The outstanding spring sports seasons coupled with last fall’s football season makes the 2012-13 sports year one of the most successful in Missouri Western’s history. Griffon baseball’s record-breaking season It was a historic run for the 2013 Griffon baseball team. After dropping three out of four in the opening [...]
Alumna remembers Missouri Western Charlene “Chuck” (Riemen) Bunten ’52 said she had a great college experience at the St. Joseph Junior College but never really thought too much about it after she went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Baker University. “I stayed at an arm’s length from [...]
Fall on a college campus just wouldn’t be the same without Homecoming. For this edition of Centennial Notes, we wanted to look back at one of the most longstanding staples of college life and see how the St. Joseph Junior College and Missouri Western have celebrated it over the years. [...]
1970s Robert Willoughby ’70 received an award in recognition of his efforts in the classroom, in research and scholarship, and in community service. He is the head of the department of history, geography, political science, philosophy and religious studies at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Willoughby’s focus of [...]
When Rep. Elijah Haahr ’05, and Rep. Ken Wilson ’89, were elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November, the number of Missouri Western alumni in the Legislature doubled. Elijah and Ken, whose offices are just around the corner from one another, joined fellow alumni Rep. Pat Conway ’73, [...]
International outreach In the past five years, the university has put many structures in place to accommodate international students in an effort to increase its international student numbers. were 64 international students from 22 countries enrolled. Amy Kotwani was hired as the international student coordinator last August, and [...]
The student chapter of The Wildlife Society had been racking up so many awards that I thought it was time I joined them on one of their volunteer assignments at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. When I called Dr. Cary Chevalier, the group’s advisor, I was hoping to go [...]
Personnel at two national wildlife refuges and the state department of conservation know they can count on Missouri Western’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society to provide help and extra hands whenever needed. Few student organizations can match the level and amount of volunteer activities and experiences of that group, [...]
Almost 25 years since Missouri Western’s first tobacco policy came into effect, a policy that will ban the use of all tobacco products on campus will take effect on July 1, 2013. After the Board of Governors approved a resolution supporting a tobacco-free campus at its April 2012 meeting, the [...]
