Two former Griffon student athletes made headlines this past summer as they competed on some of the biggest stages in their respective sports. Former basketball player Larry Taylor ’04, competed on the Brazilian team at the London Olympics last month. Larry, who hails from Chicago, played for the Griffons 2001-03. [...]
Greg Zuerlein, Griffon place kicker, was the first pick in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft in April, selected by the St. Louis Rams. Greg came to Missouri Western in 2011 after his former school, University of Nebraska-Omaha, dropped its football program. Throughout his college career, Greg made [...]
Softball It was another outstanding spring for the softball team as they closed out the 2012 campaign with a 42-13 record including an 18-2 MIAA mark, a runner-up finish in the MIAA Tournament and their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in eight years. Sophomore pitcher Jackie Bishop led the way for [...]
September 2012 Dear Fellow Alumni, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”Charles Dickens This quote has been used to the point of becoming cliché, but it really does accurately represent the state of affairs at Missouri Western right now. Financially, Missouri Western is struggling through [...]
University receives $1 million grant Missouri Western, the St. Joseph Metro Chamber and several other education and business partners were awarded a $1 million grant to establish an Innovation Campus, which will help employees and potential employees in high-demand business and industries complete post-secondary degrees. The Missouri Western project is [...]
1950s CHARLES B. LARSON ’51, retired CPA, published two new books in 2011: “The Entrepreneurial CPA,” which provides a vision of a new role for CPAs in the digital world of entrepreneurs; and “30,” which explains how to run a profitable professional service firm. 1970s DAN DANFORD ’78, Principal/CEO of [...]
New equipment for cinema students Students are reveling in getting their hands on and trying out the new equipment in the cinema program. The department recently purchased $200,000 worth of cinema equipment so students will be prepared for their careers. “Very few cinema programs in the country will be able [...]
A host of activities has been planned for the annual St. Joseph Junior College Reunion on Sunday, May 20, so you’ll definitely want to attend! The reunion will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the unveiling and dedication of a St. Joseph Junior College plaque at the University Plaza (home of [...]
When Stacey (Murray) Park ’00, was a student at Missouri Western, Dr. Jim Buglewicz, her psychology professor, talked about how the arts could be used to help people, and she even attended a conference of the National Association of Drama Therapy in New York. Those lessons, she says, played a [...]
