Missouri Western State University’s 23rd annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Looney Complex arena. The featured speaker is Cokie Roberts, renowned journalist and political analyst. Her topic is “Insider’s View of the 2016 Presidential Election.” The event is free and open to [...]
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 30, Missouri Western State University celebrated the past and the future of the Thomas Eagleton Indoor Pool in the Looney Complex on campus. The pool has undergone approximately $600,000 in renovations this summer, including renovation of the entire pool shell interior and pool deck, the addition of a new [...]
Members of the Class of 2020 pose for a group photo during Griffon Edge 2016. The freshman class starting the fall semester at Missouri Western State University is almost four percent larger than the class from a year ago. “An increased freshman class is a very encouraging sign for our enrollment going forward,” [...]
Missouri Western State University will celebrate the grand opening of the new Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium and the completion of Victory Plaza with a St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Ribbon-Cutting ceremony at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The ceremony is free and open to the public. It will be held at Victory Plaza, [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has renewed the University’s contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to provide health insurance to the university’s employees. The cost to Missouri Western will decrease by nearly 7 percent, with no change to plan design or benefits. “We anticipated a very positive [...]
Missouri Western State University will honor the past and celebrate the future of the swimming pool inside the M.O. Looney Complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. The ceremony will take place outside the new exterior entrance to the pool, on the west side of the Looney complex. The ceremony is [...]
Missouri Western State University is seeking comments from the public about the University in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. Missouri Western will host a visit Oct. 3-5 with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission. Missouri Western has been accredited by HLC since 1919, when it was St. Joseph Junior [...]
When completed, the video scoreboard on Craig Field at Spratt Stadium will be the largest in the MIAA. The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University approved the purchase of audio-visual equipment for the new video scoreboard for Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The equipment is expected to be installed before [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University approved promotions and awarded tenure effective with the 2016-2017 academic year for the following faculty members: From Associate Professor to Professor Teresa Harris, Department of Art Jennifer Hegeman, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Shauna Hiley, Department of Chemistry Greg Lindsteadt, Department of Criminal Justice, [...]
Elliot Swope, video communications specialist, with the Bronze Telly. Missouri Western State University is a Bronze winner in the 37th annual Telly Awards for a short video titled “Am I Interrupting.” “Am I Interrupting” was created by Missouri Western’s Instructional Media Center – Video Services for the Student Success and Academic Advising Center. [...]
