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Athletics News Fall 2019

Sep 09, 2019

Athletics News Fall 2019

2019-09-05T12:59:57-05:00September 5th, 2019|Magazine, Sports|

Women’s basketball coach hired Candi Whitaker was hired in April as the ninth head women’s basketball coach at Missouri Western. She has served as the head coach at Texas Tech from 2013-18, as an associate head coach at Oklahoma State 2012-13 and the head coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas [...]

Sep 09, 2019

Students Selected for Top-notch Research

2019-09-05T12:32:54-05:00September 5th, 2019|Biology, Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Science, Features, Magazine|

So how did seniors Merle Phillips and Rebecca Prest spend their summer vacations? Both were selected to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, where they conducted research for 10 weeks at two top-notch research institutions. Phillips, a chemistry major, worked in a research lab at Harvard University in [...]

Sep 09, 2019

Griffons Abroad: Egypt and Myanmar

2019-09-17T13:20:30-05:00September 5th, 2019|Campus News, College of Professional Studies, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies & Social Work, Education, Features, Magazine|

  Training teachers in Egypt Dr. Adrienne Johnson spent two weeks in Cairo this past spring when she was selected for an English Language Specialist assignment for the U.S. Department of State. Just 80 people from the United States are selected in the program each year. Dr. Johnson, assistant professor [...]

Sep 09, 2019

Campus Kudos Fall 2019

2019-09-05T12:23:33-05:00September 5th, 2019|Campus News, Center for Entrepreneurship, Magazine|

Dr. Heather Kendall was recognized recently as a recipient of the Missouri Governor’s Excellence in Teaching Award for 2019.   Dr. Vince Bowhay, director of the Career Development Center, received the 2019 National Association for Campus Activities Gold Scholar Award. He received the award for his research proposal focused on [...]

Sep 09, 2019

Centennial Capital Campaign Report

2019-09-05T12:17:02-05:00September 5th, 2019|Campus News, Magazine, MWSU Foundation, University Advancement|

In January 2019, Missouri Western entered the fifth year of its five-year Centennial Capital Campaign. Kim Weddle ’00, director of Development, said that although it has been a successful campaign, there is more work they want to accomplish. The campaign kicked off with three campaign goals: investment in campus facilities, [...]

Sep 09, 2019

Department Receives Accreditation

2019-09-05T12:05:20-05:00September 5th, 2019|Campus News, Magazine, School of Fine Arts, Theatre, Cinema & Dance|

The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance was notified this past spring by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) that it received five-year full accreditation for its theatre and cinema programs. At the time of the department’s accreditation, only 190 institutions in the United States had received NAST [...]