International outreach In the past five years, the university has put many structures in place to accommodate international students in an effort to increase its international student numbers. were 64 international students from 22 countries enrolled. Amy Kotwani was hired as the international student coordinator last August, and [...]
The student chapter of The Wildlife Society had been racking up so many awards that I thought it was time I joined them on one of their volunteer assignments at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. When I called Dr. Cary Chevalier, the group’s advisor, I was hoping to go [...]
Personnel at two national wildlife refuges and the state department of conservation know they can count on Missouri Western’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society to provide help and extra hands whenever needed. Few student organizations can match the level and amount of volunteer activities and experiences of that group, [...]
Almost 25 years since Missouri Western’s first tobacco policy came into effect, a policy that will ban the use of all tobacco products on campus will take effect on July 1, 2013. After the Board of Governors approved a resolution supporting a tobacco-free campus at its April 2012 meeting, the [...]
Students who love to dance, want to learn how to dance, or want to teach dance will be happy to know that Missouri Western now offers a dance minor. Suzanne Ryan Strati, who has been dancing since she was three years old and continues to teach at the Kansas City [...]
Cale Fessler became Missouri Western’s vice president for financial planning and administration Jan. 22. The vice president for financial planning and administration is Missouri Western’s chief business and financial officer and reports directly to the president. The division is responsible for accounting, budgeting, student billing and collections, payroll, purchasing, financial [...]
Marti Burri, Missouri Western’s Esry Student Health Center nurse, was named the March of Dimes Public Health Nurse of the Year at the March of Dimes’ Missouri Chapter Nurse of the Year Gala in St. Louis. Seventeen nurses were honored from 150 nominations. The Missouri Western Chorale was selected to [...]
Dan Boulware, featured speaker at the December 2012 commencement ceremony, told the graduates that community and civic service is not only commendable, but essential to society. “As we seek to do good, we help lift the society in which we live, those we care about, and, in turn, we lift [...]
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Brig. Gen. Gregory D. Mason ’89, and Alfred Purcell to serve on the Missouri Western Board of Governors in December 2012. Greg, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., serves as Assistant Adjutant General-Army in the Missouri National Guard. As Assistant Adjutant General, he has overseen emergency management efforts [...]
