The Human Rights Commission (HRC) in St. Joseph, Missouri was formed in the fall of 2018, but as time passed, members realized that a lot of people in the community were not aware of their existence or their mission. A class at Missouri Western is hoping to change that. In [...]
Professor and students create “Old St. Jo” Toby Lawrence, assistant professor of cinema, and his cinema students are creating an ongoing episodic documentary series about the history of St. Joseph called “Old St. Jo.” They aired the first episode last fall: “The Fur Years - 1799-1843.” It can be viewed [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy was named vice provost last fall. She had been the dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology and interim dean of the College of Health Professions at the University of Akron. In her role at Missouri Western, Dr. Kennedy will focus on a number of [...]
In the spring of 2019, Thomas Brecheisen, assistant professor of cinema, created the Griffon Production House, a group of budding cinematographers who just want to make films. Brecheisen started the group when he realized that the theatre productions in the Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance were not being recorded, [...]
Missouri Western’s Master of Applied Science in Assessment programs were named No. 5 in the top 10 online master’s in assessment and measurement programs by intelligent.com. The ranking was based on cost, course offerings, outcomes, flexibility, faculty and reputation. According to its website, intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students [...]
A new Center for Teaching and Learning opened in the spring 2020 semester with Dr. Shauna Hiley, professor of chemistry, serving as its director. The center offers professional development opportunities for all employees, and it kicked off with several options for them. Dr. Hiley said the center hosted a lunch [...]
As national and global concerns over the spread of COVID-19 grew, the NCAA announced the cancellation of all winter and spring sports championships. Consequently, the MIAA Conference canceled all spring competition with about 1/3 of the softball and baseball seasons completed. The final spring competition by any Griffon team came [...]
Rachel Benzing was named the first-ever head women’s lacrosse coach in Missouri Western history. She joined Missouri Western after helping usher in women’s lacrosse programs at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida and Maryville University in St. Louis. After two seasons as a lacrosse student-athlete at University of Maryland Baltimore [...]
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 [...]
