Aug. 31, 2023--Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development at Missouri Western State University, is a new member of the Missouri FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Foundation Board. Klaus is the advisor to the Missouri Western FBLA chapter and has led students at state and national leadership conferences. She is a graduate [...]
July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
June 2, 2023--Jakob Grimm, a 2023 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. Left to right: Steven L. Craig; Pam Klaus, Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Jakob Grimm, Robert Sarlls, and [...]
May 4, 2023--Dr. Daniel Bumblauskas has been named executive director for workforce and economic development/associate dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies (CBPS) at Missouri Western State University. Dr. Bumblauskas will lead the establishment of the Convergent Technology Alliance Center (CTAC), provide administrative support to the CBPS dean as related to the Department [...]
Back row: Seth Hogue, Taten Piepergerdes, Michael Rader and Andrew Spitzer-Fox; Front row: Pam Klaus and Madi Taylor April 24, 2023--Seven Missouri Western State University business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Springfield, Missouri earlier this month, earning a total of 12 top-5 finishes to advance to the National [...]
Jan. 31, 2023--Missouri Western State University will host approximately 400 students from 26 area high schools for Day 1 of the Future Business Leader of America District Leadership Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The students will gather to meet and compete. Competitive events cover a wide range of business-related subjects, including business plans, client service, [...]
Cam F. Awesome Nov. 11, 2022--The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Small Business Summit in partnership with the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Fulkerson Center. Register by Monday, Nov. 14 at saintjoseph.com. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. [...]
Sept. 27--Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn about small business ownership at a series of workshops held each Wednesday in October at the InterServ Community Center, 5400 King Hill Avenue in St. Joseph. The workshops are sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University and [...]
Jamie Grayson '99 will keynote the Nonprofit Summit Sept. 28. Sept. 21, 2022--Missouri Western State University will host the 2022 Nonprofit Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Blum Student Union. Registration for the day of workshops is $20 per person and includes lunch. To register, phone 816-271-4283, visit griff.vn/NonProfit or email entrepreneurship@missouriwestern.edu. [...]
Sept. 19, 2022--The Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is co-hosting a Latino Business Seminar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at InterServ, 5400 King Hill Ave. in St. Joseph. The seminar is free and open to the public. A free dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. The program will begin at [...]
