On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, a total eclipse will begin at 1:06:27 p.m. and will last for approximately two minutes and 38 seconds in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Missouri Western personnel are planning events for astronomy buffs the day before. On Sunday, Aug. 20, Missouri Western will host eclipse experts [...]
Five alumni of the Craig School of Business’s Applied Entrepreneurship program received five out of 11 awards at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory convention last fall: Seeley Award: Cassandra Cyril ’07, Laughlin, Nevada; the Seeley Award is awarded to the store that demonstrates consistent execution of RMCF in-store cooking [...]
The surge in popularity of CrossFit, a high-intensity fitness program, has brought a renewal of interest in weightlifting, and it is becoming more and more popular for both women and men. But for Marissa Klingseis, a senior biology student, weightlifting has been part of her life since she was in [...]
Missouri Western will begin offering two options in the Associate of Applied Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology this fall. The University worked collaboratively with workforce development groups in the region, including the Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Council and Workforce Development Committee and the Engineering Technology program’s Industrial Advisory Board. [...]
“It was an honor and a privilege to represent Missouri Western.” That, Paul Granberry said, was his reaction to being selected to attend the National Prayer Breakfast and Student Weekend in Washington, DC in February 2017. Granberry, an accounting major from St. Louis, was only one of about 100 students [...]
The National Science Foundation awarded the largest grant in University history – $1,106,896 – to two Missouri Western professors, Dr. Todd Eckdahl, professor of biology, and Dr. Jeff Poet, professor of mathematics, and two Davidson College (North Carolina) colleagues, Dr. A. Malcolm Campbell, professor of biology, and Dr. Laurie Heyer, [...]
A mainstay on the square in Savannah, Missouri, will stay open thanks in part to a loan program administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business. The Sports Page, 411 W. Main Street, was recently purchased by Leigh ’12 and Stacy Spicer. It was started by [...]
“When you feel comfortable and safe, you can learn.” That, says Jean West ’88 LCSW, ACTP CT, is why she is working to get “Comfort Corners” in every school in the St. Joseph School District, and Missouri Western’s Organization of Student Social Workers (OSSW) donated funds for two corners that [...]
Lauren Patton ’16 knew she always wanted to work in health care, so she was really excited when her advisor told her about a new bachelor’s degree in population health management (PHM) at Missouri Western. Patton knew that that was what she wanted to do. This past December, Patton, from [...]
