ’92, suggested that they open a learning center for children from their church and neighborhood. “I couldn’t even imagine that,” Robert said with a laugh. “That was a [...]
Career Development Center Kay-lynne Taylor became the director of the Career Development Center in the fall of 2013. After she met with several students, she said her first priority became very clear. “Every student I spoke with didn’t know this office existed, so the first step was making sure we [...]
When Ian Watson graduates this month, he will hold the distinction of being the first student at Missouri Western to have passed two actuarial exams before graduation. Dr. Steve Klassen, associate professor of mathematics who has been at Missouri Western since 1995, said he is not aware of any other [...]
