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Mar 03, 2024

Missouri Western students to serve at Mount Mora Cemetery

2024-03-21T11:16:39-05:00

March 21, 2024--The Center for Service at Missouri Western State University will host an applied learning service event at Mount Mora Cemetery from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 22.  Students, faculty, staff and alumni can engage in hands-on activities while learning about the cultural and historical significance of preserving our local cemeteries. Mount [...]

Missouri Western students to serve at Mount Mora Cemetery2024-03-21T11:16:39-05:00
Mar 03, 2024

Missouri Western launches new virtual tour

2024-03-07T13:47:35-06:00

  March 7, 2024--Prospective students have a new way to tour Missouri Western State University without leaving the comfort of their own homes, with the launch of a new virtual tour at griff.vn/virtual.  “Ideally, students interested in learning more about Missouri Western would visit campus in person and meet with our faculty, staff and students, [...]

Missouri Western launches new virtual tour2024-03-07T13:47:35-06:00
Mar 03, 2024

Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

2024-03-06T12:13:54-06:00

Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western's president, presents the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching to Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington in Jefferson City. March 6, 2024--Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington, associate professor of education, is Missouri Western State University’s recipient of the 2024 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. “Dr. Thorne Wallington is an incredibly [...]

Dr. Elizabeth Thorne Wallington receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching2024-03-06T12:13:54-06:00
Feb 02, 2024

Board extends President Kennedy’s contract

2024-02-23T14:44:00-06:00

Feb. 23, 2024--The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University unanimously approved a three-year contract extension for Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western’s president. The contract was finalized during the Board’s Feb. 22 meeting. It takes effect July 1, 2024, after Dr. Kennedy’s current contract expires, and continues through June 30, 2027. “The Board of [...]

Board extends President Kennedy’s contract2024-02-23T14:44:00-06:00
Feb 02, 2024

Missouri Western campus closed for Chiefs victory parade Wednesday

2024-04-29T15:45:38-05:00

Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western State University president, sent the following email to Missouri Western students and employees on Feb. 11, 2024: Greetings, For the second year in a row and third time in five years, our summer guests, the Kansas City Chiefs, are Super Bowl champions! What a thrill to watch the hard work [...]

Missouri Western campus closed for Chiefs victory parade Wednesday2024-04-29T15:45:38-05:00
Feb 02, 2024

Residence life’s Vanderpool receives national award for campus safety

2024-02-06T15:37:36-06:00

Feb. 6, 2024--John Vanderpool, director of housing and residence life at Missouri Western State University, is one of five education professionals in the nation to receive a 2024 Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Award from NASPA, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. This award comes as a result of Vanderpool’s fast reaction to a [...]

Residence life’s Vanderpool receives national award for campus safety2024-02-06T15:37:36-06:00
Feb 02, 2024

Benjamin Parks exhibit opens in Potter Art Gallery Feb. 8 

2024-04-29T15:31:44-05:00

Feb. 5, 2024--The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University will host Gaze - Paintings by Benjamin Parks, a solo exhibition of his large-scale portrait paintings intended to represent unmasked emotion and connection.  The opening reception will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8 inside the gallery. It is open to the public [...]

Benjamin Parks exhibit opens in Potter Art Gallery Feb. 8 2024-04-29T15:31:44-05:00
Feb 02, 2024

School of Fine Arts hosts Jazz Festival 

2024-04-29T15:32:19-05:00

Guest clinician and artist Trent Austin Feb. 5, 2024--The Missouri Western School of Fine Arts will host the 17th annual Jazz Festival, featuring Trent Austin on trumpet, on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The festival is open to the public and admission is free. Nineteen school groups will perform [...]

School of Fine Arts hosts Jazz Festival 2024-04-29T15:32:19-05:00
Feb 02, 2024

Central shop area in CTAC will honor Gray Manufacturing

2024-11-13T17:52:25-06:00

Dr. Lenny Klaver, president, NCMC; Pete Gray, CEO, Gray Manufacturing; Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president, Missouri Western; and Stet Schanze, president, Gray Manufacturing. Feb. 1, 2024--The central shop area in the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC) that is currently under construction on the campus of Missouri Western State University will bear the name of [...]

Central shop area in CTAC will honor Gray Manufacturing2024-11-13T17:52:25-06:00
Jan 01, 2024

State grant to support RN to MSN-Nurse Educator program

2024-04-29T15:50:42-05:00

Jan. 9, 2024--For the third year in a row, Missouri Western State University has received a state grant to address the growing nursing shortage. The $386,780 grant from the Missouri State Board of Nursing will be used to develop an accelerated program for registered nurses with an associate’s degree to get master’s degrees that will [...]

State grant to support RN to MSN-Nurse Educator program2024-04-29T15:50:42-05:00