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News Briefs

2019-06-12T10:24:54-05:00May 8th, 2018|Admissions, Campus News, Center for Multicultural Education, Communication & Journalism, Craig School of Business, Development, English & Modern Languages, Graduate Studies, MWSU Foundation|

New graduate certificate begins this fall A graduate certificate in technical communication will begin this fall. The 15-credit-hour program is 100 percent online, and students in the program do not need undergraduate coursework in technical communication. The program can be completed in one academic year, and a student can start [...]

Students Assist in Wildfire Base Camp

2019-06-12T10:24:54-05:00May 8th, 2018|Biology, Campus News|

A long-time Missouri Western relationship with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs led to several students joining crews to fight wildland fires or participate in prescribed burns for the past several years. That relationship has now expanded to give students the opportunity to also work in wildfire base camps. Dr. [...]

Campus Kudos

2019-06-12T10:24:54-05:00May 8th, 2018|Academic Affairs, Art, Biology, Campus News, Center for Entrepreneurship, Communication & Journalism, Craig School of Business, Health, Physical Education & Recreation, Music, School of Fine Arts, Student Government Association|

For the third year in a row, students in Dr. William Russell’s Research Methods course won the McSwegin Research Award at the Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention in Lake Ozark, Missouri. Student winners in 2017 were Miranda Migletz, Paige Mathews and Camile Banez. Honors student [...]

First Track and Field All-American

2019-06-12T10:24:55-05:00May 8th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Phil Thompson A solid first-ever indoor track and field season for Missouri Western ended with an outstanding accomplishment. Senior Phil Thompson finished third in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships to give the program its first-ever All-American in year one. [...]

Verduzco Becomes All-time Wins Leader

2019-06-12T10:24:55-05:00May 8th, 2018|Sports|

With a 2-1 win on a walk-off single over Washburn on March 3, Head Coach Buzz Verduzco became Griffon bseball’s all-time wins leader. It was his 541st win at Missouri Western, moving him past the only other man to ever lead the program, Doug Minnis. Head Coach Buzz Verduzco [...]

Men’s Basketball Falls in MIAA Tournament

2019-06-12T10:24:55-05:00May 8th, 2018|Sports|

The men’s basketball team finished the regular season strong to make the MIAA tournament on a tie-breaker as the No. 12 seed. Unfortunately, there was no underdog run for the Griffons who saw their season end in the first round of the tournament with a loss at No. 5-seed Central [...]

Challenging Season Ends on High Note

2019-06-12T10:24:55-05:00May 8th, 2018|Sports|

It was a season plagued by injuries and bad luck for the women’s basketball team. After a 9-1 start to the season, the promising team lost three starters and finished the regular season 11-17. On a second tie-breaker, the Griffons qualified as the No. 12 seed in the MIAA Championships. Missouri [...]

New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

2019-06-12T10:24:55-05:00May 8th, 2018|Sports|

Sundance Wicks was hired as the new head men’s basketball coach in March. Sundance Wicks Wicks joins Missouri Western fresh off the NCAA Division II national championship game as the associate head coach at his alma mater, Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He brings extensive experience [...]