Looking back – texting lingo
Here is Some Common Texting Lingo <3 = love 2day = today 2 = to 4 = for b4 = before bc = because bffl = best friend for life brb = be right back g2g = got to go h8r = hater jk = just kidding l8r = [...]
Spring Sports Recap
Unprecedented times around the globe brought an unprecedented season to the Missouri Western spring sports teams. Many saw their season cut short as they were on their way to playing successful seasons. Softball Griffon softball saw the remainder of its season canceled after just 22 games. The Griffons had won [...]
Lacrosse begins spring 2021
Griffon fans will be introduced to a new sport in 2021 as women’s lacrosse begins its first season of competition. The addition of women’s lacrosse as the 17th NCAA DII sport at Missouri Western was announced last November. Rachel Benzing was announced as the program’s first-ever head coach in January [...]
Updated fall sports schedule
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all fall sports seasons have been suspended indefinitely. Visit gogriffons.com to stay up to date with any additional information related to future sports seasons.
Alumnotes Fall 2020
Timothy O'Connor ’79 has moved to Warrenton, Missouri where he serves as a Concessions Manager for Delaware North. Matthew Fry ’88 received the 2019-20 Jackson Parkhurst Award for Special Achievement from the North Carolina Symphony. Roberta (McDaniel) Dias ’91 recently retired from the St. Joseph School District after 29 years [...]
Sports Wrap: Spring 2020
Men’s Basketball The men’s basketball team had their most successful campaign in a decade or more. The team went 18-14 overall, 13-6 against MIAA competition and had an impressive 12-1 record in the fieldhouse. The Griffons finished fourth in the MIAA standings and advanced to the MIAA Championship semifinals (first [...]
Missouri Western: Innovative Initiatives
“It’s my mission to help the world discover the magic that we have here at Missouri Western. We truly have the opportunity to come together and to innovate, to be creative, and to have approaches that are going to impact and benefit our students.” Those were the words of Matt [...]
Turtle Life at MWSU
Editor’s note: I had heard about Dr. Mark Mills’ campus turtle research and decided to tag along one day this past summer and check out his and his students’ work with Griffon turtles. Faye Thammarat and Mistina Wheeler With nine ponds and a creek running through Missouri [...]
Griffons in DC
Carr interns at National Portrait Gallery Student Alexis Carr always loved art and knew that’s what she wanted to major in, but she says she “found her calling” when she took her first art history class. And last summer, she found her dream internship when she was selected to work [...]