Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon today signed an appropriation bill for higher education that increases the state funding available to Missouri Western State University by about $250,000. “The governor’s original proposed budget called for a 12.5 percent reduction to higher education, so this is a very positive outcome,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “It [...]
UPDATE 11:09 a.m. Missouri Western's telephone system appears to be working normally again. We are receiving incoming calls and are able to call off campus. Thank you for your patience. 10:22 a.m: Please be aware that Missouri Western's telephone system is currently having problems. We are unable to receive incoming outside calls and unable to [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Wednesday dates for 2012 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Heartland Health at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. All times and dates are subject to change. Training camp will begin on Friday, July 27 and conclude with a 3:20 p.m. practice on Thursday, [...]
Missouri Western State University, the Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences, the Missouri Department of Conservation, SCOPE (Science and Citizens Organized for Purpose and Education) and MEEA (the Missouri Environmental Education Association) will host the E3 (E Cubed) Environmental Education Expo, Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23. There is a $20 charge for [...]
Mel Klinkner, vice president for financial planning and administration at Missouri Western State University, has accepted the position of vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Klinkner’s resignation from Missouri Western is effective Aug. 3. “Mel has done an excellent job for us in his role as vice president for financial [...]
Missouri Western State University announced the names of the 340 students selected to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester 2012. Students who have carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and have earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. […]
Missouri Western State University announced the names of the 508 students selected to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring semester 2012. Students who have carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better qualify for the honor. […]
Missouri Western State University’s operating funds per student, when adjusted for inflation, have declined by up to 18 percent in the last four years, according to a report from a nationally recognized financial consultant. “Some key functions of the university have been fiscally starved and need to be addressed, including filling some critical vacant positions, [...]
Dr. Susie Hennessy, professor of French and foreign language coordinator at Missouri Western State University, was decorated as a Chevalier (knight) of the French “Ordre des Palmes Académiques,” or Order of Academic Palms, during a ceremony at the university. Dr. Hennessy was presented with the order’s insignia, a medallion on a ribbon, by [...]
Three recent graduates of the Steven L. Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University have been awarded the opportunity to operate and eventually own a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store. Isaac Collins, Brittany Malone and Timothy Schimming will travel to Durango, Colo., next week for a period of intense training before [...]
