Oct. 24, 2024--Missouri Western State University has decided to end its Gold Friday initiative, a four-day class schedule intended to provide one day a week for learning activities outside the classroom. Beginning in Fall 2025, Missouri Western will return to a five-day class schedule. “Gold Fridays was an initiative begun with great intentions. Although we [...]
Oct. 10, 2024--Missouri Western State University will celebrate Homecoming 2024 the week of Oct. 14-19, with a new twist: the annual Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 will be moving onto campus for the first time in more than 25 years. “We are bringing Homecoming home,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. [...]
Sept. 19, 2024--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association will honor 11 individuals at the annual Alumni Award Banquet during Homecoming Week. The banquet will be held on Oct. 18 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Fulkerson Center. The event is open to everyone and the cost is $40 per person. For more information and to [...]
Sept. 18, 2024--Missouri Western State University is now accepting entries for the 2024 Homecoming Parade. The parade will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 in downtown St. Joseph. Registered student organizations, campus offices, community organizations, businesses and individuals who want . The parade entry fee for off-campus entities is $25. To register, fill [...]
Sept. 12, 2024--On Friday, Sept. 13, Missouri Western State University’s Center for Service will host its fourth annual Griffs Give Back Day of Service. Approximately 200 Missouri Western students, faculty and staff will gather to clean up streets and sidewalks along a nine-mile stretch of roadway from Krug Park in the North End to Hyde [...]
Sept. 5, 2024--Missouri Western State University and Andy Carter, director of athletics, have agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep Carter at the helm of Griffon Athletics through 2027. “Andy Carter has been a great leader for Griffon Athletics, and a great colleague and friend,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western president. “Last [...]
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, and Drew Brown with a bust of Brown on permanent display in Potter Hall. Aug. 21, 2024--The art gallery inside Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University bears a new name. The Drew Brown Art Gallery salutes a longtime community activist and staunch supporter of Missouri Western. [...]
Aug. 16, 2024–There’s still time for students to register for the Fall 2024 semester at Missouri Western State University. The Office of Admissions will hold a walk-in registration from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 in the main lobby of Eder Hall. Walk-in registration is for all students–incoming freshmen as well as transfer, [...]
Tim Houlne '86 speaks at Missouri Western July 24, 2024, in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. The name of the building previously known as CTAC honors Houlne's role in the field of artificial intelligence and his significant financial support of the project. July 24, 2024--A new building at Missouri Western State University [...]
July 23, 2024--Missouri Western State University has named Alec "Chance" Mueller as the new director of Griffon Esports, effective August 1. Mueller previously served as esports head coach at Ashland University in Ohio. In his new role, Mueller will oversee all aspects of MWSU's esports program, including team development, competition strategy and student engagement. “Chance’s [...]
