April 21, 2026–The Center for Academic Support at Missouri Western State University has been awarded certification as a tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). “The CAS has worked hard to develop a tutor training program that meets CRLA’s rigorous standards and has successfully completed the International Tutor Training [...]
April 21, 2026–The Missouri Lambda Chapter of Alpha Chi inducted 18 members on March 4, 2026. Alpha Chi invites juniors, seniors and graduate students in the top 10% of their class to join this interdisciplinary honors society. Undergraduate inductees were: Keegun Daniels, senior exercise science major from Mountain View, Missouri Chloe Dixon, junior exercise science [...]
April 20, 2026–In its eighth year as a recognized installed national honor’s organization at Missouri Western State University, the MoWest Chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists held their annual spring induction ceremony on March 10, 2026. The organization inducted five new members into the prestigious honor society while recognizing their achievements with Griffon Media. [...]
April 17, 2026–Missouri Western State University is creating a new scholarship for transfer students who want to pursue a degree in nursing. “We know that there is a continual need for additional nurses in northwest Missouri, and MoWest’s ability to educate those nurses is second to none,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president. “Our program has [...]
April 16, 2026–The Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts and the MWSU Arts Society present the MoWest Fine Arts Showcase from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 24 in the Potter Hall Theater. The showcase is free and open to the public. The showcase will feature an open house and tours of the [...]
April 16, 2026–The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings of “Wonders of the Universe” and “Forces of Nature” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Wonders of the Universe Peer deep into space through the eyes of the [...]
Dr. Lane DesAutels with Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy and other MoWest officials at the COPHE Excellence in Teaching Luncheon. April 16, 2026–Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy, received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education during the annual Council on Public Higher Education Excellence (COPHE) Excellence in Teaching Luncheon in Jefferson City on [...]
April 15, 2026–April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and the Jazz Program at Missouri Western State University is doing its part to promote this great American art form by hosting its Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, April 16 in the Potter Hall Theater. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bob Long, will perform a variety of [...]
Students Erica Terrell and A. Lynn Cassani at the Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention. April 15, 2026–Two Missouri Western State University psychology students were honored for their research presentations at the Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention last month at the College of the Ozarks. Erica Terrell, senior psychology major from Gladstone, Missouri, presented [...]
MoWest students Linda Bieri, Averi Holsted, Emily Shuck and Allaina Mace at the 2026 Alpha Chi National Convention. April 15, 2026–Four Missouri Western State University students from the Missouri Lambda Chapter of Alpha Chi presented their research at the Alpha Chi National Convention in Orlando, Florida last month. Allaina Mace, a senior psychology [...]
