About 15 years ago, Missouri Western’s president, Dr. Robert Vartabedian, and his wife, Laurel, stopped at a visitors center in Trinidad, Colo., where a display caught their attention. It told the story of a 1913-14 immigrant coal miners’ strike in the area that culminated in what has become known [...]
Dr. Janet Gorman Murphy McCarthy, 76, president of Missouri Western from 1983 to 2000, died May 15, 2013. “Dr. McCarthy will be sadly missed by the entire Missouri Western family,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s current president. “She was a great leader and has left a lasting legacy here.” [...]
Offering family activities and bringing future Griffons to campus is the mission of Mama Griffs, the idea of Angie (Wright) Springs ’02 and Brandy (Samford) Meeks ’07. The pair, who met when they both joined the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2011, started the group last fall to provide [...]
In “Missouri Western State College 1915-83,” author Dr. Frances Flanagan notes that “Liz Dotson of Dekalb became the first student to register on the new campus” in 1969. We currently have no one by that name in our database. Can you help us locate her?
Missouri Western recently announced good news for some current and prospective students who live out of state. Effective this fall, the University will offer out-of-state students from 51 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska a new tuition rate equivalent to the in-state tuition rate. The Griffon Rate applies to both undergraduate and [...]
September 14 Family Day, Griffons vs. Missouri University of Science and Technology, 6 p.m., Spratt Memorial Stadium October 3-13 Theatre production, Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Potter Hall October 7-12 2013 Homecoming Week October 12 Homecoming game, Griffons vs. Northeastern State University, 1:30 p.m., Spratt Memorial Stadium October 22 [...]
Noted historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, whose recent book on Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet inspired the critically acclaimed movie “Lincoln,” will be the featured speaker at the R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 in the M.O. Looney Complex arena. The Convocation is free [...]
Professors from three disciplines across campus collaborated recently to develop a minor in peace and conflict studies. This fall, Missouri Western began offering the minor, thanks to the efforts of Joanne Katz, professor of legal studies; Dr. David Kratz Mathies, assistant professor of philosophy; and Dr. Ed Taylor, assistant [...]
A new option is available for those seeking to enhance their careers and their education credentials. A graduate-level program, the Certificate in Professional Skills, was approved for Missouri Western in December 2012. Several of Missouri Western’s graduate programs are professional master’s degrees that contain a business component, and the new [...]
