Two Governors appointed to Board On Feb. 25, 2021, Bob Wollenman ’72 and Lisa Norton were sworn in to six-year terms as Missouri Western Board of Governors members. Both are eager to serve the University and use their experience to continue to advance Missouri Western, as [...]
Dr. Doug Davenport Dr. Doug Davenport, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Missouri Western State University, retired June 30, 2021. “During a time of transition and unprecedented challenge, Doug has provided outstanding leadership,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. “Not only is [...]
Distinguished Alum Teresa Fankhauser ’79 Teresa Fankhauser graduated from Missouri Western with a Bachelor of Science in Education – Speech/Theatre. Fankhauser joined the St. Joseph Allied Arts Council in 2005 and currently serves as the executive director. She works with local arts agencies, Missouri Western, the [...]
Legacy Cords For the first time, at the May 2021 Commencement, the Missouri Western Alumni Association gifted legacy students with a specific cord to wear at graduation. This Legacy Cord recognizes the connection they share with their family members who graduated before them. [...]
As Missouri’s official Applied Learning University, Missouri Western ensures that students graduate with hands-on experience that will benefit them within their career field. Students majoring in Strategic Communication gain this hands-on experience in a course divided into two semesters: COM 415 Public Relations Campaigns and COM 444 Public Relations Practices. [...]
Some familiar places are taking on new looks and providing new functions at MWSU: Military Center Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Maj. Gen. Levon Cumpton, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Center for Military and Veterans Services on campus in November. The [...]
With the constraints of social distancing, students in the otherwise close chorale ensemble group were able to stretch and flex their creativity as they learned to sing together… separately… from their own space. The virtual choir experience enabled more than 50 students to create music in a unique way. With changes [...]
The John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie was dedicated at Missouri Western Oct. 31. Missouri Western is bringing back a piece of ecological history by restoring a small plot of prairie on campus. The John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie was named after Dr. John Rushin, a biology [...]
During the pandemic, health care workers have stepped up in amazing fashion - working grueling hours and stretching beyond their usual duties. We reached out to some of our awesome alums from across the country to share some of their experiences – personal and professional – from the last year. Ibi [...]
