Elise Hepworth, associate professor of art and director of choral studies, was named artistic director of the St. Joseph Community Chorus, the largest all-volunteer performing organization in northwest Missouri. She received a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University, a master’s in music education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City [...]
Gov. Jay Nixon Gov. Jay Nixon visited campus in August to announce $4.8 million in improvements and renovations made possible through Building Affordability, an initiative proposed by the Governor in collaboration with public colleges and universities and passed in the General Assembly in the 2015 session. At Missouri Western, [...]
Are you missing your yearbook from your college years? We have Griffon Yearbooks for several previous years now available! Contact Dawn Baker, dbaker@missouriwestern.edu or (816) 271-4490. You may pick up an old yearbook for $5 or have one mailed to you for $10. Alumni can also purchase a copy of [...]
1930s Dr. Frances Flanagan ’35 recently published “Art Along the Way,” a book of photographs from her world travels. The book is available for purchase for $40 at ArtCetera in downtown St. Joseph or in Spratt Hall 108. To order the book and have it mailed to you, send a [...]
Dear Fellow Griffon Family, Greetings from the Missouri Western Alumni Board! When we wrapped up Homecoming weekend, I found myself in awe of the amazing alumni that are working around the corner, across the state, throughout the nation and even around the world. It was an honor to recognize a [...]
Seth and Kelsey Lyons, Bill Falkner and Elijah Haahr. More than 150 gathered to see nine honored at the 33rd annual Alumni Association Awards Banquet on Oct. 16 in the Fulkerson Center. Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Kenneth Rosenauer ’74 Dr. Kenneth Rosenauer spent almost his entire teaching [...]
The Alumni Association Board of Directors recently approved a five-year strategic plan. Some of the initiatives include alumni-led webinars or video chats; re-organization of alumni groups into regionally based chapters and networks; support of locally planned events and campus events; and a new policy and procedure guide including updating alumni [...]
At first glance, Missouri Western’s centennial theme, “100 Years of Transforming Lives,” seems to refer to how the University has transformed students’ lives. But on the other side of the commencement stage, more than 28,000 alumni have earned degrees from the St. Joseph Junior College and Missouri Western, and have [...]
In 1915, an opportunity for higher education for St. Joseph citizens became available when the predecessor to Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph Junior College, opened its doors. That same year, St. Joseph, Missouri could boast of having two hospitals, St. Joseph’s Hospital on 10th Street, and Noyes Hospital, which [...]
