Two different groups of students traveled to Costa Rica in May, and both came home with a wealth of experience and great memories. Ten nursing students who had completed either their first or second semester in the program spent five days working in temporary clinics and pharmacies in Costa Rica’s [...]
It’s here – it’s new – and everyone is excited about it! That’s the word on the addition of Greek quarters on campus this fall when suites in Juda Hall were set aside for Greek sororities and fraternities. They filled up quickly, and nine suites, all on the west side, [...]
Although it may not be too unusual for students to complete an internship abroad, there’s one small catch when social work students try to do that for their practicum – they are required to report to class once a week. But Amanda Luzsicza ’12, and Pam Clary, her instructor and [...]
Griffon basketball swept the Student Athlete of the Year awards, as Jessica Koch was named Female Student Athlete of the Year and T.J. Johnson was named Male Student Athlete of the Year at the 13th annual MWSU/St. Joseph News-Press Student Athlete Honors Banquet in April. The winners were [...]
Two former Griffon student athletes made headlines this past summer as they competed on some of the biggest stages in their respective sports. Former basketball player Larry Taylor ’04, competed on the Brazilian team at the London Olympics last month. Larry, who hails from Chicago, played for the Griffons 2001-03. [...]
Greg Zuerlein, Griffon place kicker, was the first pick in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft in April, selected by the St. Louis Rams. Greg came to Missouri Western in 2011 after his former school, University of Nebraska-Omaha, dropped its football program. Throughout his college career, Greg made [...]
Softball It was another outstanding spring for the softball team as they closed out the 2012 campaign with a 42-13 record including an 18-2 MIAA mark, a runner-up finish in the MIAA Tournament and their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in eight years. Sophomore pitcher Jackie Bishop led the way for [...]
September 2012 Dear Fellow Alumni, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”Charles Dickens This quote has been used to the point of becoming cliché, but it really does accurately represent the state of affairs at Missouri Western right now. Financially, Missouri Western is struggling through [...]
University receives $1 million grant Missouri Western, the St. Joseph Metro Chamber and several other education and business partners were awarded a $1 million grant to establish an Innovation Campus, which will help employees and potential employees in high-demand business and industries complete post-secondary degrees. The Missouri Western project is [...]
