Three members of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District will hear oral arguments at MoWest Oct. 29. Oct. 23, 2026–The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, plans to convene court at Missouri Western State University on Thursday, Oct, 29. The oral arguments will be held in the Kemper Recital Hall, Leah Sprat [...]
Oct. 15, 2027–Missouri Western State University will offer students a quicker pathway to a bachelor’s degree when it begins offering 90-credit-hour bachelor degree programs in criminal justice and child development in 2027. With the new programs, MoWest will be the first university in the state to offer more than one bachelor’s degree designed to be [...]
Oct. 1, 2025–Missouri Western State University will once again host the Western District of Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Oct. 14 beginning at 9 a.m. in Leah Spratt Hall Room 101. A three-judge panel consisting of Judge Janet Sutton, Judge Gary Witt and Judge W. Douglas Thomson will hear oral arguments in four cases. [...]
Walk for the homeless 2023, photo provided by GriffonNews.com. Oct. 18, 2024--Missouri Western State University’s Organization of Student Social Workers will host the 13th annual Walk for the Homeless on Friday, Nov. 1 in downtown St. Joseph. Check in begins at 4 p.m. The walk will begin at 4:30 p.m. at 6th and [...]
April 9, 2024--Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Human Rights Commission will be hosting Families in Focus: Empowering Children Amidst Parental Incarceration from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in Leah Spratt Hall, rooms 214 and 216. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The event will end at 12:15 p.m., followed by [...]
March 19, 2024--Missouri Western State University welcomes a Fulbright Scholar in Residence for the Spring 2024 semester. Dr. Asha Bajpai, a distinguished scholar in child rights and child advocacy, will be joining the campus community from March 1 to the end of the semester. “As part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, Dr. Bajpai will bring a [...]
Oct. 13, 2023--The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will convene at Missouri Western State University on October 18, 2023. The oral arguments will begin at 9 a.m. in the Kemper Recital Hall, Leah Spratt Hall room 101. A three-judge panel consisting of Judge Edward Ardini, Jr., Judge Anthony Rex Gabbert, and Judge Thomas Chapman [...]
June 5, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Regional Law Enforcement Academy will hold graduation ceremonies for Class No. 59 and Class No. 60 at 6 p.m. Friday, June 9, in the Fulkerson Center on the Missouri Western campus. A brief reception will follow in the Enright Community Rooms, Spratt 214-216. The event is free and [...]
Lonnie Bishop May 23, 2023–A veteran of the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department will lead Missouri Western State University’s Law Enforcement Academy. Lonnie Bishop will begin his duties as commander of the LEA on June 16. “The Law Enforcement Academy is an important way that we serve the region, training the people who keep [...]
Petronilla Sylvester in the St. Joseph City Council chambers. March 3, 2023–A Missouri Western professor was recently named to the St. Joseph Human Rights Commission. Petronilla Sylvester, assistant professor of legal studies, was nominated to the commission by Mayor John Josendale and confirmed by the City Council. Her term expires Jan. 9, 2026. [...]
