To help meet the workforce demand for managerial positions in the field of sport and fitness, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education approved a new master’s degree at Missouri Western: Master of Applied Science in Sport and Fitness Management. Dr. Brenda Blessing, chair of the department of health, physical education [...]
Missouri Western received the Craig Watkins Friend of Northwest Missouri Press Award by the Northwest Missouri Press Association in 2012. The award was in recognition of the university’s support of publishers and editors in the region, and its openness in dealing with the media. Three members of the student chapter [...]
The volleyball team under Coach Cory Frederick ended the 2012 season with a 3-1 victory on the road against the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats. The Griffons ended the regular season with a 16-16 overall record and 6-12 in MIAA action, its best record since 2006 and the most wins under [...]
Women’s and men’s basketball kicked off their seasons with a tip-off night to introduce players and coaches in October for 1,200 fans. The women opened their season with 9-2 record under new head coach Rob Edmsson. Rob came off of an NAIA National Championship at Oklahoma State University last [...]
The women’s soccer team under Coach Chad Edwards finished its 2012 season with a 6-9-1 overall record and 4-7-1 in MIAA play, including two straight victories to end the season. The team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Team Academic Award for the 2011-12 academic year. The women [...]
“Historic” and “record-breaking” are two words to describe the football team’s 2012 season, but “riveting,” “victorious” and “awesome” also quickly come to mind. It was an epic season that will be talked about for a long time. The Griffons opened the season ranked third in both the MIAA preseason Coaches [...]
1970s Gregory Gutenko ’71, had seven films and videos on exhibit at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Mo., this past fall. One of the films reused Super-8 film footage from one of his projects when he was a student at Missouri Western. 1990s Steve Allen ’92, won [...]
Legatron. Greg the Leg. Record breaker. News maker. Call him whatever you wish, but former Griffon kicker Greg Zuerlein is making headlines online and in media outlets across the country, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and ESPN television, for his record-breaking performance with the St. Louis Rams. Greg, [...]
Planning a birthday party for her daughter should be pretty easy for Kali (Pettijohn) Nelson ’07, considering she recently pulled off an event for almost 800 at the Midland Theater in Kansas City, Mo. Kali was the event coordinator for the Global Orphan Project’s seventh annual Big Event, which is [...]
