Volunteer patients wanted 127 Dawn Rinehart ’08, simulation lab manager for the School of Nursing and Health Professions, is seeking volunteer standardized patients to help student nurses in Missouri Western’s simulation lab. A standardized volunteer patient, she said, is an individual that has been trained to accurately portray a patient [...]
Since its earliest beginnings, Missouri Western has been a great community partner when it comes to volunteering. Whether it’s students, alumni or employees, community service is a cornerstone of Missouri Western’s mission. Sigma Alpha Iota: Service and song Appreciating music and community service go hand in hand for one [...]
Tips for a happy retirement Claudia (Hinton) James ’89 says when you’re thinking about retirement and how you will fill your days, think about Steven Covey, known for his bestseller, “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” The author has also written about how to determine your purpose in [...]
This past summer, elementary education major Amanda Harris thought it would be great if she could work with children and practice what she was learning in her math methods class, but the elementary schools’ summer school schedule didn’t line up with the Missouri Western class. As a foster parent of [...]
Whether it’s Common Core, test score accountability or new technology, Dr. Dan Shepherd says Missouri Western’s Department of Education is prepared to meet the challenges of change and prepare its students to be great teachers. The assistant professor and chair of the department has seen a lot of changes since [...]
It’s big and it’s on campus. Missouri Western is now the home of one of the largest video scoreboard of all schools in NCAA Division II. Back in June, eight flatbed trailers caravaned from Corona, California to St. Joseph with the video scoreboard components. The St. Joseph News-Press and KNPN [...]
History major Ashley Coats didn’t know who Ruth Warrick was when a St. Joseph Museums staff member suggested she create an exhibit about Warrick last spring. But Coats, an intern at the museum, dove in and researched Warrick, and she created an exhibit that opened in June at the Wyeth [...]
The MWSU Ambassadors’ 2016 Night at the Ritz, “Picasso’s Night at the Ritz,” offered guests a fun and artistic experience while raising money for scholarships for nontraditional students. The Remington Hall atrium on campus was transformed into an art gallery with Picasso reproductions, large murals and art-related silent auction items. [...]
The St. Joseph Eastside Rotary Club established a scholarship fund for Missouri Western students about 40 years ago, and the MWSU Foundation will now assist the service organization with choosing recipients and disbursing the funds. Jack Steury, scholarship chair for the group, said it was getting more and more difficult [...]
